196 THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
It is possibly of less importance to know that the Lapageria 
makes a satisfactory growth in the orchid-house than it is to kuow 
that it is hardy enough to withstand the frosts and cold of an ordi- 
nary English winter. But in some instances the knowledge will be 
of considerable service, for there are not many stove-climbers really 
suitable for planting in the orchid-house. They are mostly too 
strong in growth, and the long shoots hang about and choke up the 
orchids arranged on the stages below, and the majority of slow 
growth soon become infested with scale, or mealy bug, and afford a 
ready means for the distribution of these pests over the whole 
collection. The growth of the Lapageria is free; but the habit is 
neat, and, with a very little attention, the shoots can be regulated 
so that they will in no way interfere with the other occupants. It 
is alone suited for the houses containing the Odontoglots, and the 
species of other genera which thrive under what is generally known as 
“cool” treatment. In these structures it appears to be quite at home, 
for the temperature must not at any time during the summer season 
be excessive, and in the winter the temperature necessary for the 
preservation of the orchids in the best possible health is in no way 
hurtful, and the shade and moisture necessary for the orchids during 
the summer season are most beneficial. As au example of the success 
which attends the cultivation of this plant in orchid-houses, when it 
is well cared for in other respects, it may be well to state that in 
the Odontoglossum-house in the gardens of J. C. Day, Hsq., at Tot- 
tenham, there is a large example which covers a portion of the roof, 
and produces annually an enormous number of flowers. Mr. Gedney, 
who has charge of Mr. Day’s magnificent collection of orchids, 
manages it in a very simple manner. He thins out a portion of the 
shoots annually, and ties the others in regularly, to prevent their 
interfering with the growth of the plants underneath. The supply 
of water is most liberal, as in the case of plants in the conservatory, 
and the compost is also similar. Indeed, the only difference is in 
the temperature, which of necessity is considerably higher. When 
in an orchid-house, the plants commence to bloom in May, and 
continue to produce a succession until quite late in the autumn. 
It may, perhaps, be well to mention the fact that Lapagerias and 
Camellias succeed admirably in the same house, and from this it may 
be inferred that the former are the finest of the climbing plants for 
the camellia-house, whether heated or not; and itis a fact well 
worthy of note that the flowers are produced during the months 
when there are no camellias. It may also be observed that a few 
good specimens regularly trained over the roof will, during a period 
of three or four months, produce sufficient flowers to make a really 
rich and satisfactory display. 
In planting Lapagerias out-of-doors, a sheltered position should 
as far as practicable be selected, although they appear to be less 
particular upon this point than one is naturally led to suppose. In 
the nurseries of the old-established firm of Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, 
and Co., at Exeter, plants trained to a west wall have for some years 
past flowered with exceeding freedom ; and the Rey. T. L. Boscawen, 
of Lamorran Rectory, Probus, Cornwall, has a specimen twenty feet 
