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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 
and I have 
леш as m 
d that ze of this 
1231 
seen all the best collec- 
n 
n Pa ТАТЫ. but SétePhave I witnessed | T 
f ti 
ay be found here; indeed 
li nd 
which is seldom grown. well. 
et Bed with Moss and 
and after this is мери, ч good rest should be given 
s M dry, and thus 
7 
ITE 
it y be 
ын eultivatio ion 
span. roofs w 
e Aden. Clowesii 
софра Mr ra feet across, producim 
wers at one time! А. eburn neum, а 
rare plant, with white „blossoms spotted with crimson, 
è genera! ral cause of this fine speci и are read 
А 
em down on their sides until they 
e soil best adapted for 
ely accomm 
dating, y under stages, 
ыш other p occupy te ir г pae ев. 
n 
Rose 
бө, and оне - а 1 "ge gree enho 
i nd 
ds "the health of „Orchids: 
À 
mong 
Skinneri, Lælia 
18 та spikes, 
Cattle 
ciunabarina, 
showin 
Col Ji 
Т 
орупе eristata к fine, | 
m rale 
hi maculatus, Zygo- 
the p'a: nie Y 
pa 
and 
а 
les о ælia elegans, urpurata ther 
m y fine ө plant, аз well as of C 
T е latt S 
yeti 
eight ува ери hs; 
h 13 fi 
na 
0 кош р 
аб 
to A | {бо T ма Bits "id MO res ndo Ё 
тесо А few 
"n 
ower- йө; the rare 
in vm 
ata Pescatorei, of 
C. Daw- 
г 
feet 
C. dabi 
um maxillare, growing on a block, on which it 
впссее ds better than ina pot; i g the rar Woo eya 
ediu 
ow 
and t 50 aueh spet-rooled, 
and well dace at Ње! top. T his is ар зей with 
а centre and two side tables, and has a pat 
also fine 
| mais ia ana, 
quales and Ur ге? m Lindenii, 
hou Oreover, w Stel of Жалал ess 
Te were 
for it all owed 
ng of about 50 эйе Trianæi, and no doubt | 
many other sorte 
oro 
specimen of  Eriostemon, 
rim Edg worthii, ісе,  Desfontainen 
plants, among wie was a fine X of imported Одо 
glossums, such as аш nti А Pescatorei, glorios 
nto- 
сагв ago it was not 
um 
and many а new ones; also 
Trichopilias, nearly all throwing up stror ng g 
De 
pir 108A, in the e shape of a large plant, which — well 
Tri pen 
urea, This last makes a good show in August and 
Rent cember. There were moreover а dodi edis n of 
Zonal Pelirgoniums, which make а grand meri 
5 
see inb specimens, 3 and 4 feet i gst which was a new Ovidium wh ws had se 
icit ^ c. Harrisonii and. rici „but we а some good varieties in bloo The sh il f bi it, and on e of them 200 fally 
meet with them now-a-days rosea t кети here, along. with all tl de уеге, expanded flowers of a bright, ок and marked 
they flower at а time when few Cattleyas are in лу ties of m Fother; rgi ii, loaded with scarlet flowers, | with brown, This is one of the finest kinds with 
and blossoming twice a year is another premi Thes Sean vs be c cult ated more extensively than w aich I am aequ uainted, s in лач its beautiful 
which they possess „Associa te d wi иһ. the Саш Леуав they a are, rankin к light p — 
were Chysis L i they "е | and t и cribed 
rare Dendrobium АЯ I d D. densi- Amaryllis, TI 'Odont gl tarting vig lv. | à Уо rthy - 0. "evenit, 
rum album, the flow continue in per- They y first p t И 1 plunged i M Do in аро img Me and Dee в per- 
fection much longer ИКА, ü hose "t om Imme plan whi l Las T this 
diately over tbe central pathway were some splendid too. much wa ter, wie is А а ои зе to f freshly À all t} pl f 
nts of Oncidium crispum, throwing up strong spikes | importedOrchids, м. it causes their bulbs to rot and | Pda Mons m, and when intermixed with чы е 
for blooming. This plant -is seldom wn well; | their young growths to damp off, of thegreenhouse plants у had au 
wh on bloc it gets too but. when he next hou озона to Odo ontoglossoms.;itis| Another greenhouse I with С 
z ien а sea 
in 7an: 
nof r 
grow wth is c ани 2d ; when 
showing flower, а little water тау be p gWen to assist 
nding their. lovely. blosso АБ thi 
them in expa 
P nh 
| врарн roofed, ; and has 
а pathway up the centre, and a 
[yo consisting of all the best „kinds, the w of 
also . C. 
ты ione. lagenaria, Wallichii 
ual y. good. condition, | m 
des Crocus: -The 
o little treasures is to 
when 
kets, | requiri 
‚| doubtless often p heard et p. seen ice oglossu 
as pande 
nga: rw о етрега 
- I bave done — me, but never did lo 
ucha "ic ndid one DON; E: Lada 
pian Татай сеа One. side of the h 
n е. of the pnis те Mee 
20 ) spikes, of which were 15 expanded flowers; 
smaller ЕЧ were also magnifice: de 
s: likewise Odontoglossum  Peseatorei, wiih 
ich must. be withheld when 
they commence 
the end 
of this house is a glass case, im which. m sown seeds 
of Orchids, 
ago he sow 
he dou 
were sown 
be detected, 
seed. of 
ей so 
btless fticipatod a good crop; but after very 
careful examination of the stumps upon w they 
nothing 
in the 
Mr. аброр informed me that two years 
Pha 
alenopsis, from whic 
shape of P could 
in 
length dl feet 1 in Width, with eie tables s РА 
Side. A magnificent sight, here presented "t for two 
lovely banks of beautifu were i 
pes had an artist been present he ES not have 
cted a prettier ijt Rut a painting than фев 
tables и, Mn they Ола shades of colour 
and t С А Eu good tast and 
with а E ^ е erns Дег 
rd "Hits had a 
m, and many 
in. y 
к t India НЬ of which 
piri, 
eupied 
БИ оп Sich + eite Yanda Batemanni, 5. feor] du P 
roe 
0 
imposi 
oom NAI foliage could ha 
Ы "e Clowesiana 
[ o were th 
ox 
dnd с qo Ads x with several fine blossoms 
our columns of August 19 P 
siad of the finest plants uM 
On 
teen 
men of Vanda оби; 5 уар wasa also 
E in Ael ЫХ was 
ht. us nd Phat 
ing effect, 
- e bulbs, roducing :strong spikes, on which ar 
а : wers. Associated with | 
дјоіш мор was small span-roofed house 
fl foliage | planis, among ві | which was a fine "egent 
of Croton ustifolium ; also а good e le о 
rare Рае reflexus, a Kikar plan 
seldom seen. In the same house was eni a large 
specimen of | NS cæsia arborea, of a beautiful 
blue colour 
large Mosi the 'first 
which uH 
Миса, "е bunoùses of ше ren op large, but the 
In this house is grown a — ion 
die iura er fine plants. In an adjoining jn 
a е plant of Odontoglossum сї died же T 
З feet in diameter. 
In anotherhouse of the same size as the last, with a 
division in the centre, were 
| Phalzenopsis Schilleriana, with;leaves some 18 inches 
P. sepia, A 
bium premorsum, in 
агі good health; 8, ampullaceum, and the | 
pretty иеа cornu-cervi. 
е often hears it stated that where; seca hera |À 
387 
un 
y | of Camellias, amongst which I noticed Pauline M 
a | Queen of Denmark, Leopold I., Cup of ry Duchess 
Coun 
two grand plants o 5d 
aggie, 
Saccoi Nova, Bian nca, of —— 
of Ellesmere, пена а, lmbrica 
bach v Bothwelliana, Mrs, Abby vesci Arch. 
| duchess Augusta, Reine des Fleurs, &c. Let us n 
Mr. Dawson may ere long build а house spell 
this fine collection, t B. т. 
. 
PT 
Miscellaneous. 
Silkworm—The following account is taken from 
Meadows, H. B.M. ew creda ieu 
s ым classes of plants are grown in great ре 
For: жама; vet Meadow Bank is the finest collec A 
ryllis 
Ama 
country, t the bu lbs of wbich are ү? ап | Pu : 
of New xp є—“ In à dier to the 
Sees , I found сеа m 80 eaa 
of the — opi une a 
сатар на "ror -producing eo 1 
had 40 spikes of flow 
Mr. Dawson admires these atr quite as much as 
a| Or chids ; ? They bloom A 
developed i ma : taies 
ind that 
w; a variety of Onci dium 
beautiful dark colour; 
on 
y of Ye. Masuca; Vanda 
inii 
or with ыан fne. spikes of flowers; Ут 
varieties of Cattleya bicolor Е 
еї 
; Dendrob 
es of sweet- 
& good — 
the ce tre tab rige 
likewise tr 
e of the side «S 
greci 53 Cypripediuti ms aum ied 
Fes ES E Di € 06 A and sid |10 
- xm vet ps 
With these w 
трг 
е likew 
rimulin 
tiful of its class, Кее 
ise Dendrobium im sanguineum | — 
m giganteum 
ing company 
S f 
вса 
аи is one | th 
be bad in flower all prine the winter and spring 
months. but опе іп bloom at the time of 
visit ; it was named Unique, a splendid kind, of fine 
fos the’ ing broad and of a brill алтың 
while the cen each was shaded with x and | C09 
throat was marked with white. 1 al vitia 
some fine —— ni, which is or I. the 
ed with crimson. 
having flowers 
imson colour. 
white 
sho kind, which. qe 
erimson а also Wheolerii, 
grown more than they are. 
eatly пе m^ aes after ter have finished bloom 
атау, the time when they require to make eid 
E йй. fine in m a 
ian йлн i 
uM и суйе» of the most 
flowering planta. as 
ants, an artie dh ep 
doubt, Questions have b 
and с eristics 0 of the. "кнота, re 
бана i but on! oie riu 
ress purpose cy domes in! 
өтү [e e Y: е answers to them & rers 1 
ук. ould place full reliance. It is difficult enough 
information from the Chinese when iu t 
ДЕ P 4. puins. "a md about; at a distance it is 
next to im nstance of this, I may state 
that in spite fie quit inquiries, m 
when e the Sc jio icing distri = и БЫ this hee 
m natives of that district, it is 
fov iront that I hi ave heard ot an besides 
(в 
ith those "the Оле ров, p" 
and is smooth, and 
ik and bran x а ов 
ared with those of the 
Е [Trait on 2 Which pigs feed. 16 A І think, jk, be а species 
he silk produced b 
| on tiis € x ed ө z stronger than 16 is when they 
is, I fear, bey 
and 
I cin зо b ndulged in. 
«hs end, ie Mal Бари ы or domestic worm 
