January 12, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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most noteworthy subject now in flower is a large 
number of Euphorbia fulgens, arranged in one of 
the stoves so as to make a kind of avenue the whole 
length of the house. The plants are all in 5-inch 
pots, and grown from spring-struck cuttings, each 
vase work they last a long ° 
A large quantity of Calanthe Veitchii is also 
grown, and a number of th i e 
m for a 
base, had a good effect ; the majority of the spikes I 
noticed carried from two to blooms. 
nations are also a specialty, the principal 
variety nowin bloom being Winter Cheer, the flowers 
bright scarlet, of good form, and one of the best for 
winter-flowering. I noted one plant with fifteen 
Ml: 
Fic, 6.—MONSTROUS FLOWEES OF ODONTOGLOSSUM GRANDE, 
fully-expanded blooms, and all are grown in 5}-inch 
Cyclamens in another house were blooming in 
gh mina and Roman ae of which thousands 
are forced, were in strong e 1 
the Valley and Primulas, seth 1 and double- 
flowered. 
2 
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n the warm conservatory, a large batch of 
Poinsettias, a with Palms, had a telling 
ect; while in an adjoining house, rather cooler, 
were most effective; also many large of 
A am variety of 8 with 
pale blue flowers. C. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM GRANDE. 
Sou oft these malformed Orchids which are 30 
become 
am or 
is constructed as in fig.6, The — 
represented came from Mr. Lucas, of Warnham 
Court. In the one to the left hand, one sepal is pre- 
sent, two lateral petals, an imperfect lip opposite the 
se pal, and a central column, In the flower to the right 
hand there is but one sepal, a lip, and a column. 
The flower is thus reduced to two segments only. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
STAUROPSIS GIGANTEA, Bentham. 
Tuts species, better known under the name of 
Vanda gigantea, Lindley, is but little cultivated in 
gardens, probably because it is not one of the free- 
flowering species; but when it ie well grown and 
flowered, as I saw it exhibited in the spring of 
last year by Mr, James Wood, gr. to E, Hopper, 
Esq., Morpeth, it is a striking plant. There were 
four spikes on this plant, two of them had each 
fourteen flowers upon them; one had seven flowers 
and the other five flowers, or a total of forty flowers. 
The plant flowered on April 18; and it is singular 
This plant was in the collection of Robert 
Chelmsford. It is figured in the Botanical Magazi: 
cultivation for y and found it did best near 
the roof, and if not too closely shaded. The plant 
owered y in co! on of Mr, F, 
Wigan, Ciare Lawn, East Sheen, as stated in 
Veitch’s Manual of Orchidacecus Plants. J. Douglas, 
CATTLEYA CITRINA, 
A very fine healthy plant of this distinct >a 
was exhibited last spring with three fine flowers up 
it, by Mr, Peter Doig, gr. to G. . Esq., Selly 
Lodge, Consett. This plant in the Bot. 
position. The then Editor, Sir W. J. Hooker, re- 
marked that the plant is of easy growth. This is cor - 
he only amateur know o has succeeded 
in mastering the details of its culture is the Rev. 
. D. Horner, who has grown it for many years in a 
house with Dendrobiums, Cattleyas, Vandas, and a 
general collection of Orchids, lan 
fastened to blocks hung close to the roof of the 
house over the 3 they are watered fre 
when growing, and eldom kep 
course, they are — with the top of the plants 
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downward. There is nothing so very particular in 
Mr. Horner’s treatment. I have seen the plants 
several times, anà one would say that the culture is 
easy enough, J, Douglas 
The eleventh decade of New Orchids described 
the Kew Bulletin by Mr. Rolfe, been issued in the 
November number of that phett The decade 
comprises the aor —Bal oe 
artis, and which flowered at ee 
a Brazilian 
Rican species, 
one ve 
petan Sot pinkish parple flowers, seg a white disc 
to the lip. Pol na N flowered by Mr. 
e lip. Polystach 
O’Brien in See 1890; it it is a native of the 
pper Zambesi, 
bene addition to the genus 
