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Fic. 37.—PHYLLOSTACHYS NIGRA. (SEE P. 186.) 
Fic, 38.—ARUNDINARIA JAPONICA-BAMBUSA МЕТАКЕ OF GARDENS, 
(вь® Р. 186.) 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
By W. H. Wairere, Orchid Grower, Burford, Dorking. 
MILTONIA VEXILLARIA.— Plants of this charmin 
er; or, in a mixture, the new ? I. A li uid | Tu 
which ‘should be ЖО а бза of sphagnum- moss ; 
— — 4 ко be well Др above the rim of 
y so doing a greater — of 
ал ів afforded the 3 to — mble Care- 
fully spread the old living 22 over the yr ainage, 
and work in amongst them a 8 consisting of 
кте sphagnum-moss wit th. a small quantity of 
fibrous peat, and а fair 3 of crocks broken 
аш а 
quantity. The 8 of the cool-house will 
ights becom i 
obtained by crossing M. vexillaria and M. Roezlii, is 
w in fall growth. It succeeds best throughout — 
year in the intermediate-house, where abundan 
7. without zun can be afforde 4. 
—There are several plants in 
. ch species 
— M. Amesiana, and M. venusta, should be 
sage энш аа as the flowers frequently 
appear in : direction. Maxillaria 
Turneri, M. Mou randifiora, e A P 
m 3 M. de M. eres alba, and M. p 
well in an ordinary flower- pot ог s Weile me 
pan — should be firmly potted in a compost con- 
sisting of three p sphagnum-moss to one of peat, 
mixed with — quantity о of small er egg conten 
w 
A charming plant 
loom is the bright orange-scarlet Lelia 
monophylla. The pa does best when hung up to 
the roof in a damp shaded part of the interm df 
ouse. After the flowers fade, place the planta in 
ai 
place. Unlike the majority of Lelias, this L. mono- 
phylla should be kept fairly moist at the root at 
i ОВ 
Lelia in bloom I would advise them to utilise, if 
possible, — аен of each flower for ‘hybridising 
PN i oubt а distinct as regards 
colour may i ныт ned from yen ot ould form a. 
9 addition to our pin ame 
