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dition for the P of Roses to be satisfao- 
it is an excellent plan to 
. A spadeful of this 
ma'erial may then with advantage be placed both 
above and beneath the roots instead of the 
f this character may be 
firmly trodden without caking together, and the 
grit in it encourages the early formation of roots. 
ere, 
when inserting them in 1 ds. ere Боо аге 
planted in the spring the shoots should be 
pruned before planting. 
ones Tre ON тлу: OR IN BORDERS. 
square and 18 inches deep. 
the holes should be well c un me one-fourth of 
its quantity of well-decayed m , before being 
restored to t It the soil bo i found poor and 
unsuitable, better soil from another part of the 
en or some turfy loam should be substituted, 
No grass should be allowed to grow within at least 
6 inches of the stem of Standard Roses planted on 
lawns, 
Сынын ов PILLAR ROSES, 
posi iion tor many years to 
extra care and attention bestowed 
don i» wing Roses, like those referred to, will, 
sooner or later, be "well repaid, 
TAKING STANDARD Ros 
As the planting proceeds, soe saat should be 
secared to a firm stake of some kind. In order to 
avoid damaging any of the веб the stakes should 
bs driven firmly into the holes prepared for the 
reception of the plants before planting them, Dwarf 
oc bush-plants do not need staking; but, to prevent 
injury from high winds, all long growths should be 
shortened previous to planting 
Tue LasEgLLING or Ross 
Where there is only one plant m ir variety, & 
he Rose either 
ouped 
— will l oniy t - gis at the beginning of each 
ach group or 
‘Tue Wixrza Рвоткстїом or Dwarr TEAs AND 
N 
OISETTES, 
Allkinds of Roses should be planted in the way 
and other 
ting some 
pte ton to be given them, or they will be liable to 
injary should an unusually severe frost afterwards 
set in. Fortunately, dwarf plants may be readily 
patente by drawing the soil over the centre or 
erown of them to the height of 3 or 4 inches, "This 
will be found an excellent method, for, except in 
ex' reme cases, the plants are in this way saved from 
terious damage, although the exposed portion of 
their shoots may be destroyed. If further protection 
be required, bracken or straw may be placed loosely 
among them. 
Tan Winree | Paorscriox oF еее TREES AND 
а e the манна of bracken in the 
Mi Szandard Roses, or tying their shoots to а 
secure central stake, and thatching them with straw 
or idein will be found to answer excellently, 
THE 
on the planting of 
GARDENERS’ 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS, 
ORCHIDS AT CAMBRIDGE- LODGE, 
CA 
which have been raised о 
attention was given to the wed of C. bellatulum 
and others like it, the Pty being in some cases very 
T although many of these crosses have not as yet 
flowered. It shows the adaptability of Orchids when 
speaks much for the skill and 
ven in pure coun 
air, much leas at Cambridge Lodge, which is, in fact, 
in оп. 
beautiful forms, now in flower, se GX 
Annie Measures (bellatulum x Dayanum), an 
Chas, Richman (bellatulum X barbatum), ui latter 
now bearing а second inflorescence which, like that 
of the preceding one, is two-flowered. Other plants 
in bloom in good amener were C. х Leeanum 
Masereelianum, a very fine variety ; C. tonsum super- 
bum with nine flowers, C. * Statterianum, C. 
orphanum, C. ay wood, C. X regale, a 
pretty tinted flower; C. mesiana, с callosum, 
the noble C, x llenianum superbum, C. x Car- 
rierii, C. X marmorophyllum, C. Charlesworthii, C. 
х Arthurianum. A great number of large specimens 
of C. insigne were remarked fast coming into flower; 
the best of those that were expanded being the clear 
yellow C. insigne Sanders, and the richly purple- 
spotted C. i. Cambridge Lodge variety, which among 
other characteristics has the flower bract striped 
with purple. 
One of the Cattleya-houses was filled with glowing 
ut the mos 
prized is the white C. labiat L Measures variety, 
which possesses no other tint than a delicate veining 
of pink on the lip, which only serves to heighten the 
attractiveness of the flower, Cattleya Hardyana 
and E Bowringiana add greatly to the display. 
nus Masdevallia forms another feature of 
this ge edi two houses now being set apart for 
these plants, in which at present many singular- 
lo mw E, botanical species are in flower, together with 
interesting Pleurothallis. 
ater. In oth ouses, an extensive collection of 
andas in splendid condition was noted; equally 
good Waere 8, containing all of the species, 
even the ra eyanu 
In one house 
e Lelia purpurata and L. elegans 
her warm-house th 
was evidence of a keen interest being taken in 
various plants, 
SACOOLABIUM AMPULLACEUM, ven P 
Boeing of dwarf habit, it may be ad 
ted in baskets or teak cylinders, M from 
the roof, and thrives well under & regular tem- 
perature of 18° to 22? C., in a very bright and moist 
atmosphere, It requires scarcely any shading, as 
its leaves are thick and leathery, but in summer the 
humidity of the house must be maintained to near 
the saturation point, "os the compost kept always 
alive and moist," Lindenia, t. 1585. 
ATTLEYAS AT LAEKEN. 
Daring the present and last week or two there 
have been flowering in the Cattleya-house at Laeken 
cannot be too high!y recommended, when 
flowers at this season are prized. It is, m 
very 
various in its colouring, Laeken, December 1 
, 
CHRONICLE. 
(Овсвмвив 7, 1895, 
Овснірѕ AT Слѕтив Hitt, EwarEFIELD Garey. 
The residence of George С, Raphael, Eiq, А 
rounded bya pleasant garden and pleasure- a 
recent visit, the Cattleya- house was gay wi th flowers 
of Cattleya labiata, numbering about bien 
various stages. Among them there was much variety, 
and some of the dark forms, of which 0, labiata, 
Raphaels var., is the best, were 
scarcely two plants bearing flowers 
ark varieties, the lighter ones are 
in their way, equally beautiful, Arranged in the 
house with these plants were some Cattleya aurea and 
owr па; a pretty plant of the fragrant oli 
netted with violet; 
anceps in bud. 
In one of the warm-houses, Phalsenopsis thrive 
admirably, which is more than can be said of them 
in many collections. Some planta of P. violacea and 
P. rosea were in bloom, and — m for flower, 
and fine varieties of Lalia 
In another house, in which t of Mua 
Cavendishii bears a heavy 5d a hue and the 
handsome loom, were in flower 
giganteum. 
cimen of . соочи some 8 feet 
was suspended from oof ; - Dendrobium Dal- 
houseianum had aie "d 
6 feet in length ; here also ^e pisati of Ealophiella 
Elisabethæ grow and flower vigorously, and Cœlogyns 
pandurata had eight spikes of its handsome е 
green а к Mort m 
In a r house as a fine show of Dendro- 
bium Ра Одна, of veg Mr. Adams, 
the meer is justly proud. пе sprays of 
variously-ti rom either 
side made a лес display ; and not only are the 
plants g ect - but the -— dat 
been a benny 0 ne, for a em are а large 
number of superb varieties, “both light and dark. 
Forani in the Cypripedium-house were 
pieces of C. Spicerianum, C. Charlesworthi, С.х b 
superbum, eanum, C. C. шш 
num, &c., in the other houses, among other 
inge, so ochlioda vuleanica, Pleione 
lagenaria, P. Wallichiana, Oncidium tigrinum, the 
I and pretty Zygopet lum Barkei 
Your correspondent, W. D 
Gardeners’ Chronicle, asks— «What is 
cie — 
greatest nu mber v 
spike, although we bate en eg same plant 
ten years, Per some о | 
will say what their experien aos fy with this seti ; 
Charles Earl, Somerhill, 
NOTES FROM OAKWOOD. 
LILIUM AURATUM was ж ра. ged ph the er soil 
damp soil in the wood, and poo 
the hill, owing to the hot dry vas vat, m 
Ealalias are not enough gr ent 
always a pretty object, aud pes 8 pe 
the flowers that are out, Ealalias still show 
time; besides the graceful leaves, the one 
se pretty winter decoration. I bought some wr 
m Japan, not knowing what plant proda has fore 
till our Ealalia zebrina bloomed, 
very well а season, and Е. 
w flowers with us 
Ealalia j ian variegata has 
E. zebrina is the only one which cau 
