кскмвкЕ 14, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
more bearable, but to the second week of March 
Nature was bound hard and fast with frost. Ona 
Wednesday night, March 13, there was a fine display 
of streamers. The phenomenon was seen at the 
same time by different persons in localities right 
across the country, from Scarborough to the Isle of 
keeping everyone within doors, In the midlands, 
Fie, 115.—CANNA ITALIA: 
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the ‘Wind was mnch stronger than about here, and 
| there great Ux and loss of life, On 
nly s it had been 
e farmers, and ial T its effect was 
appear m he trees in the 
nams 2 that of 
SIXGLE FLOWER, NATURAL SIZE. 
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е was generally suitable for 
withstanding, 
Thorn, B ‚ Sycamore, Oak, or other forest trees, 
Oa Jane 14, the hay- шл commenced. The 
ee was light, but of good quality, Tue fore part 
July was marked with frequent thunder-storms, 
in lightning at times being particularly vivid, and 
almost continuous, The 1 
winter to summer, The remainder of May and all 
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warm and humid, with — ЕХ 3 
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storms and rain. The remainder of 5 . was 
dannen bright, hot, and dry, suiting the 
esting of all kinds of vegetation. 
des of November, the winds of December 
"- [eie the inclemeney of January, vef the low 
temperature of February ex 
them, there has been a near approach бо 
т logical average during the time under 
consideration 
The fo Наде of forest trees has not suffered this 
year from any ill effects which sometimes arise from 
wind, frost, hail, or insects. Of the thirty-five 
forest trees, whose girths y 
eighteen of them have increased more than they did 
in 1894, eight of them less, whilst nine of them have 
grown alike in both years, The increase of all th 
thirty-five trees this year is 354 fractions of an inch; 
last year it was 326 (the fractions are sixteen nths), 
ceptionally good. 
under average 
in quantity, bat in quality they "m favourably 
with those of other years, John Clayton, Bradford, 
November, 1895. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS, 
A CURIOUS CATTLEYA. 
Messrs. SANDER send us one of the most remark- 
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posterior one, is concrescent with the colmi, and 
has the form 
two anterior or antero-lateral are lip-like. 
this inner row of petals is the column bearing one 
median or need anther, T two lateral oner, 
Oí the three compartments of the ovary, two are 
posterior, one anterior. 'The arrangement may be 
od from 
anthers of the inner row, whilst the central triangle 
represents the ovary with its median carpel in front, 
opposite the single anther A, instead of in a line 
with it Orchids — 
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Овснірҙ at Oswatp House, EDINBURGH, 
In the Orchid-houses of J, Bachanan, E:q., the 
number of plants in flower at this season is smal), 
but several interesting species were noted on the 
ceeasion of а recent visit, In one house were noted 
fine plants of Cymbidium giganteum and Cymbidium 
Lowianum throwing up atrong flower-apikes; and a 
plant of С. sinense, а much less-conspicuous plant, 
with purple and brown coloured flowers, which are 
grant, There were also the odorous Dendrobium 
heterocarpum, or more properly called D. aureum ; 
and the now popular D. Phalxnopsis, in several 
shades of colour, and of various sizes, these 
M. T. M. 
judging by the number of plants observed, are the 
owner's favourites, 
Massan 
Large baskets of Се!одупе 
some 
appearance. 
were near- 
о hers will soon give an m а" of bloom. 
Lelia anceps, and its varieties 
and bin шы о ду абабег. A fine plart 
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