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THE GARDENERS' 
CHRONICLE. 
[Frennvant 19, 188], 
ORCHIDS Soe LYTHE HILL, 
ASLEMERE, 
THE SEAT or 3 . STEWART Hopeson, Esq. 
'Turs time of the IM (January 27 
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the last one was exceptionally so, each of the нав 
being quite gay, and arranged with great taste 
lightness. The first to note was the flowering Steir 
ment, where every Orchid was in full bloom, standing 
ona Lernen of Adiantum gracillimum, тиз: а 
floor, ТАҢА the Calanthe season is ne early over 
they were quite gay here—C. Veitchii er thirty 
spikes, 3 feet 6 inches long, with forty- four blooms, 
and C. vestita, C lutea, and C. Turneri паеў seventy 
ri in various forms, one 
lip, neon with much white 
d and delicate узме ots. Cypripediums were 
flowering well. tiam of Harrisianum had 
three blooms each, iiis pene being neariy а yard 
across; C. Sedeni, the same dimensions. There was 
also perfect panie shown in plants of C. venustum, 
C. tum, C. insigne, and C "emend A plant of 
Coelogyne cristata was n беттен 
endrobium "nobile init. in 
East INDIAN-HOUSE, 
Next to E D came the East Indian-house. Here 
Vanda and Aérides had fine robust leaves from 
onianum, D. fimbri m, D. superbiens, &c., which 
will be a lovely sight а s litte later. Опа good plant 
of D. Wardianum was the finest growth I have ever 
scen, over 4 feet long, with forty-six blooms, 
CATTLEYA-HOUSE. 
this house e recently rm s Il: 
E rcivaliana, was in fine fo C. 
. Tria biis Lelia нй and the variety, 
L. anceps Dawsoni and L. ha 
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good plants of C. Mossi, and C. Skinneri, and 
С. Mendelit C. gigas, arneri, and many othe 
forms t one end were a dozen plants of 
Odontoglossum vexillarium, including the one which 
one fa for Mr. Evans a medal at South cag Sm 
two go; all in excellent health. These 
are vay kept. with the Cattleyas, except cu in 
hi bi 
«еы 14 inches in cerei 
used as à margin to 
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PME Adiantums are 
Where Odontoglossums are are grown in 
and variety, there is at all times T a ic Шир. 
Riba ti ues e of O, Alexandrie, 
one in particular having a spike over 2 fect long, 
with fifteen blooms of extra substance, the bloom 
ктт. nearly a circle, heavily spotted ; this, with 
others, were of Messrs, Veitch & Son's intro- 
dui in 1870; also some other 
Pescatorei and О. Pescatorei splendens with ninety 
blooms; O. Rossi majus in pans hung up; 
gloriosum, O. Halli are very good: many others of 
this section are throwing up strong spikes. Masde- 
A i are grown on the north side of this house, 
are 
e perfect health and 
vigour in a ‘collection of Orchids so large and varied 
as this one under Mr. Evans’ skilful treatment. 
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at some future time) brought a very pleasant visit 
to a close. That some of these fine Orchids do not 
find their way to our ака shows із accounted for by 
the fact that the plants are grown specially for cutting 
from and for decorative purposes, A Lover of Orchids, 
PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 
POTTING OPERATIONS, 
Ix resuming my notes upon potting stove plants it 
may be remarked that it will be "ges until the 
plante recover the check а caused by the 
operation, to keep them occasionally beri: overhead 
with tepid water, and but sparingly "o as not 
only is free watering unnecessary before perfect 
vitality is restored, but it ca 
roots ж the I: generally, а ventilation should 
likewise be o prevent draughts, 
and in some cases s shading may be found expedient. 
Parws. 
Many kinds of these have become commonly eulti- 
vated, their graceful a nce in a young state, 
and the grand kuii of large specimens causing 
them to be much appreciated for decorative 
pots, b 0 
assisted with some kind of concentrated m ure, such 
as Clays or Standen’ he robust varieties 
succeed satisfactorily in moderately light fibry loam, 
such as suits the Camellia, which, тылай: for the 
weaker ei aie should be mixed with some peat 
and s 
eec DnacxwNas. AND PANDANUS. 
or а compost, all that these and many similar 
subjecte require is the ordinary mixture 
loam, and sand. The narrow-leav 
rem um may be grown to good sized specim in 
tolerably small pots; the strong varieties, mendis 
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older ones; 
deserving to be more generally grown. The pots for 
Crotons, like those for most firm-wooded ed plants, 
should be well drained, and the soil fairly well 
rammed. 
Marantas AND DrkEFFENBACHIAS, 
In repotting Marantas most of the old soil may be 
shaken from them, when, if an increase of plants is 
› they can be readily divided, and as they are 
shallow-rooting emet needing copious supplies of 
water, ample drainage should be afforded them. 
They grow freely in peat and sand, but we like to 
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add some fibry loam. Large specimens of Dieffen- 
bachias may be formed by cutting down young plants 
and thus cau sing them to branch, or by st striking 
E cuttings in а pot 
together. naged ornam 
plants, е аге not няе ular аз to soil. 
good s —Bausei, Weiri в "oss 
Jamaini, лда. "Thomas pt The Hend 
Garder 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS, 
POT VINES. 
WHERE the early supply of Grapes is obtained from 
pot Vines the bunches will now require to be thinned, 
ing, it will be 
advisable to place pieces of turf round the rims of 
best ы во as to afford additional room for holding 
Maintain & iie 7 atmosphere by dis- 
Mos water over the pathway, 
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t same remarks apply to permanen 
Vines at the same Man of growth. Keep а mini- 
mum tempera to 65°, 
object is * ied pe Grapes from 
possible—should vis o бо more heat at night, aa dr 
same b 
Succession Hovszs. 
T nes in these will require almost b. 
attention in the way of disbudding. This is an 
operation that should be performed as soon il 
buds have burst, when all weak ones and those not 
the 
should be Евре аё 559 to А тукан as the weather 
is cold or mild) at night, 65? by day with shore 
and 75? with sun-heat, air being given, mp the 
during mild weather, to cause а 
the house. Remove all bunches from each shoot 
humos th the ey 
&ppear; the number left on each Vine pé: be further 
n as the 
and airy atmosphere be maintained in the house 
bunches about mid-day until the berries are set. 
Tur MELON-HOUSE. 
A suitable house for the production of early 
Melons is а low span-roofed structure, running east 
s west, and "rims narrow borders, about 18 inches 
e and 15 in es deep, with hot-water pipes under- 
bor, for кесе alves 
gulati 
thick of brick-rubble forming the drai 
pipes should 
arranged. This do 
thick of short dung, and on this form 
3 feet apart, 10 inches vhi and about 15 inches in 
E at the base. And after the plants t 
have been shifted into 6-inch pots have made oed ч 
deeper їп the soil than they were in vr. dere 
roots. 
por the 
planta should be shaded from its effects for а few 
