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THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Fesrvary 26, 1887. 
‘grows on the rocks exposed to the hot sun 
without ae vie injury. This is only correct 
to tain ; critical examination of the 
statement AM dic the fact that the plant does 
amount 'о e trees do not grow on the 
limestone rocks. 
PHALENOPSIS Panrsnurr. 
This plant, a native of Moulmein, loses its leaves, 
during the weather, in moist localities. If the 
rains set in late, before the leaves get a fair start, it 
is not unusual to see the plant in flower before the 
leaves develope. It is generally found on boughs of 
trees covered with moss, it is meriti to great heat 
and moisture wd the growing season. In culti- 
will retain its Sky dirdághout the winter, 
e roots is kept slightly damp (not 
To flower it well it 
ssible, so as to 
encourage leaf growth. No doubt it flowers better 
when the leaf growth is luxuriant. 
PHALÆNOPSIS LISTERI. 
This plant, cin dr Parishii, grows in India 
under similar conditi 
Pmuarxwopsrs (Юовттіѕ) Wioarrrt 
is found in Burmah growing with P. Lowii. It 
deciduous as P. Lowi 
ever, being more жб: апа dike m iiid the sun 
and dry winds. Large plants are able to retain a 
sta h 
: In Waters the earlier the rains 
the larger the leaf growth and the finer the flowers 
produced. Emeric S. Berkeley, 
LELIA ANCEPS AND ITS 
VARIETIES. 
Tue varieties of Lelia anceps recently Е 
ате so numerous and so beautiful that th hey hay 
deservedly found great favour with Orc ticis 
and in several of o st collections considerab 
ace is de Among the 1 st and 
oted to them, 
best cultivated collections of the varieties of Lelia 
is that in Baron Sch 
tions (figs. 58 and 59) were prepared. 
that, notwithstanding the hunt which has all 
along been going ч for new 
t 1 Magazin , from His 
Duke of Bedford's P in 1841, should, with its 
darker-tinted variety, keriana, for so re 
years be th 
sign of the beauty of the 
awson, a 
r For purity of ve^ white 
d petals, their breadth а 
req arrangement, the fine form баі pee 
hue of the purplish-crimson of the labellum, 
and other qualities which make up the standard o 
general excellence, this fine variety has never been 
rivalled, 
oni, with some little defects in i and a 
lighter tinge of crimson on the lip; Stella (fig. 
58) pure white with yellow throat Mikel iv light 
crimson lines, and L. a. virginalis, the t pure 
white with no other ap than yellow in the ‘thro at, 
which was certificat . A. Philbrick, Esq., at 
the Royal поен Бону in December last 
year, the two other varieties named justly receiving 
the same honour at the first meeting in 
L. a. Williamsi has pure white medium 
sized 
columns of the Gardeners’ aa as they a 
--the last of these, L. a. Schroders 
entirely new form with blush ose petals 
with purple tips, and showy white, m ee purple 
lip. Most of the expe: ges L. an a 
and "€ к 
1 
Of course now that large урн! ns o anceps 
varieties promise to give us endless variety, the 
same difficulties will be experienced in classifying 
them which ets presented themselves i in other 1 
opes com 
the p 
Lay by which they may be а J. ОВ, 
Fic. 58.—LÆLIA ANCEPS VAR, STELLA: FLOWER WEITE, THROAT YELLOW WITH CRIMSON LINES. 
flowers in which the throat ien the labellum is tinged 
with yellow, and marked w dark chocolate lines, 
which, unless viewed e clos 
black; L. a. Veit 
clear white sepals and d umm and well rect 
labellum, marked with crimson a in the throa 
and tinged with ups à he front lobe, m 
side wings which clip the сонан L а. gia is 
like a narrow petalled and pale form of L. a. Daw- 
soni; L. a. Hillii, a comparatively small flowered 
variety with white sepals and petals, and labellum 
marked (— Е rdg and эү» with pink оп 
the front port a and L. a. vestalis are 
both fine Mine forms and PR а. Percivaliana, L. а 
blanda, L. a. leu 
which have with others been duly described in the 
PLANTS AND THEI THEIR CULTURE. 
TEA Te та es 
Teras, as a class, are decidedly more рг 
доог тедий than are any others In the nes dnd 
they are better di for training on p! ble 986" 
trellises, and, ten ey produce a valua Where 
cession of chaste blooms TU cutting purpose receive 
planting ч done їп the autumn it wet 
attention now, and in preparing the vem be first 
the thorough drainage of their sites m 2 feet in 
seen to, and the compost, w тау pee consist 
er cen 
of good strong loam moderate 
composed manure, and made р 
of sharp sand or old mortar rubble, 
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