Marcu 5, 1887.] 
myself, and yet by lucky circumstances 1 feel 
enabled. to speak about it as if I had se 
and la 
sold at deine. Stevens y Mr. Sander in February, 
1884, and bou i 
informs me he a Aum of all the descendants of 
his plant, the single one 
t the plant is to be found 
with the excellent ر‎ H 
Zölly, of Hirslander, Zurich, 
are 
keels is white, mid-lacinia is 
dar sepia-brown, while a lighter colour is that of the 
anterior parts of the 
OW, and M. т the top. 
toglossum 
um he pseudobulb is round, “like that of 
ontoglossum tripudians. 
1 This very interesting specimen was Hara i sent me 
Y Dr. Alexander Wallace, New Bulb Com mpany, 
rm Walk, Colchester. It is s tated to have been 
United oo of Columbia, 
allace believes it 
rid between К кыне Mo ieri 
That may be, inasmuc it has a 
se 
а 
H 
worth, 
"oen ares Co., notwithstanding the supposition 
ese plants should have their own si 
gn. I will 
=: In future the si gn of a cross before them, as I put 
he for acknowledged mules 
Ле more we see of the different products of cross- 
fertilisation of Some plants the more we believe 
cn, онтоп нне Snowdrop of of the Caucasus is 
E 
| Balbo gioboso ; L., sub-sp., С. caucasicus, Baker.— 
foliis loratis glaucis simpliciter canaliculatis; 
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CHRONICLE. 
313 
and herbaria, We have in the Kew Herbarium 
specimens from six different collectors, and i 2 every 
case it is called “plicatus ” on the label. But the 
leaf does not possess the reduplicate edge of the true 
plicatus, which is a native of the rimea, and it is in 
my view a distinct subspecies, the affinity of which 
is greatest with the South Europea an 
rom living specim 
It is distinguished by Boissier in Flora Orientalis 
(vol. v., p. 144) under the name of G. nivalis var. 
under the names of 
isinalin байр ү major, a id. caspius (the first 
figured t. 400) are all forms of this Fathi 
plant ; sbi so І а is the С. virescens of gard 
which has a flush of green near the tip of the мача 
segments of the perianth. 
Bulb € i Heo in diameter; tunics many, 
brown, membra: ; leaf-sheath cylindrical, mem- 
ranous, 1—2 ir ев long, truncate at the apex. 
Leaves lorate, glaucous, 4 inch broad, simply chan- 
nelled, shorter t 
lyas long. Peduncle very glaucous, 
3—6 inches long; spathe erem simple, rarely bifid; 
pedicel cernuous, shorter than the spathe. 
pim one ‘vertically peciem outer segments 
the peria pure white, obova 
h 
ith green on the outsi oe shaped 
ot 
green and white more than этол, way down. Ant 
deep orange, narrowed gradually from the emt 
base to the apex; filament very short, white. J. G. 
Baker, 
SALVIAS. 
Awoxa the shrubby members of this genus—of 
Memes there area large number of really handsome 
йыгы they make in small groups 
even mixed in a miscellaneous collection of other 
things. It always been extremely difficult to 
make growers believe in the hardiness of a plant 
they have ks been accustomed i look upon as 
tender; indeed, the same эуен a great many 
plants besides Salvia, as, for Иий, Choisya ter- 
nata, a plant that in the middle and South of 
England is comparatively hardy, while in the North 
we have not infrequently seen it in the greenhouse, 
and even in a warm stove; yet I believe with a little 
judgment in selecting a suitable spot it would prove 
able =) withstand the winter even in the North. 
baler regard to the Sal er, we have 
n for many years trying the several kinds most 
likely to stand in the а на: air; and although the 
resu sult, so far, not been all cases quite satis- 
factory, they be at the same a ы been far more so 
than was at first anticipated, and quite enough to 
ocal 
be fe suitable as others ke some of th 
and for which it is necessary to make å careful choice 
pos 
Above all it will be necessary to see that the тока 
has been thoroughly drained before planting, as we 
requilongo; ovario 
arf err auae vel 
ineatis ; antheris aurantiacis e 
m 
sidered too great they may be planted in beds in the 
open air r during su ummer, where if well. cared for they 
are sure to give eve ccom 
dating nature will allow them to е lifted towards 
frames if de- 
sired, but we find the best results are got from 
annually struck cuttings. The young 
e colours of the flowers of these 
PAM are very оза апа y gend from the deepest 
re-blue to the most vivid sca 
8 chamedryfolia is a баны ing gon plant, suit- 
able for rockwork; its leaves ‘are small, Sage-lik 
charmi 
may be mention 
involucrata (Betheli), S. ee &c. D. 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
WATERING ORCHIDS. 
Tuts is one of the most important operations in 
Orchid growing, and the treatment of most Orchids 
in pots, in some respects, differs from that of ordi- 
If there is doubt 
eavy, weighing in the hand 
ry good ud but. with Orchid pots that have 
the greater part fille 
ses light open барон, the o operator must use his 
wn judgment in watering, being guided by the ap- 
pearance on the surface of the potting material, and 
irements of = Ages "wig, as they are 
growing or at rest. safely wa water in a 
mechanical pidas a siii: species water once 
in a stated time, for plants in different houses under 
different conditions, dry more quickly than others. 
Sometimes the kind of stage will make a difference, 
pots 
been mixed in with the Priami 
for about half way eem the pot. 
If plants are added to a collection it is well to 
ascertain how they are бий if it be possible to do 
so without disturbing them much. Among Orchids 
which send out roots from a single stem (Vandas, 
Aérides, &c. ete some plants will have the greater 
sed, pm ко will have them 
of their expo 
all pd iiid: the pot, а: ns 
that the -action is um down g the 
а үч such cases it is possible, Ьу occasion- 
ally damping, to keep the moss green on the surface 
and at the same time allow the plants to shrivel and 
lose leaves through want of a sufficient supply of 
water at the roots. 
Plants in baskets may be more easily examined, 
but there is little fear of over-watering them through 
the spring and summer months, if they be suspended 
from the roof. It is best to water most Orchids with 
а watering can, whether they be in pots, in baskets, 
or on blocks hen in an active state the points 
of the roots are very tender and those that are 
