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they believe to be the best; but I can assure Mr. 
oo so called, are not anything 
eferences to rhomboids, 
see the fun. re udi 
may be seen in Mei Veitch 
m " Mr. 
s more astonishing, the Floral 
i 
and the general public approve the 
choice? Mr. Miles is evidently not aware that the 
p petalled, wavy, crisped-edge 
var f O. crispum from the Pacho district are 
beg while the broad petalled, round, massive 
flowers from Fusagasugá At. valued 
ut t 
that the florists' principles are M as a matter 
of fact they are progressing. J. Dougla 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
ORCHIDS ac grep BACKHOUSE’S, 
X NURSERIES. 
THE ave ned display of Tni Hens 
in the rnd mec ie e at wu ab nurseri 
just now. The e C. TH 
Empress, Monte rs were — 
variety was a very fine specimen. Aurora, as its 
name indicates, was noticeable for its deep orange 
„Йанда. 
but scarcely во good, the purplish-crimson markings 
on the petals being not so feathery as in the typical 
variety. It nu be necessary to say that no shading 
1з used at all in the summer, and ventilation is given 
whenever feasible, H. dU. 
HYBRID CYPRIPEDIUM. 
t number of the Moniteur d’ Horticulture 
M. 
pper sepal is broadly 
white, with green stripes, the late a petals narrow, 
oblong, dilated at the extremities, green at the base 
ppei | lip is shining, 
pinkish, with a network of green veins, No name is 
given to the plant. 
PoNTHIEVA MACULATA, 
This striking and handsome үс Orchid is 
just now one of th 
collection. 
wing at an altitude of 6000—7000 
feet in the former, and 7500 feet in the latter locality, 
and is one of the somewhat limited class of terrestrial 
Orchids which succeed well under cultivation. 
ORCHIDS AT PICKERING LODGE. 
In Mr. Hardy’s wonderful collection at Pickering 
f Cattleya 
C. Percivaliana ; also a 
od forms o 
nice piece of the beautiful 
C. Backhousiana, a striking is 
feature in which 
bloom. Cclogynes and Dendrobiums are also wel 
represented, and a good in 
glossums, Oneh use is nearly filled with O. vexil- 
dianum, D. ‘Yer onianum, &e., at 
by their condition to be very gay. Indeed, тег 
here is thoroughly well done, and bears testimony 
to Mr. Hill's skill as a gardener. T, L 
FrnNsipg, BICKLEY, KENT. 
In Mr. Seagate ко Sabinum of Orchids there 
were to ntly s 
f 
their season. 
Williamsii and Stella, 
flowering the plants are placed on а shelf л near the 
glass in the cool-house, well exposed to the light, 
at the roots, The varieties of 
petals ; the lip T inch b road, of very d 
ee with deep yellow throat; the other form 
has the lip quite as dm with a transverse line of 
ET at the base of i inches 
5 inches. dli Trianz 
FAR but the best Meis are not yet fully out. 
Lycaste Skinneri has made wonderful progress ; the 
plants are healthy, eaae and well flowered. 
ne plant was producing no less than twelve flowers 
b five 
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PR have not been rg 80 successful i in growing 
L. Skinneri, so that those who haye oum the 
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system of potting in тина should ^w 
used leaf-mould and peat in equal parts did Geek 
and the plants grew and Boeri better than usual. 
ipedi em caluram is perhaps the darkest 
coloured of t . Se ni group. It was flowering 
well in the at ya-house wi with C. Sedeni candidu- 
This last is а Мон hybrid from the Veitchian 
ite form 
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Morga 
Antig. X C. Leeanum superbum, С. enanthum 
vp &c. 
ned some very choice spe- 
cimens in flo ower, Verg many others throwing up 
their spikes. Odontoglossums are Mr. Pollett’s 
есе To begin with the smallest, 0. blan- 
m: e 
ped e pikes—a fine variety. О 
spike of its rich golden flowers; O. crispum 
Stevensi is also in flower—not the fo 
but one of the same type; it opens with а yellow 
etm um, а pr cet 
toe — maintained duri e past season, their 
healthy, vigorous tlie. Hine their cultivator 
sieh credit. J. D. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
SOWING THE MAIN CROP OF CELERY. 
pier ed не of this we шер to make 
on & spent hotbed, about the e f March or 
beginning of April in light Hoti: itis "e seed 
should be thinly sown and covered, and the frame 
kept moist and shaded until germination dos pl 
о regulated 
the young plants 
surplus an kly ones, and qe € the emus 
forward when large enough into 
r fram 
Md ee bn in hat чау, of a dia ‘shoul be 
gens 
pee еше to in readiness for e =ч time, soot and 
salt being added at the rate of one bushel of each to 
the ton, and the whole well mixed and incorporated 
Praed by being occasionally turned over. For 
oses we find nothing better than 
акима Dwarf White and Leicester Red. 
Bnoccorr, BORECOLE, &c. 
From the midd of эн month the 
main crops of prepared 
borders outside, and afterw 
their appearance onwards, in order ‘that fly xil be 
kept in check, and also 
cessional sowings, to es eet requirements must also 
be made from time to e, and under similar con- 
ditions, of Radishes, reiten small salad, 
Turnips 
MUSHROOM-BEDS. 
resent time is a good one to collect 
In making up ] 
them deeper iem in an ordinary way, and also after 
mmaa to well cover them. so as to retain the heat 
ong as possible, and thus ensure the spawn 
sitos freely 
Нотверѕ 
соп мма young Carrots, Radishes, pi con ld be 
tended to in the way of watering and 
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copious waterings can be given in the early ehe of. 
the day with ir omen John Austen, Witley Court 
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—On Thu ipud April 7, at 
LINNEAN SOCIETY 
8 р.м., the үү салшы papers will be —1. “ The 
d Queries," by ‘Professor Hux- 
Gentians: Notes а 
К : s “G гч of Mergui Achipelago," by 
Selenka; 3. “ British "эре ВСА 
rofessor E. 
editos, "by C. B. Plowri ight, 
