52 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
into seven distinct stems,. three large and 
four small. The circumference of these 
main branches at one yard m the toa is 
ches, a 
The height of the tree is fro 30 fect, 
it has a spread of branches o Ao 3i yards 
The evidence is clear that the whole tr As 
developed a ground shoot or side growth from 
a previously oe tree 
parent is still attached on "опе side, close to the 
The very attractive flowers are intermediate 
between the parents ossii majus. pre- 
piss egi: in the form of the lip and the dis- 
posal o the монсын on the pe while th 
keele! mous yellow a densely 
spot with brownish red, resemble those of 
O. cordatum, e that they are IE Thè 
[ 
FEBRUARY 1, 1919, 
THE ORCHID HOUSEs. 
By Н. G. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. Sir 
G. І. HoLrORD,. &ovo. C.LE., Westonbirt, 
oucestershire, 
Lycaste.—Plants of Lycaste are pushing forth 
their Sons. and “ Хауг аш iv water 
eeded t n their 
e 
Last the — dicum жая nger of he roots will to assist 
bene badl y damaged by a fall of sno ‚ but we development Ake flowering jos Tell 
ere vies d in placing a strong MR " under it the amount of water, and continue to do so until 
the pl wt 
Беу % o late. 
Ре 8и tut er Un interested in the dimensions 
of trees will say whether the 
The 
are, І belie of very am е 
C. Turner, Ampthill Park Garden their cultivation. The earliest flowers are о 
ing, E a fair stock of plants, a succes- 
sion of bloom may be maintained for the " 
three mo hus mbidium is one 0 
ORCHID NOTES AND CLEANINCS. the Orchids either for home dee 
THE LATE JULES HYE DE CROM. 
the meeting of the Orchid Committee of fresh for g Cymbidiums thrive and 
the Royal Horticultural Society on January 14, flower best in a house having an ordinary green 
the chairman, remiah Colm art., read house temperature, and, grown in cool treat- 
a letter, dat tober 26, 1 from Mme. ment, no Orchids give ress trouble. The spikes 
Jules Hye de Crom, thanking the committee for develop at the base of the wly-formed ndo- 
the | letter x dolence sent on February 11 bulbs after their completion in late АШИ С 
1915, which she had only then received, all carly winter. They take a Jong time tn Dum 
чыт having Bele detained by the Germans fo дерес + 1 сопак) at the e 
ye de Cro arked on the pleasure Id anit 3 Shas econo 
еп oe th late s Hye de Crom in ape n yore ty gre а t ated fertilisers 
ELS Se rds o not advise the use of concentrate 
visiting and taking part in the exhibitions of in the cultivation of these plants, although some 
the Royal Дашы Society. After соп- growers use them in solution rather freely while 
siderable difficulty ith the enemy, which the flower-spikes are forming uestion if 
affected his nervous Rae arr the end eame Fre. 20 жо much lasting good accrues from t ractice 
suddenly from heart trou IE. отом THE T The e of stimulants may cause the spikes to 
It is ‘probable that his collection of. Orchids (See р. 50.) len ut it is not о — i 
ill b 8 8 р а rit 
will be disg als are Primrose-yellow, with a cluster of red- substantial compos plage 5н ios nien UM It 
OD! ONTOGLOSSUM use brown blo ches at the Vari the lip E white, ^ sometimes happens, when fine s spikes are pfo 4 
A LOWER inflorescence of best with а yellowish sh 5 and yellow e duced. the buds turn Ms and drop © val 
form oF this distinct natural hybrid € ween O. aspersum m x maculatum). appears siderable numbers. As a rule this is a sign Y 
2 ble 
Odontoglossum Rossii majus and ‘Odontoglossum sometimes in gardens. umeanum; its а bad condition at the pe d ae y t 
uer we have seen is by Pantia Ralli, еа however, are es so large or pretty as slim occurs when the pl he receive cool Lie 
М сдава Бин, Surrey... The variety was tho f О. Humeanum. ment and no manure. 1 al brown n oe with 
ist described the Gardeners’ "Chronicle, BRID ORCHIDS ct sometimes attacks po prann c у Е refal 
876, p. 170. x з great tenacity and increasing rap! A Chaa 
(Continued from р. 246, Vol. LXIV.) watch should be kept for thes sects oe 
п if any ате found on the plants they import 
Hybrid. Parentage. | Exhibitor. destroyed with as little delay as possible) they 
| | the plants have Sane to flower, and unti bh 
| ; 14 
Brasso-Cattleya Lloyd Georgs | B-C. M ie desc с. | commence to ow again, shou 
Cattleya Avice , Heloise x Dowiana aurea.. PM id s Geo. T Hol Hol afforded sparingly. At the same: time De 
ELE UPS OB le veg Mrs | 0.3. РЫ ape кар against drought, gei pus cause the roots 
\ ТЕ Ae 'Brieniana x Л s Myr ra Peet: D. .. | W. H. St. Quintin, E; ffer 
Cattleya victory Re: А S ie [M alba AL m Hye ae Crom. bl “| согуно orth and C "B and foliage 9 di Ж y 
ypripedium A Nydia 1 E 0] f 
Cypripedium ob | Nydia > Кап Ta ar om адас pa ci "i | S Ose на m DEN. 
Сурт, ipedium Armistice TL. Antinous x miam ; -| Mrs. Bruce and Miss HE HARDY FRUIT GAR and 
BR ' 
Cypripedium: Bacchus ipd Wrigley. Ву James E. HATHAWAY, Gardener A JoHN 
Cypripedium Baldur . organs —— Mon M ers TR | * idersby Park, Thirs tinge ii 
edem 1 Brighteyes Ear Tankerville х Sultan LOCO ID|éBirGeo.L.Hoord Cherries. — така, К саа 11 É wa As 
'aractacus arl Tan weve eryl 3 A wei rune and nail Morello Che 
Cypripedium Dragon Alcibiades те; 
Сне au An йсеп Hier: d rennen бесіне ТЕА "es the fruits are produced on the shoots of Вер 
Cypripedium d | Lord Wolmer x i creme A e 906: vious year, as much of the old wood <8 ald be 
ree dede idi 11 | Bronzino x Earl T ч replaced by healthy young shoots ге The 
Cypripedium Idox var. Easter } | Beryl x Ossulstonii ^ e У cut away, and all weak gro ut. 1 
Cypripedium Jud: Aon Alabaster x Bronzino - | Rev. J. Crombleholme. shi may be trained rather closer than 1 
КЫ huaina e -- Lucifer x Parkerianum $ 23 of most other fruits, say, about 3 inches, e f 
Cypripedium Marmion `. `. Germaine Орон х Jura 4 se Hm . | [Sir Geo. L. Holford. It is a good plan to thin the shoots a lit Я 4 
Cypripedium Sarg N Helen IL x Norah ша... а ari mb s this ps orti she the 
ripedium Wi опре .. Earl ТапкегуШе х Priam . 1 in winter: The hod of tram 3 
Сурт а i J. Hartley, Esq. ие 
Eaelio-Cattleya Amethystella <. <. Г. anceps Stella x С. amethystoglossa ` In E. Morello Cherry is in a shane he young оо | 
io-Cattleya Fatima =... | Tigris x Luminos: : May e and Bigarreau varieties shou тз, 
Laelio-Catt! жен жоп is Luminosa x Mikado” |} Sir Geo. L. Holford. shortened to about 3 or 4 inches to fo P : 
Laelio-Cattleya Mae: 1 - + | L.C. seampstonensis x C. Do = | i ied out very little - 
Odontioda Ashw orthit. s Loir eirca cage sane wianaaurea |. |. | W. H. St. Quintin, but if er pruning was carrie : ning | 
Odontioda Cistele ы C. Noezliana x Ойт. Her Majest: адет pruning, will be needed now, SIMPY Pii, trees | 
Odontioda T tea ee Oda. Cooksoniae х Ойт. Fearon ы tA poc the growths to а plump eyes. и cg am- | 
ME жуту Oda. Royal Gem x Ойт. Jasper... : |} Charlesworth and Co, are making wth and inclined to 8^. — 
bé ool | үс х Canary E ij А, qup RENE EX Nen ming, they should be root pruned, but this оро 4 | 
Odontogl Princess Patricia . Dora x ori ME УЛИ Sek C.J. ~~ lips, Esq tion should be done in the autumn. + A 
Odontoglossum Sambo — .. . } | Black Prince x eximium `. Pent Rall, I hriv ric for a long time without Ши | 
Odontoglossum Tityus 11 | erispo-Harryanum x President Poi оше Pantia Ralli, Esq. a top | 
Odontorioasum ТИлшрћ a boc» и ro n Charlesworth and Co. n у in poor soils heh maf | 
Sophro-Laelio-Cattleya Marmion.. .. | 8-С. Doris х L.-C. a A.J. Keeli and Brown. [edic compost or farmyard Jang уше р 
Sophro-Laelio-Cattleya Ruth 7 | Sick. Marathan x 820. Фона СОЛ ] Pory sad Black; be applied now, first pricking up the жс ap | 
the pd lightly with a fork. Lime may 
