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Garden and Forest. 



[August 29, 18 



third certiticated Fern wa:? the preltv Xo/hudiena Muelkri. 

 which has slender fronds a foot in length, with rounded, 

 olive green pinnae, covered with brownish scales. 



L.induii, July 2_,iii. W. Goidnng. 



Mr. Kiiiiball's Orchids. 



q^HROUGH the kindness of W. S. Kimball, Esq., hosts of 

 -'■ visitors lia\'e been able to see a remarkable display of 

 Orchid-Mowers in his great collection, as many as 500 names 

 having been registered on the visitors' book in a single day. 

 At the time of our visit we found in the Cattleya-house an 

 abundance of tlowers, and suspended from the root was a 

 hue e.xample of the beautiful Catasctiim Ihnigcoothii, bearing 

 on a stout spike, eight well-developed lilossoms of ivory 

 whiteness. It is really a lovely Orchid, and one of the tinest 

 introductions of late years. The sepals and petals measure 

 live inches across, and the lip, which is broad and ot wa.x-like 

 substance, is beautifully undulated ; the column is peculiarly 

 constructed, standing out boldly, and breaking the tlatness 

 which the lip would otherwise present. In the same structure 

 is the new and e.xtremely rare Spathoglotfis Kiinballiana in its 

 full beauty, the brilliant blossoms reminding one of a golden- 

 yellow Phalafnopsis. The plant had two fine spikes, on which 

 were thirty fiowers, many of them fully open, and presenting 

 a very showy appearance. .Another C?rchid, rarely met with 

 in such perfection, was a well-grown Oiicidium Lanceanuin, 

 with five large spikes, bearing, in the jiggregate, 100 rich- 

 colored flowers, and emitting a delightful perfume. A su- 

 perior variety of this Orchid named O. Lanceanuin {Latirenci- 

 aii-uiii) was "flowering. It differs from the ordinary form in 

 the lip, which is of a deep violet with a pure white lobe, which 

 makes it most effective. Oncidiuni Jancericnsc was at home 

 in this house, judging from the handsome, many-flowered 

 flowers panicles seen on the plant. Its chocolate and yellow 

 flowers have a rare attractiveness. 



The Cattleyas and Laslias were in vigorous growth, the enor- 

 mous bulbs having produced quantities of well-developed blos- 

 soms in all the colors, ranging from pure white to the richest 

 purple. A gem among them" is a well-flowered plant of the 

 rare C. Schofieldiana, with unusually large blossoms, the 

 sepals and petals being of a pale yellow, densely spotted 

 w\\\\ rich crimson, and a white lip "with numerous violet- 

 purple lines. Several plants of the striking, scarlet-flowered 

 C. superba splendens were in bloom, as "were large speci- 

 mens of C. guttata Leopoldi, with enormous, many-flowered 

 stems ; quantities of the easy-growing C. Gaskelliana were 

 here in perfection, and many fine examples of C. Dowiana 

 were displaying the yellow of their sepals and petals, and the 

 purple and orange of their lips. C. Mendelii was bearing full- 

 sized blossoms out of season, with nian\- nolile plants^of C. 

 MossiiT and the pretty C. bicolor. 



The Laslias in tliis house were represented by handsome 

 specimens of L. elegans ; the rare L. Rothschildiana, the free- 

 blooming L. viarginata and quantities of the winter-blooming 

 L. anceps were already pushing their spikes for later bloom. 

 A plant of Calanthe veratri/olia among the Cattleyas carried 

 hundreds of pure white flowers above its dark green foliage. 

 Phajus bicolor was flowering with some large specimens'of 

 Anguloa Ruckeri, witli its blood-red blossoms and the golden- 

 yellow flowers, A. clowesii. and near them was the old but rare 

 Oiuidiiiiii inicropogoii, witli dull chocolate and yellow flowers 

 on erect stems. 



Dendrobinin Jat/u-sianitiii, D. thyrsifloruin, D. Fariiieri and 

 the pretty Epidendntiii patens, with its many-flowered spikes, 

 formed a very attractive grouj). Another chaste Dendrobium, 

 of recent introduction, called D. hcrcoglossun, was conspicu- 

 ous, with quantities of rosy-pink flowers the full length of its 

 pseudo-buUis. .This is, perhaps, one of the finest of the genus. 

 Several plants of the ne^v Odontoglossiini Harryaniiin, with 

 enormous blossoms, showed great variations. In many in- 

 stances the ground color of the sepals and petals were hand- 

 somely veined with golden yellow. Brassavola -aerosa and B. 

 lineata displayed their creamy flowers to perfection. 



The splendid masses of Cypripediums. for which this col- 

 lection is so famous, enlivened the house with their quaint 

 blossoms. Amoni^st others were a splendid example of the 

 rare Cypripediuin Schrodero!, with enormous flowers; a large 

 plant of the beautiful C. Curtisii, the recently-introduced C. 

 beilatuluiii, and very many more of the rarest and most beau- 

 tiful species and varieties. 



In the house set apart for Vanda cultivation several remark- 

 al:)le kinds were blooming, including Vanda tricolor, with its 

 large, bold flowers; V. sitavis and its variety, Roelianii. 

 and the large rose-flowered V. teres. But the most promi- 



nent plant in this liouse was the rare Renantiiera Storei, with 

 eighty-tour expanded flowers. Its blossoms were e.xceed- 

 iiigly beautiful, of a brilliant scarlet, each individual flower 

 measuring fully three inches in diameter. Other Renantheras 

 were also in bloom, including R. hystri.x and R. matutina, 

 with its lovely orange and reel flowers, fiere, also, near the 

 glass, was Phahcnopsis Rcielienbacliiana, a species rarely met 

 with except in the. most select collections. In shape the tlower 

 reseml)les P. Siiniatrana, the sepals and petals being- creamy 

 yellow, barred and spotted with dull chocolate. Several full- 

 flowered specimens of P. violacca, with highly-colored flowers, 

 together with P. grandijiora and P. Esmeralda, were sus- 

 pended from the roof. The Saccolabiums and yErides oc- 

 cupy the same house with the Yandas. Their stout, serial 

 roots were spreading in all directions, indicating that the 

 proper treatment here is provided for tliem. A very hand- 

 some plant of Saccolabium (5. Pliimei Dayanani), with its rich 

 markings ; and the old, free-blooming rEridcs tjuinqiievulne- 

 rinn, with its bright magenta purple markings were noticeable. 



The Odonto.glossum house was still verv gay, the heat of 

 the past few weeks having shown but little effect upon the 

 plants, there being in flower several broad-petalled varieties ot 

 ('. Alexandra' and the yellow-flowered O. Schleiperianuni. 

 Here, too, was Oneidiinn Limniinghei, witli its numerous 

 chaste yellow and chocolate blossoms, and a grand plant of 

 O. serratuni, with a spike measuring some ten feet in length. 



Masdevallias were also represented liy the curious M. Chi- 

 nicera, M. Reichenbachiana and others. One of the most inter- 

 esting features connected with this vast collection is a splendid 

 group of Orchids of purely botanical interest. Here their 

 fortunate possessor has amassed an endless variety of the 

 most curious and interesting species, many of them unique, 

 |;irocured from various parts of the glolje. 



In the large Water Lily house few Orchids were blooming 

 except Leelia anceps, having expanded blossoms, probably 

 owing to the house being closed to gain the temperature for 

 the giantWater Lily, / 'ictoria Regia, which was growing rapidly, 

 and in the early part of Septeml>er its enormous blooms are 

 expected to open, when it promises to be well worthy of a 

 visit. Some very fine Nympheas enlivened this structure with 

 their charming flowers, including, amongst others, N. Zan- 

 aibarensis, N. coeriilea, N. dentata, N. Dei'oniensis and N. 

 odorata. Mr. George Savage, tlie energetic and successful 

 garilener, has for some time adopted the use of glazed pans 

 and pots for the Orchids entrusted to his care. It was verv 

 surprising to see the Dendrobiums and Cattleyas especially, 

 with their numerous roots, clinging to the .outer surface of 

 the pots, clearly indicating that glazed pots are in no wav 

 injurious to the plants. It also economizes a great amount of 

 time and labor, their neat, clean and healthy appearance 

 leaving nothing to be desired. 



Rochester. N. V. A. D. 



New or Little Known Plants. 



Ervthroniiini tiendersoni. 



PROBABLY the handsomest of all the Dog-toothed 

 Violets is the recently-discovered Oregon species, 

 which is here tigured. While it is as graceful in habit as 

 the cominiin one, the bright and strongly colored flowers 

 are more striking and attractive in their beauty. The 

 petals have a ver)' dark purple and somewhat blotched 

 centre, which is surrounded by a band of yellow, and be- 

 yond this they are pale purple. The filaments are also 

 purple, and the anthers are brownish. The flowers vary 

 in number from a single one to three or four, usually quite 

 large, with the petals, which are about one and a half 

 inches long, more or less recurved, and becoming decidedly 

 so Avith age. The leaves are mottled, as in most of the 

 species. 



Aside from the coloring of the flower, this species is 

 characterized by the peculiar form of the appendages at 

 the base of the inner petals. These appendages differ in 

 form in different species of the genus, and in some are 

 wholly wanting. Here the petal is very abruptly and 

 almost hastately expanded above the very short claw, and 

 the angles are thickened and somewhat saccate. Toward 

 the median line there are two sub-globose, inflated ap- 

 pendages, which, with the filaments, almost close the ori- 

 fice of the flower. The bases of the inner petals are so 

 broad as to be nearly contiguotis. The outer are narrowed 



