charming appearance. The sepals and petals are pure white: the lip is white, with 
a pale yellow stain in the throat. The plant blossoms during May and June, and 
lasts about two weeks in perfection. We have flowered this variety during the 
present year, and it was very much admired by every one who saw it. 
Trichopilia suavis alba was exhibited by J. 8. Bockett, Ksq., of Stamford Hill, 
at one of the meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society, and was awarded a 
First Class Certificate of Merit. 
The Cattleya house is the best position for the plant, but it should be placed 
at the coolest end. I€ will flourish either in a basket or pot, in a compost of 
fibrous peat, with good drainage, but it must be well elevated above the rim, so 
that the flowers may hang down according to their natural habit. Propagation is 
effected by division of the plant after blooming; two or three bulbs should be 
severed from ‘the original plant, or more if a larger specimen is desired. 
ARIDES ODORATUM MaAsus.—This fine old Orchid was shown by Mrs. Arbuthnot 
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at the Chislehurst Exhibition, on the 16th of July, and in this case it was a most 
wonderful example of good cultivation. The plant was one mass of its beautiful 
racemes of flowers, about fifty in number, many of them measuring fifteen inches 
in length. The flowers are white, tipped with pink, and are produced in long 
graceful spikes which overhang the foliage and produce a most charming effect. 
The perfume given off by this variety is very delightful, and was in this case 
most refreshing to those who passed by, many of whom wondered where the pleasant 
odour came from, as it was shown among the stove and greenhouse plants. This 
plant was two and a half feet in diameter, and three feet in height. Great credit 18 
due to Mr. Mitchell, the gardener, for his skill in cultivating so fine a specimen. 
We often wonder why this plant is not more popular at our exhibitions, especially 
as it is easy to grow, taking very few years to make a good specimen, and being 
purchasable in small sizes for a few shillings. When not in bloom, it is, moreover, 
an’ attractive plant.—B. 8. W. . 
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