would appear never to attain more than about a foot in height, being unusually 
short and stout in growth. It is best grown in a basket or pot suspended from 
the roof, and should be well shaded from the sun. It revels in a good supply of 
water during the growing period, which extends over summer and autumn; but in 
winter only just sufficient water should be given to keep the moss damp,. for if 
allowed to become over-dry it will shrivel, having no pseudobulbs to support it. 
Thrips and scale are sometimes found on this plant; these should be diligently 
searched for and destroyed, as the leaves, being of a fleshy nature, would otherwise 
soon become disfigured by the onslaught of these pests. 
Orcuips at Arnot Himu—We append a few notes on the Orchids at Arnot 
Hill, near Nottingham, the residence of C. G. Hill, Esq., a gentleman who is forming 
a fine collection of these plants, and one which we have no doubt will in time 
take a foremost rank, as Mr. Hill is specially fond of good Orchids, and intends to 
grow only those which are most worthy of cultivation. There is a fine range of 
houses built to suit the cool, the intermediate, and the East Indian kinds, and the 
arrangements are all that can be desired, having been made the chief study. Of the 
genus Odontoglosswm, we found at the time of our visit, some few months since, there 
was a large collection, including some hundreds of plants of O. Alexandre and 
O. Pescatorei, amongst which were many fine specimens. There was also a fine lot of 
Masdevallias; the Bull’s-blood variety of M. Harryana was in splendid condition, 
and there were many other fine varieties. We noticed a house full of Oncidium 
Gardneri mixed with O. pretectum and O. curtum, the plants bearing about fifty 
spikes, the greater part of which were in bloom, the flowers deliciously fragrant, and 
presenting a beautiful picture, as the bright yellow lip with its definite margin of 
brown shows off the flowers to great advantage. In the Cattleya house there were 
many fine plants which were rooting and growing well. We noticed a good specimen 
plant of the new Cattleya Triane Russelliana, also of the rare C. exoniensis, of 
the beautiful C. Reineckiana, of the best variety of C. labiata showing flower-sheaths, 
and many others. Oncidiwm incurvum was beautifully in bloom, and with its snow- 
white lip had a very pretty appearance. 
: In the next house we noticed three good plants of Dendrochilum filiforme finely 
m flower; one plant had fifty of its graceful spikes of yellow blossoms hanging among 
the foliage, and the other two plants were equally good. 
In the adjoining house there were many fine East Indian Orchids. We noticed 
four plants of the rare Aérides. Schréderi, and a wonderful variety of A. Lobbii in 
full bloom, with a fine branching spike—one of the best we have seen, and one 
of which we hope at some future time to furnish our readers with a figure. 
There was a good collection of East Indian Orchids being got together, and from 
the appearance and health of _the young stock they seemed likely to thrive well. 
We were glad to see this “class of Orchids so well appreciated, as there can be n0 
doubt that the East Indian kinds are among the richest and finest of the family, 
and they will flourish in a lower temperature than most people imagine.—B. 6. W. 
