Codogy 



^perata is a noble evergreen plant, wliich, wlien well 



g 



a height of two or more feet ; its pseudobulbs are oblong, from six to 



attains 

 eight 



inches high, 

 light green 

 which numb 



bearing 

 leaves. 

 r from i 



upon the summit a pair of stalked, lanceolate, plaited 



The 



raceme is a 



foot or 



mor 



long 



arching ; the flowers 



elve to fifteen, are some two or three inches across, and are 



creamy yellow, the 



arranged on the raceme in a two-ranked fashion ; the colour is 

 lip being richly marbled with brownish yellow veins, which spring from a rugged, 

 bright deep orange- coloured central ridge. The flowers are produced during June and 

 July, and continue in perfection for two or three weeks, if they are kept from 



damp. 



Our present drawing was taken from a plant 



growing in the fine collection 



of W. Lee, Esq., Downside, Leatherhead, where many rare species and varieties 

 of Orchids are to be found. 



The compost Mr. AYoodford (who has charge of the Downside collection) uses 

 for this plant is good fibrous peat and sphagnum moss. The plant is grown in a 

 pot, and the drainage is kept in good open working order, so that nothing stag- 

 nant remains about its roots. We have also seen this 



species grown 



in a mixture 



of turfy loam and fibrous peat, and under this treatment it thrives equally well. 

 It is a plant which grows freely, and therefore requires a good-sized pot ; it also 



r 



enjoys a liberal supply of water to its roots during tlie period of active growth, 

 but after this is completed, the quantity should be gradually diminished^ until 

 only just sufficient is given to keep the pseudobulbs plump and healthy. When new 

 growths and roots begin to appear extra water must be given, gradually increasing 



the quantity with the strength of the roots and shoots. 



This 



plant enjoys strong 



heat, and should be grown at the warmest end of the East India House, well 

 exposed to the light, but shaded from the hottest rays of the sun. 



(Concluded from Plate 310.) 



If 



The Indian Crocuses {Pleiones) were ■ extremely gay, beside which many other 

 beautiful plants contributed their quota to the formation of a grand display, whilst 

 judging from the number of kinds now pushing up their spikes, there is no fear 

 of a scarcity of bloom for a long time to come, 

 collection, and it bids fair in time to become one of the best in the neighbourhood. 

 Mr. Statter takes a great interest in his Orchids, and he is ably seconded by his 



gardener, Mr, Johnson. 



Since our visit to this collection, we have received from Mr. Statter various 



This 



IS a very progressive 



cut blooms of Orchids, specially notable amongst which was a fine 



ety of 



Cattleya maxima, the size and intensity of its colour rendering it one of the best 

 forms that has hitherto come under our notice. — B, S. W. 



