the collection of Mrs. H 



wliicli Mr. Bateman considered sufficiently distinct 



in the growth^ colour and form of the flowers to make a new species of 



H 



fullv 



states his reasons in Paxton^s Mag 



Botany^ vol. iv. p 



247, and calls it 



C 



a 



Harrisonice. Our present 

 HarrisonicB violacea^ being 

 e was prepared from a 



h 



been know 



m 



g 



for 



some 



yea 



as 



a mn 



darker 



ty than the usual form 



Our 



well-g;rown 



plant in the collection of F 



G 



T 



Esq 



Studley H 



Goldhawk Eoad, Shepherd 



Catileya Harrisonim violacea is a 



charming 



Bush, 

 evergreen 



t} 



resembling 



the 



typical plant somewhat in its g: 



but is sometimes taller ; it also h 



th 



pc 



habit 



of making 



two growths in one season, and often fl 



are produced upon 



both growths, thus its seasons 



and 

 foui 



again 



of flowering may 



b 



about Jul 



Aufrust, and September, lasting in 



o 



said to be in April and May, 



full p erf ec tion for ab ou t 



cks. It is a very useful plant, both for home decoration and for public 



exhibition purposes. The sepal 



d 



1 with 



} 



in the centre. 



pe 

 Th 



are of a ' rosy purpl 



P 



-me colour, 



Cattleya thrives well when placed at the 



coolest end of the intermedi 



house, where it can obt 



full 



exposuT 



to the 



lio-ht. but 



o 



summe 



it requires 



shading 



from the sun 



during 



The material we use for this 



IS 



and 



of Cattleyas, that is, a good fibrous pea 



in either a pot or basket, but must have perfect dr 



th 

 phi 



the hottest part of the days in 

 i same as that of the majority 



moss 



It 



may 



o 



a moder 



water is 



ecessary 



during 



active 



g 



and 



hen that is completed, just 



be, grown 

 supply of 

 enough 



moisture to keep 

 plant shows 



the bulbs and foliaw 



m 



g 



condition is ampl 



Whe 



the 



signs 



of 



ed growth, increase the water supply, to induce the 



formation of new roots, and thus the 



growths will become stronger. 



Mr. De Witt Smith's Orchids, Lee, Mass, U.S.A. — Here is a grand 'collection of 



of Cattleyas, Lselias, Dendrobiums, and Cypripediums. 



sight, with hundreds of C. Trian(B, of 

 of the most beautiful and distinct we have 



across, sepals and petals 



Orchids, principally consisting 

 The Cattleya-house in March was 

 various forms, amonorst 

 ever noticed — one particularly so, 



a grand 



them being some 



with flowers eisrht inches 



deep clear rose, lip over two inches across, intense 



bricfht but 



deep purple, nankeen- 



yellow throat, beautifully and clearly marked, of fine form and great substance— a 



perfect 



gem. 



notable beinsr 



Many fine Dendrobiums were in flower in the same house, the most 

 D. Devonianum, with extra fine spike, D. Wardianum, D. thyrsiflorum, 



D. 



kinds that w^ere displaying their 

 collecting 



orum, D. chrysotoxum, and D. nobile ; these are but a few of the fine 



flowers. Of Cypripediums, Mr. Smith is 



elegant 



a great number. Many fine specimens of C insigne and C. villosum 



were 



bearing 



over fifty flowers each ; 



altogether 



varieties were in flower, and the 



plants 



were 



about four dozen species and 



remarkably well. There 



doing 



is also a good lot of Phalaenopsis, and a small collection of Odontoglossums and 

 Masdevallias. This collection, although not so extensive as some, is nevertheless 

 full of interest, and one from which Mr. Smith obtains a great amount of pleasure 

 and enjoyment. 



