camel’s-hair pencil, very beneficial in preventing the attacks of this insect, while the 
application does not at all injure the young and tender parts. 
great aversion to sulphur—in fact will not go near it. 
The drawing from which our plate is prepared was taken from the select 
collection of D. Tod, Esq., Eastwood Park, Thorliebank, near Glasgow, who is 
not only forming a nice collection of Orchids, but who flowers this species very 
freely, and cultivates it better than we have seen it grown in any other collection, 
We have had these plants under our notice for the past three years, and_ believe 
Mr. Tod’s gardener has hit upon the right method of treatment, the plants being 
very strong and vigorous, with clean healthy foliage. The specimens at Eastwood 
Park are grown in a warm house, near the glass, with plenty of moisture during 
the summer season, and even in winter they are kept moist at the roots. 
The thrips has a 
Orcuips at Bricktey.—We are glad to see the East Indian Orchids well 
represented in the new collection being got together by F. A. Philbrick, Esq., Q.C., 
at Bickley. They are grown in a house where they are associated with stove 
plants. Here are seen some fine examples of Vanda, Saccolabium guttatum in 
bloom, also a wonderful specimen of Aérides affine, with many spikes just coming 
into flower. We, moreover, noticed some fine plants of Cypripedium in bloom in | 
the same house. The cool house is well filled with fine examples of Odontoglossum 
and Masdevallia, which are promising to make fine plants. Many kinds of 
Masdevallia were in bloom when we saw them, amongst them an especially fine 
dark variety of M. ignea in full beauty, and some varieties of M. Harryana were 
very bright in colour.  Odontoglossum Alexandre was well represented by several 
varieties in bloom. A cool and airy house is set apart for Dendrobiwms, and 
alongside this is a house devoted entirely to Phalenopsis containing a fine lot of 
healthy plants, all hanging in baskets near the light, but shaded from the sun, which 
‘ bid fair to eclipse their predecessors in this collection.—B. §. W. 
CATTLEYA SUPERBA.—We have received a very fine spike of blossom of this 
splendid Cattleya from the choice collection of O. Schneider, Esq., Cromwell Grange, 
Fallowfield, near Manchester. The inflorescence was cut from a remarkably well-grown 
specimen, and bore six flowers. We have never seen better managed plants of this 
species than are to be found at this place; they do great credit to Mr. Holmes.— 
B. 8.. W. 
CATTLEYA VIRGINALIS—A fine variety of this chaste Orchid © comes to us from 
R. P. Percival, Esq., Birkdale, Southport. The sepals and petals are pure white, 
and the lip white, with an orange spot at the entrance to the throat. This species 
18 very strongly scented.—B. 8. W. 
