

at different times of the year. The sepals and petals are of a yellowish bro^ 

 and the lip yeUow margined with white, the throat being striped with purple 



We find this species succeeds well in the cool house, with Odontoglossi 

 Alexandm; good fibrous peat suits it well, and it requires good draina-e with 



al supply of water at the roots when it is in vigorous 



a 



o "" 6 



fr 



rooting plant. After the growth is completed it should have only sufficient water 

 to keep the pseudobulbs in a fresh plump state. A little shade is bencfi 



to 



the foHage of the plant in summer, but it should be grown as fully exposed to 

 the light and as near to the glass as possible. Under this treatment it will be 

 found to grow freely. 



Renantheka Lowii.-This noble plant, also known as Vanda Lowii, has bloomed 

 very hncly m the collection of Baron Alphonse de Eothschild, at Ferri^res, near 

 laus, this being the finest and best grown specimen we have seen. The main stem 



!! ! ^!^ * ^^^^' '''^^' ^"^"^ g^^^tl^^^ ^^^^ it' '^nd every leaf is perfect, which 



y the case. It bore eleven of its charming pendulous spikes or racemes of 



ble appearance 



nmvcr.. ca,.H .pike oxtondca to the length of nine feet ; it had . uo.xe api,eun,n.e, 



w,tl, Its rccld,»h brown flowers, marked by irregular Hues of greenish yellow ; lu.t 



he mu.t cunous part conneetcd with the infloreseenee of this plant is, that at the base 



H,.f -/^ "!, "'c ^'™' '" fl"ostion is a most remarkable one, and we may say 



r ;.•",. "Tr* ''''''"'™ ""^ ^'"■''^ '^•^'J tl^'^ g°°'^ fort™e to behold. urea. 



.Di'l'o- ! ■■■ ■"'"•™ ^°' ^^'' production of sueh a specimen. The eleven 



.p.ke» >u,,.e we understand, eut and sent to the Baroness in London. Gardening is 



Great 



tW™ ;Lr j::f r; -^ ^rr- ^^ -« ^^V^- There are man, 

 wholo voo. T ^ purposes of decoration, which is kept up through the 



lip riiroiio'ii the 

 and the grounds are beautifully 



^^•l'^>^e year. The mansion is a splendid 



l-iM ^„f 1 T . , ofi'-iium oiiiivjLiut;, ana me srrounas are oeauiuuiiy 



the Ze;t '? ^t T ' ''"' ''"^' '"'^ rrovided with lakes. In faet, it is one of 

 ano to tho'se" who" ha^ the'llr!1'r'Tf T ^Zl '''''' ""'^ ^"' '^™" ^ 



management of it.— B. S. W 



