their general form and outline the blossoms resemble those of L. purpurata; the 
sepals and petals are of a bright rose colour, and the lip, which is two inches across, 
is of a rich magenta-crimson, shaded with mauve, the throat being orange veined 
with brownish purple. It is altogether a charming production. 
There can be no doubt that this plant will require the same treatment as the 
two parents, that is to say, it must have good rough fibrous peat and the usual 
ample drainage; it must also be suspended from the roof or as near the light as 
possible, for a great deal of the success to be realised depends on giving the 
plants the best place to be found in the house, which is sometimes a rather difficult 
problem to decide, especially for young beginners, who need to exercise much close 
observation in order to find out the best aspects for the various classes of plants 
requiring slight diversity of treatment, which have to be accommodated in the houses 
at their command. : 
Orcuip Homes.—There is much to be studied regarding the different countries 
in which Orchids are found. The climate and the localities are in many cases 
totally dissimilar. These differences influence plant growth in the Tropics in a 
remarkable manner. Some of the epiphytal types grow in excessively high tem- 
peratures—generally in the jungles where few people dare venture ; around the coasts 
it is also very hot, but yet the benefit of the breeze is obtained, and the plants 
are more comeatable than those in close places. On the mountain ranges the 
temperature is lower, and plants coming from these cooler regions require less heat 
in their artificial abode. It is not because a plant comes from the East Indies—for 
example—that it requires an excessive degree of heat, but the house must be allowed 
to have a degree corresponding to the temperature of its native habitat and the position 
in which it is found. Some Orchids are found at from 6,000 to 12,000 feet above 
the level of the sea, where there is not only a change in the temperature, but 
the surroundings are so different, that one would think himself in another country 
after leaving the sultry heat of the low-lying districts where, however, Orchids grow 
in greater numbers, and are intermixed with many tropical forms of vegetation, 
such as Palms, Ferns, and other Stove Plants.—B. S. W. 
