It produces its flowers, which are deliciously fragrant, durmg the winter months, 
and remains in beauty from two to three weeks. 
This Brassavola will thrive well on blocks, but grown in this way it requires 
more than usual attention, as regards moisture at the roots. It will also thrive 
well in baskets or pans with good drainage, and rough fibrous peat with live sphag- 
num moss will form a suitable medium for the roots. The baskets or pans must be 
suspended from the roof where the plants will receive as much light as is 
possible, in order to ripen the stems and leaves, so that they may bring forth 
blossoms in perfection. If not well cultivated the plants will not flower. We 
find them to thrive well in the Cattleya house, where they obtain but a small. 
proportion of shade. They must be kept moist at the roots during the period of 
vigorous growth, and when that is completed just enough must be given to keep 
their stems and foliage in a plump condition. 
At the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society held at South Kensington 
on July 13th, the following distinct New Orchids were exhibited, and were 
awarded First Class Certificates :— 
DenDRoBIUM WILLIAMSIANUM.—A distinct and handsome species, introduced by 
us from New Guinea. It has large flowers which are furnished with pure white 
sepals and petals, and a scoop-shaped lip of a deep magenta-purple. ‘This plant 
was first described by Professor Reichenbach in the Gardeners’ Chronicle in 1878. . 
We hope at some future time to present our readers with a figure of this novelty. 
Puasus Humsptormu.—A very distinct and -beautiful species from Madagascar, 
exhibited by Sir T. Lawrence, Bart., M.P. It produces erect spikes of from six 
to eight flowers, of which the sepals and petals are of a pale rosy crimson, and 
the lip deep rosy crimson of a dullish hue. 
