being some that, in consequence of their thinner texture, do not continue for so 
long a time as others in a good condition; a great deal of this endurance, no 
doubt, depends on the cultivation of the plants, and especially the conditions under 
which they are placed before and after the flowers become expanded. On this point 
Mr. Taylor, the gardener at Hoole Hall, is well informed, being a good grower of 
Orchids, and taking a great interest in all kinds of plants. 
Cattleya Triane Hooleana requires the same treatment as the species, and 
should be potted in good rough fibrous peat and sphagnum moss, as we have 
recommended on several occasions in this work. The varieties of Cattleya Triana 
are among the most useful of our winter-flowering Orchids; they will soon be 
coming into bloom, and the cultivator will be looking forward to seeing new 
_ varieties among the imported plants, for which our energetic collectors have been 
searching during the last few years in countries where they present numerous 
variations, and where they grow in great profusion on the branches and trunks of 
the trees 
OrcHIDs at Pickerina Lopes, TiMPERLEY, the residence of G. Hardy, Esq.— 
We had the great pleasure of visiting this noble collection of Orchids a few days 
ago. We found the enormous specimens of Cattleya and of Lalia, which gained 
such favour at the Manchester Exhibition, and also at the Royal Horticultural Show 
at Liverpool and at York—at all which they were well appreciated—to be very 
grand. We believe the Horticultural Society of York is offering a prize of £40 
this year in consequence of having such fine specimens brought before them last 
year. Mr. Hardy’s plants are at the present time promising well. He has several 
large specimens of Cattleya Mossie furnished with many flowering sheaths. Of 
C. Mendelii he has a noble lot, all showing well for bloom; also fine masses of 
C. Skinneri, three feet across, showing numbers of strong flowering sheaths. 
C. exoniensis is there in the shape of a well-grown specimen; also C. Warnert 
showing strong growths, together with many fine specimens of C. Trane, 
of C. Hardyana, a rave and beautiful species, and of C. Mossie Hardyana, both 
of which latter are figured in the Orchid Album, and both of which are grand 
varieties. C. Sanderiana, C. Dowiana, and C. gigas were all fine specimens. ‘The 
Specimens of Lelia purpurata are marvellous examples of good culture, and there 
are Several others equally fine. The plants of Odontoglossum crispum are fine and 
those of O. vexillarium are doing well; of this there are several hundred plants in 
vigorous health which bid fair to be even finer than they were last year. We 
were glad to see that Mr. Hill, the gardener, has mastered the culture of the 
Phalenopsids, for they are in splendid condition now, compared with what they 
we eume; Wane tho. * The epectiiind Gf Deddesbiwn. | Wardseauni “are promising 
well for bloom.—B. S. W. 
