improve, upon the specimens of the olden times above referred to, 
recently, this plant was very scarce. 
Galeandra Baueri has pear-shaped pseudobulbs, varying in size, and the leaves 
are several in number, lanceolate and three-nerved, The flower-spike ig produced 
from the centre of the young growths when their development has been about half 
completed, and is clothed with sheathing leafy bracts, the blossoms having the 
sepals and petals tawny or brownish green, and the large funnel-shaped lip, which 
is rolled round the column, purple in front with the throat yellow. 
June, July and August, and lasts in perfection for a long period. 
This plant is best grown in a pot, in a compost of peat and sphagnum moss, 
with plenty of drainage. It should be placed in the East India house, in a 
position where it may obtain all the light possible, or if a sunny position can be 
found for it all the better. After flowering it should be allowed a good rest, 
as it is of deciduous habit. The plants should have all the care possible by 
placing them on a shelf or hanging them up near the glass, so that they can 
have all the light which is accessible in order to ripen their pseudobulbs, which 
is of great importance in the culture of all deciduous ‘Orchids, especially where 
they have thick fleshy bulbs to mature, as these will often decay if they are not 
thus exposed to the light. The placing of them in this position has a double 
advantage, inasmuch as the unsightly bulbs are kept out of view in a certain 
degree, but when so placed they must be well looked after, just sufficient water 
being given to keep the bulbs from shrivelling. If they are not judiciously attended 
to, and are watered too much, the bulbs will very often rot; they require to be 
kept moist during their growing season, but after their growth and flowering are com- 
pleted the plants should be placed in the position recommended above. As soon 
as the young growth appears from the base of the bulb, give a little water to | 
encourage the plants to start vigorously and to produce good bulbs. 
They are propagated by dividing the bulbs just as they begin to grow, leaving 
one or two good bulbs at the back of the leading growth; after they are divided 
they may be put into small pots. 3 
Until quite- 
It flowers in. 
WELL-GROWN PHAaLa&Nopsis.—C. J, Partington, Esq., Heaton House, Cheshunt, 
has a well-grown collection of these favourite plants. Mr. Partington was kind 
enough to send us a spike of Phalenopsis grandiflora, with three branches containing 
forty flowers, each three inches in diameter. This plant, which is one of the finest 
we have seen for many years, has thirteen leaves, which are very large. Mr. 
Partington also sent us a notable spike of P. Sanderiana, of a very good variety, 
with large flowers. The Phalenopsids are grown to perfection at Heaton House, many 
large specimens being in the collection, in the finest possible condition. At the 
time of our visit there’ was an abundance of large branching spikes, both in flower 
and in bud. We referred to this collection under Plate 237 of our fifth volume; 
but since then the plants have done wonders. Indeed, they form as fine a group 
of Phalenopsis as it has ever been our good fortune to see.—H. W. 
