Aérides Lawrencie is a grand evergreen species, with dark ereen leathery 
foliage, ten inches in length and nearly two inches in width, arranged in a two- 
ranked manner, its racemes of flower being a foot or more in length, and the 
individual blooms large. The sepals are at first of a greenish colour, then of a 
waxy white, and finally yellow; the petals are flushed at the tip with purple, the 
middle lobe of the lip being also purple, with two purple stripes passing from the 
_dise to the mouth of the spur, which is elongated and tipped with green. This 
will be found a most useful species, as it blooms at a time when Orchid flowers 
are scarce—that is to say, during the autumn months—and it continues in beauty 
about three weeks. Mr. Vincent, the gardener at Chateau de Gouville, flowered 
their specimen during October and November. 
This Aérides should be grown in the East Indian house, with live sphagnum 
moss, either in baskets or in pots, and perfect drainage; it requires but little 
material about its roots—just sufficient to keep the plant firm, being all that is 
requisite. It produces.an abundance of aérial roots, by which it obtains the nourish- 
ment necessary to its well-being from the atmospheric moisture, with which the 
house should be properly charged, by keeping the floors and tables continually 
damp. 
Aérides are free-growing plants when their requirements are properly attended 
to; whilst there are few plants more attractive and beautiful than the different 
kinds of this genus, with their graceful flower spikes and rich ‘green distichous 
foliage; and they impart a very distinctive character to the collections in whieh 
they are found. We regret these Vandaceous Orchids are not seen more frequently 
in our gardens, but fashion appears to rule, or misrule, in Orchids as well as other 
things. No difficulty will be found in cultivating these plants if proper attention 
be given and a suitable house provided for them, at the same time following the 
directions for treatment, during the growing and resting season, given in our Orchid- 
Grower's Manual. Many years ago, the grand specimens of Aérides that were exhibited 
at our old shows were admired by all beholders, and such plants may be again pro- 
luced, if care and strict attention be given to the requirements peculiar to this 
class of plants. We are 
interest in these fine Indian Orchids ; for in France and other Continental countries 
and America there appears to be a growing taste for the beauties exhibited by 
these noble plants, and numerous collections exist in which their cultivation appears 
to be thoroughly understood. 
glad to see our Continental neighbours taking lively 
