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THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
r, 1921. 
him in his extensive glass-houses at Warrington, and the plants can only be 
numbered by tens of thousands. Cypripedium Boltonii has achieved world¬ 
wide reputation, and wiil long serve to hold this expert’s name in 
remembrance. 
It was the custom of Alderman Bolton to send e^tensivpgifts of Orchid 
bloQqis to the late King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra, and also to King 
George and Queen Mary, on the occasion of various anniversaries. Among 
other notable persons who received similar gifts were ex-King Manoel, he 
late Right Hon. Jos. Chamberlain, and the late President Roosevelt. 
Alderman Bolton who for many years was a member and regular 
attendant of the R.H.S. Orchid Committee, was also a connoisseur and 
collector on a large scale of medals, coins, cameos, precious stones, pictures 
and old china. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
C HE AMATEUR’S PAGE.—I hope you will continue the Amateur’s 
Page and “Confusing the Amateur Grower.” I have been doing 
wrong with the watering-pot, and this article has enlightened me already. 
Of course, I do not mean to convey that I have been giving the plants the 
same amount of water now as I did in the summer. Generally speaking^ 
my plants look excellent for the East End of London, and only a few 
hundred yards from two railway lines. With Cattleya aurea and Lc. 
Rubens I have had two lovely flowers on each, and on Odontoglossum 
cnspum a nice spray of sixteen flowers, all out at once and perfect. I have 
also two Cymbidiums in the picture of health, with bulbs as large as a good 
sized duck’s egg, and now pushing out some strong flower spikes. I have 
about eighty Cypripediums, the majority in bud. My greenhouse is 20 feet 
long and 9 feet wide, built by myself, and the heating apparatus is my own 
fitting.— G. Milne, Forest Gate, London, E. 
Articles for Amateurs.— May I offer my heartiest congratulations 
on your new departure in giving articles for amateurs. Mr. Alexander is 
always most interesting and helpful, but what amateurs specially want is 
that given by Mr. Black in his most luminous and valuable article. I 
sincerely trust similar articles will be continued month by month, and hope 
that, amongst others, the following subjects will be dealt with, for I know 
that they are most difficult problems for amateursHow to know that a 
plant wants watering. Proper methods of potting and composts. The 
atmosphere, damping down, etc. When to use the top and bottom 
ventilators. Spraying overhead. How to prevent thrip and other pests. 
A good gardener, in my judgment, is the man who plays the part of a 
.sanitary inspector, whose sole duty is to prevent. He would soon lose his 
