MARCH, 1922]. THE ORCHID. REVIEW, 87 
My husband and I were discussing the question of what is the real 
secret of success with Orchids as far as the average amateur is concerned, 
and we came to the conclusion that firstly one must have a real love for 
them, the same as a successful gardener has for his flowers, and the rest is 
study and attention. It is no use being kind and attentive to orchids this 
week and then giving them casual attention for the following weeks, the 
damage done by this is often irreparable. To go into an orchid house is 
almost fatal if you are in any sort of a hurry. One may only go to syringe 
a few plants, or cut off a decayed leaf, and invariably you find half a dozen 
things that want doing, and if you love your plants you attend to them 
THEN—that is the secret of success. 
I have often known times at the week-end when, in company with my 
husband, we have started in the morning with the intention of just potting 
half-a-dozen plants, and we found ourselves still at it in the evening. 
Handling the plants has found a want here and a need there, and if it is 
your hobby and you love the plants it is a pleasure. We spend many 
happy hours reading and re-reading the Orchid Werld, the Orchid Review, 
and the various works on the plants. Recently a friend kindly lent us 
Lucien Linden’s famous work, and it is certainly one of the most lucid 
books on the subject I have had the pleasure of reading. He gives such 
close details of the actual surroundings of the plants he came across in 
their native habitat that all can use their own judgment as to the necessary 
treatment. The book is written in French, and I have not heard of any 
translation, 
We decided to put some of the Mexican Lelias that we had just divided 
and repotted in the cradle in the lantern roof along with the Vandas. The 
thermometer shows about 40 degrs., and often less at night, and there is a 
big chink of air above them owing to a ventilator not closing. During the 
snow storms of the past few days I noticed them lightly powdered with 
snow which had blown in. They are quite dry, though let down and 
syringed on sunny days, and under these conditions are showing their roots 
beautifully. Linden speaks of the Mexican Lelias growing in the winter 
in frosty surroundings, so they evidently do not mind it under artificial 
cultivation. Their bulbs are bright and healthy, their leaves glossy, and, 
temember, they have only recently been rudely disturbed and broken up. 
I will report on them from time to time. 
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ODONTONIA BRUGENSIS.—This interesting hybrid was raised by Messrs. 
Sanders at Bruges, the parents being Odontoglossum Edwardii and Miltonia 
vexillaria. The plant resembles the Miltonia in habit and in the colour of 
the leaves. The flowers are of light purple colour, the broad labellum 
bearing a buff-yellow crest. 
