FEBRUARY, 1923.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 35 
CYMBIDIUM CULTURE IN AUSTRALIA. 
By ARTHUR YATES, Sydney. 
YMBIDIUMS grow so freely in the open air in Sydney that I think a 
C few notes on the cultural methods employed would be of interest. I 
have specimen plants of C. Lowianum and C. eburneo-Lowianum, which 
measure six feet across; the former has at present twenty-four spikes with 
over 300 flowers, the latter has thirty spikes with about 200 blooms. They 
are so large that it is difficult to move them any distance. They are grown 
CYMBIDIUMS FLOWERING IN THE GARDEN OF ARTHUR YATES, ESQ. 
on the lawn, where they get the full mid-day sun, and only during the 
hottest months do they receive a slight protection on bright days with thin 
cotton shading; without this the leaves become scorched and the plants 
unsightly. When grown in the open they will, however, stand a great 
amount of sun without injury. 
I have also several large plants of these varieties growing in 1sin. pots. 
These are also grown in the open air, but in a rather more shady position. 
When the growths are completed in the autumn they are moved to a sunny 
situation ; this ripens the growths and forces them into bloom. Each plant 
averages six to eight spikes. CC. Tracyanum and C. Winnianum also do 
