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house, it is advisable to remove them to a drier structure during the winter 
months, to prevent the foliage from being disfigured with the spot disease. 
As the pseudobulbs mature the water supply should be reduced, and a 
temperature of 50° to 55° should be maintained. The other useful kinds of 
Lycaste, such as cruenta, aromatic, &c., require similar treatment. The 
various forms of L. Skinneri make a bold display, and ought to be in every 
amateur’s collection. 
SEEDLINGS.—These must be kept on the move, as better results are 
obtained if they never receive a check. They should not become pot- 
bound, and the surroundings must be kept tolerably moist, while freedom 
from all insect pests is essential. In this department repotting is 
continuous, at least where large quantities are raised. Members of the 
Cattleya tribe and Cypripediums are usually dealt with at the present time. 
The progress made during the winter months will depend very largely upon 
the houses. These should have a span roof, but not too lofty, and be built 
in an open space. Unfortunately, most of us have to be content with the 
houses already in existence, but even here we can make reasonable headway 
by staging the plants as near the glass as possible, and by keeping it clean 
both inside and out. Seed may still be sown, but after the end of this 
month it will be as well if a portion of the seed is stored in a dry place until 
the days begin to lengthen. | 
Vanpa KIMBALLIANA and the chaste V. Watsonii will soon develop 
their flower scapes, and until these are removed it will be necessary t0 
keep the plants well supplied with water. When the flowering period is 
passed only sufficient moisture will be needed to maintain the leaves in 4 
plump condition. 
CaTTLeyaA LEopotpi ALBA.—A very distinct and striking variety of 
Cattleya Leopoldii was exhibited at the R.H.S. meeting held at the Royal 
Horticultural Hall, Westminster, on September 8th last, by Messrs. Sander 
and Sons, St. Albans. It had light green sepals and petals, without the 
slightest trace of spots, and a pure white lip. In fact the light green colour 
of.the whole plant showed that it is a true albino. In other respects it 
agrees completely with the type. So far as we can ascertain nothing of 
the kind has been recorded before. A curious form which appeared with 
MM. A. A. Peeters, St. Gilles, Brussels, in 1896, was recorded by 
Reichenbach under the name of C. guttata Leopoldii immaculata (Gard. 
Chron., 1896, ii. p. 326), but that is said to have had mauve-brown sepals 
and petals without a vestige of spots, and a white lip, with the front lobes 
as well as the column, of the finest purple. It is therefore not an albino. 
Nothing further is known about it. The appearance of a true albino of the 
species is interesting, and the plant should be taken care of.—R.A.K- 
