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may receive a partial rest. A clean porous compost answers their require- 
ments, and the plants are best grown in shallow pans, not being able to 
push their roots through much material. The ‘autumn-flowering variety, 
laving just passed out of bloom, should for sometime to come be kept on 
the dry side. ; 
GENERAL REMARKS.—Owing to the exceptional conditions of the past 
four years few collections in this country are up to their usual standard, but 
we may hope that the day is not far distant when we shall once again see 
them in full splendour. We shall then be able to follow our vocation without 
the many restrictions that at the present day beset us. Our profession is 
considered a peaceful one, yet we are always at war against those things 
which do harm, namely insect and fungoid pests, and I trust that in a very 
short time this may be once again the only warfare we are called upon to 
practise. 
HE frontispiece to the present volume represents a finely-grown plant 
of the rare Cymbidiella Humblottii, Rolfe, from the collection of Mrs. 
Bruce and Miss Wrigley, Bridge Hall, Bury. The specimen was exhibited 
ata meeting of the Manchester & North of England Orchid Society, held 
on June 6th last, and received a First-class Certificate, a Cultural 
Certificate being also awarded to the gardener, Mr. E. Rogers, in recogni- 
tion of his success. Miss Wrigley writes that the plant was bought by her 
late father, Mr. O. O. Wrigley, some three years ago, and flowered the 
following year. It was then divided, and did not flower until this spring, 
though it had increased enormously in size. The figure represents the plant 
as exhibited, the photograph having been kindly sent by Miss Wrigley. 
The habit of tie plant is distinct, and the arching foliage very graceful, 
_ While the flowers, which are borne in an ample panicle, are green and black, 
and strongly recall those of Coelogyne pandurata. The species is a native 
a Madagascar, and was formerly referred to Cymbidium, but is now 
"cognised as belonging toa distinct genus, whose history was given at pp. 
38-59, and a figure of C. rhodochila, Rolfe, at p- 57 According to Warpur 
the Species is epiphytic, growing upon the stem of a palm, Raphia 
madagascariensis. Owing to this character, the plant requires different 
teatment from the terrestrial Cymbidiums. It is to be hoped that the 
_ Sttiking C. rhodochila willagain be introduced, 
of its requirements it should be possible to ¢ 
“aid to grow always in masses of Platycerium, 
teat the rivers, and on higher slopes of the forest. 
CYMBIDIELLA HUMBLOTII. Ig 
See Frontispiece. 
ultivate it successfully. It is 
on the branches of high trees 
