June, 1916.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 149 
Mr. H. Dixon, Wandsworth Common, received a Silver Flora Medal 
for a fine group, including good examples of Odontoglossum illustrissimum 
and Ceres, Anguloa Clowesii, Dendrobium regium, and a number of good 
Cattleyas, Leliocattleyas, and Odontoglossums. 
Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough, received a Silver Flora Medal for a fine 
group, including several good Leliocattleya Gladiator, Disa Blackii and 
two nice clusters of D. Luna, Odontoglossum promerens var. Lilian, O. 
crispum Black Prince, O. nevium, a few good Cattleys, a particularly fine 
Sophronitis grandiflora, a well-fowered Dendrobium Loddigesii and the 
rare D. elongatum, Odontioda Sandere, O. Leeana, and other good things. 
Mr. C. F. Waters, Balcombe, received a Silver Banksian Medal for a 
bright little group, including good examples of Cattleya Mossie and 
Mendelii, Oncidium leuchilum, Dendrobium Thwaitesiz and chrysotoxum, 
two good Odontioda Bradshawize, Renanthera Imschootiana, and a few 
examples of Miltonia vexillaria, Odontoglossum crispum, and others. 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR JUNE. 
By J. TT. BaAReeR, The West Hill Gardens, 
Hessle,ck os Yorks. 
HE cold, wet weather experienced during the last two months, with the 
corresponding want of light, was not at all favourable to the growth 
of Orchids, and more fire heat was needed to maintain the temperatures 
than is usual at this time of year. 
Every encouragement should now be given to the plants in each 
department, by attending to such important details as watering, damping 
down, shading, airing, &c., which make up the general management of 
Orchid houses, for upon attention of these matters depends the amount of 
successs to be obtained during the present season. 
The general conditions of management of the different houses as regards 
temperatures, atmospheric moisture, &c., are the same as advised last 
month, and may continue through the growing season. A moist buoyant 
atmosphere should now be maintained in every department, but during dull 
‘wet weather much less ventilation will be necessary, and care must be taken 
to avoid a sudden fall in temperature with an atmosphere heavily charged 
with moisture, especially in a flowering house, or many valuable blooms 
will be utterly spoilt. 
FLOWERING PLANTs.—During the summer months, when numerous 
plants in each department are in bloom, it is good practice to place those in 
flower in a house where the atmosphere is drier and cooler than the one in 
which they made their growth. Should there not be sufficient plants to 
allow of this, they should be placed in the driest and coolest position in 
