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occurs keep the roots a trifle drier for a few days, afford extra ventilation if 
possible, and do not damp or sprinkle any moisture between the pots. M. 
Roezlii (a slightly warmer-growing species), M. Phalznopsis, M. Bleuana, 
and the allied hybrids are also making their growths at this season, there- 
fore the roots will need plenty of moisture. They grow best in a light 
position in the Cattleya house during the winter. M. Phalznopsis always 
does best when suspended with its leaves almost touching the roof glass. 
ODONTOGLossuMs in the Cool house are also in full growth, and care 
must be exercised to prevent a check. The lovely sweet-scented white O. 
pulchellum having now completed its new pseudobulbs, the plants should 
be rested by reducing the quantity of water at the root, as otherwise the 
roots are prone to decay, and the plant will fail to produce its full 
complement of bloom. Keep it always in a light position in the Inter- 
mediate house. As many plants of O. crispum are now showing their 
flower spikes they should be nightly watched for slugs, which are generally 
found on the side of the pots or upon the sphagnum moss. Unless searched 
for assiduously many valuable spikes may be lost. 
E ORCHIS BRAUNII. k 
HE history of this showy natural hybrid, which also bears the name of 
Orchis latifolio-maculata, has already been given (O.R., xxi. pp. 
201, 202), and now, through the kindness of Mr. R. V. Sherring, F.L.S., 
we are able to give a figure. The plant was illustrated some time ago 
(Proc. Bournzmouth Nat. Sc. Soc., iii. p. 41, t. 1), and now the block has 
been forwarded by Mr. Sherring for reproduction in our pages. The figure 
was accompanied by the following note :—, 
ORCHIS LATIFOLIA X MACULATA.—This Orchid was found near 
Edmonsham by Messrs. Linton and Sherring, and is referred to in Flora of 
Bournemouth (Linton), page 208, and also roth edit. London Catalogue, 
under No. 1561. Mr. Linton says, ‘ You may safely call the Orchis, O. 
latifolio-maculata (I arrange the names alphabetically), though it presents 
more of the general features of O. maculata than of the other parent.” 
The plant has a long and interesting history, which we need not 
recapitulate, but we may add that it is also known in gardens under the 
name of Orchis maculata superba. It combines well the characters of the 
two parents, being taller and stouter than O. maculata, and having larger 
flowers, which are lilac-purple in colour, with dark purple markings on the 
the lip. The leaves are broader than in O. maculata, and handsomely 
blotched with brown. It may be looked for wherever 0. latifoha and 
O. maculata grow together. There can be little doubt as to its origin, but 
