2o THE ORCHID Rl ■ 



those of John Uaguk'y, foreman and traveller for \\ 



Co., Thomas Rochford, of the Turnford Hall Nui 



of Cheltenham, and A. H. Smee, of Carshalton. 



closed, Alfred Bleu, one of the pioneers of hybridisation in Fra 



away, as will be seen by a note on page jr. 



A hasty survey of the more important events of 1901 

 Orchidology has again made substantial progress, and this is 

 considerably augumented during the coming year, so great is 

 of seedlings which are rapidly approaching the flowering stage 



CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR JANUARY. 



By John Mackay, The Gardens, Highbury, Birmingham. 

 The following temperatures will be useful as a guide for the present month ; 

 subject of course to the atmospheric conditions prevailing outside. The aim 

 should be to keep them as steady as possible, without the necessity 01 

 employing any excess of fire heat. 



Cool House.— Day, 50 to 6o° ; night, 45 to 50 . 

 Intermediate House.— Day, 55 to 65 ; night, 50° to 55 . 

 East Indian House.— Day, 65* to 70 ; night, 6o° to 65 . 

 With the beginning of another year, we shall from now onwards hav< 

 plenty to engage our attention, and the Orchidist has the satisfaction o 

 knowing that his houses will gradually assume a gayer appearance. 



The East Indian House is just now the subject of attention, for w< 

 have here such welcome kinds, either flowering or approaching tha 

 stage of beauty, as Saccolabium giganteum, Angra^cum sesquipedale, A 

 eburneum, A. Sanderianum, A. citratum, and the pretty little dwarf species 

 A. fastuosum. Vanda gigantea is also pushing its spike, and should have a 

 light position in order to develop it properly. Phalaenopses, too, are show- 

 ing very prominently, and will soon make a bold display. Amongst them 

 -- be mentioned P. Stuartiana, P. Schilleriana, P. X leucorrhoda. 



amabilis, P. X intermedia, and P. Lueddeman 



Water should be giv 



to the members of this genus very sparingly— an occasional moistening 

 the moss will suffice to meet their requirements at the present time 



Eulophiella Elizabeth* will almost have- completed growth, and its 

 spikes will soon begin to push from the base of the newly-made pseudo- 

 bulbs It is rather a difficult Orchid to grow. I find it does best when given 

 a shady position m the warmest house, and it enjoys plenty of heat and 

 st growing, and should never be allowed to get really dry in 



