will answer, 



why should the Ame 



the leaves i 



ire used 



in a very 



chemical co 



mpositio 



n, as far as 



identical. 







There w; 



is the sa 



me strong pre 



as is shown 



to exist i 



n America. 



for this prejudice, no 



t the least of 



magnificent 



results ; 



also, the imp 



THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



rican be the only exception? Again, as 

 advanced stage of decomposition, their 

 all practical purposes are concerned, is 



judice against the leaf-mould in Europe 

 Of course there are many patent reasons 

 : of which is that the fern roots have given 

 nprovement observed as resulting from leaf- 

 mould is not one of the flower so much as an improvement in the general 

 constitution of the plant. In some extreme cases it even seems that 

 Odontoglossums, while making tremendous bulbs, did not produce the 

 quality of flowers that might have been expected. 



It is quite safe to predict that leaf-mould will be adopted for many 

 Orchids in the course of time in America ; and careful trials can only be 

 recommended. The work should be done on a small scale, and, prefer- 

 ably, with those Orchids that so far fail to thrive satisfactorily. There is no 

 denying the expert knowledge of those who have been kind enough to give 

 the results of their experience in your columns ; but then it is a fact that 

 even the most cynical have been convinced when they saw the grand results 

 secured from leaf-mould. Mention has been made of Dendrobium 

 Phalaenopsis ; certainly whoever has seen these plants at Sander's and at 

 A. Peeters', at Brussels, cannot but be convinced of the efficacy of this 



ANGULOA CLOWESII. 



Some notable examples of good culture from the collection of Major Joicey, 

 at Sunningdale Park, have appeared at meetings of the R.H.S., and now 

 an illustration of a noble specimen of Anguloa Clowesii from this collection, 

 reproduced from a photograph, has appeared in the Gardeners Magazine 

 (page 460), whence the following is extracted :— " The plant is now in a 14 

 inch pot, and produced 30 spikes and 33 flowers, all of splendid form, rich 

 colour, and delicious fragrance. Mr. Thorne expresses the determination 

 to grow the plant on until it produces 50 flowers, when he will place it 

 before the Royal Horticultural Society at the Drill Hall-or will it be at 

 the new hall ? As long ago as June 12, 1894, Mr. Thorne received, by the 

 unanimous vote of the Orchid Committee of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society, a First-class Certificate for this self-same plant at which time it 



ellent stage has been 



ce then its development to its 

 linterrupted, and it reflects the 



upon its grower, whose only fault regarding it is that he did not stage 

 the Temple Show for all the world to see and admire." 



