. 3 i6 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



and the hybrids originating from them, are much later in loosing their 

 foliage, so that their treatment should be varied accordingly. The evergreen 

 section of Calanthe is not in such great demand as formerly, and this is 

 doubtless due to the fact that the species are much less showy than the 

 deciduous kinds, yet there are many that are well worth a place in any 

 collection, as for instance C. veratrifolia, C. Masuca, C. X Dominii, and 

 C. X Rollissoni. Leaf soil forms a splendid rooting medium, and they can 

 be well grown in this material if given a position in the Intermediate 

 house. 



Phal^nopsis. — These beautiful plants have made great headway 

 of late ; the winter flowering species are now throwing up their spikes. 

 Plants so doing should not suffer from lack of moisture at the roots, avoiding 

 however any excess. No Phalsenopsis should be afforded water before it 

 is seen that the moss is really dry and then they should be immersed in a 

 vessel of water, which should be tepid, so that the plant may not suffer a 

 check in any way. The variability of our winter climate renders it necessary 

 to avert any check to growth during the next few months. 



Sophronitis :— The plants of this pretty little Orchid are now in a 

 forward state, and will need every assistance in order to develop their 

 leaves and flowers. If required earlier, a batch may be removed from the 

 Cool house, to a position in the Intermediate house ; they will then expand 

 their flowers much earlier. Do not allow the plants to suffer in any way 

 from want of moisture at the roots, as more will be necessary if they are 

 moved into extra heat. 



THE HYBRIDIST. 



L^jlio-cattleya X Grogani^.— A flower of this charming little hybrid 

 has been sent from the collection of Mrs. Grogan, Slaney Park, Baltinglass, 

 Co. Wicklow. It has improved considerably since it was described at 

 page 30 of the present volume, though the bulbs are said to be still no 

 larger than Laslia Dayana, possibly because the plant has increased from 

 two leads last year to eight at the present time. The petals are now 

 2i inches long, and the flower is most like L. Dayana in shape, but the 

 colour a beautiful rose-purple, almost as in Cattleya Harrisoniana, with the 

 throat of the lip deep yellow, and strongly corrugated, as in the species just 

 named. 



Paphiopedilum X Vanner^.— A fine hybrid is sent from the collection 

 of Mrs. Ross, of Florence, which is believed to have been a seedling from 

 P. X selligerum. There is some uncertainty about the pollen parent, 

 which it is suggested may have been P. superbiens, in which case it would 

 -be a form of P. X Elinor, a hybrid which flowered in the collection of 



