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growing nicely in a warm house, with thicker shading material on it. Where 
practicable, these plants should be stood on ashes on the floor, but not if 
the latter is a long way from the roof. V, Lowii should also be treated like 
the above. V. Amesiana and Kimballiana are not easy subjects to treat, 
though probably, like the one spoken of previously, position has a lot to do 
with success or the absence of it. We have both growing with the Phale- 
nopses, and although they might be better, I have seen many thousands 
worse. We never give water frequently, not even when rooting freely, as 
the atmosphere is generally saturated with moisture. [See an article on 
their culture at page 306 of our first volume.—Ep. | 
The Phalanopses must now be kept in a continual moist condition, 
thoroughly shaded from all sunshine, and fresh air admitted to them when 
that outside is not too dry or cold. With these are grown the lovely 
Eulophiella Elizabethe, which is now just beginning to root from the new 
rhizome. Water in large quantities should now be given frequently, and 
until the growths have reached their full development. 
THE MANCHESTER ROYAL BOTANIC SHOW. 
THE great Whitsuntide Show of the Manchester Royal Botanical and 
Horticultural Society was held at the Gardens, Old Trafford, from June 4th 
to 1oth, and the Orchid exhibits were above the average of recent years, 
both in number and quality. 
The first prize for the best miscellaneous collection (limited to Amateurs) 
was secured by W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone (gr. Mr. 
Stevens), for a magnificent group, in which splendidly grown and flowered 
Odontoglossums formed the leading feature. It included some choice forms 
of O. crispum, the best being O. c. Thompsoni, a large, finely-shaped, well- 
blotched form, spotted with purple ona flushed ground. O. citrosmum and 
O. luteopurpureum were represented by many good examples, and O. 
nzvium by a superb specimen with about twenty spikes. Other fine things 
were O. Reichenheimii with much-branched spikes, a capital form of O. x 
Wilckeanum with a long raceme, O. X Coradinei Roeblingianum, a pretty 
light blotched form of O. cordatum, &c. At the back of the group were 
several light and dark forms of Lelia purpurata, some fine forms of 
Masdevallia Veitchiana and Harryana, which, together with the beautiful 
Cochlioda Neetzliana, brightened up the group, which also contained 
Cattleya Skinneri alba, some good C. Mendelii, &c. 
The second prize went to E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow 
(gr. Mr. Holbrook), for a fine group, in which Cattleyas and Lelias were 
conspicuous, including C. luteola Reezlii, a fine C. Schilleriana, a fine series 
of C. Mossiz and C. Mendelii, a splendid C. Schrédere alba (First-class 
