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num, with their hybrids, may all be grown quite successfully in the 
intermediate house, also Selenipedium Schlimii and hybrids derived from it. 
I do not advocate the Odontoglossum house generally for them, although I 
have seen some of them do well enough there, preferring to be on the. safe 
side, and I do not by any means recommend the following figures, although 
there is no doubt in my mind that many Cypripediums will endure more 
cold than many of the proper cool Orchids. 
A correspondent assures me that he has the following either in flower or 
in bud. C. x Harrisianum, C. hirsutissimum, C. insigne albomarginatum, 
C. Spicerianum, C. villosum, and Selenipedium x Sedeni, besides which he 
has a good many other kinds. His lowest night temperatures for this year 
up to the roth of January were :—t1st, 39°; 2nd and 3rd, 44°; 4th and 5th, 
45°; 6th, 44°; 7th, 45°; 8th, 44°; 9th, 45°; and roth, 42°; while his highest 
day temperatures for the same period were :—1st, 44°; 2nd, 52°; 3rd, 50°; 
4th, 49°; 5th, 48°; 6th, 50°; 7th, 48°; 8th, 50°; gth, 45°; and roth, 46°. He 
grows them in a cool vinery attached to the dwelling-house, with only an oil 
stove to keep out the frost. Besides the above-named Orchids he mentions 
others, among which are Cypripedium Argus, C. barbatum nigrum, C. x 
Leeanum superbum, C. venustum, Selenipedium x cardinale, Dendrobium 
chrysotoxum, D. thyrsiflorum, D. nobile, Cattleya Mossiz, C. Mendelii, C. 
labiata, Coelogyne cristata, C. Massangeana, Cymbidium eburneum, and C. 
Lowianum. He has succeeded with the above named for the last half dozen 
years. He remarks that “I shall say it is presumption to grow Orchids 
under such circumstances.” But I most certainly shall not. It is glorious, 
and only another proof of the old saying, that ‘‘ where there’s a will there's 
a way.” This gentleman is passionately fond of Orchids, and the other 
saying, that ‘‘ Fools step in where angels fear to tread,” certainly does not 
apply. His love for Orchids led him to experiment with his existing 
accommodation, and, thanks to his indomitable perseverance, he overcame 
his difficulties, and found out the ways and means for a poor man to grow 
Orchids. He has taught himself what no man could teach him, and what, 
perhaps, he could teach no other man. It is the wonderful multiplication 
of littles which go to make up the whole. The enthusiasm of my correspondent 
might well be copied by many another amateur, though perhaps few would 
meet with such success if the same temperatures were employed until they 
found out for themselves the Jitt/es. I might venture to say what I should 
think is the probable cause of his success. Ist, the house may be in a 
cosy and sheltered position, aspect south; 2nd, the dwelling-house walls 
may be warmed from the fires and chimney within ; and, 3rd, the oil stove 
burning inside the greenhouse would tend also to keep the atmosphere dry, 
a condition most necessary with such low temperatures. 
Another batch of those Dendrobes that are to flower should now be 
made tidy and cleaned. When the flower buds are nicely advanced they 
