146 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
growth. After the growth is completed a very long rest is beneficial, during 
which time almost no water is required. When new growth appears more 
water must be given, but not too much, or spots soon appear on the foliage, 
and the beauty of the plant is destroyed. During the growing season the 
most suitable temperature is that of the East Indian house (65° by day and 
60° by night, by pipe heat), but when at rest a temperature of five degrees 
lower will do no harm. The label was left in the pot by accident when 
the photograph was taken. 
oF 0. WRIGLEY. 
Bridge Hall, 
Bury. 
[The photograph gives an excellent idea of the effect produced by a 
good plant of this graceful Orchid. Some time ago we received an 
excellent and very similar photograph from H. J. Hunter, Esq., of 
Edinburgh, showing a plant in a ten inch pot with thirty-six spikes. In ~ 
this case, however, the plant was taken in company with various other 
t hings growing in the same house, and thus was not quite so suitable for 
reproduction as an illustration of a specimen plant. Both these photographs 
represent the variety valida (Rolfe) described at page 115 of our first 
volume, which is much more robust than the typical form, and has leaves 
nearly twice as broad, a peculiarity which had led to its being confused 
with the quite distinct species, P. latifolia. We believe that it originally 
appeared with M. A. A. Peeters, of Saint Gilles, Brussels. A remarkable 
plant of the typical form in the collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., 
with 106 spikes, is described at page 111 of our last issue, where it will be- 
observed that Mr. White follows a somewhat different course of treatment 
to that described above, and with equally successful results. Our experience 
is that it is a plant of easy culture under ordinary treatment, and almost 
invariably produces numbers of graceful spikes at the proper season. Two 
or three other species of the genus are fomey worthy of any pains spent 
on their cultivation.—Ep.] 
ONCIDIUM LANCEANUM. 
Writing on the occurrence of the above handsome Orchid in Trinidad, 
Mr. W. E. Broadway, of the Grenada Botanic Garden, observes (Gard. 
Chron. p. 423) that formerly it used to be found in large quantities at one 
end of the island only, at a place called Cedros, which gave to it the local 
name of “Cedros Bei.” Now and then the extremely rare Oncidium 
heematochilum is found with it, and about a year ago a collector brought to 
Port of Spain five plants of this much sought-for species, which he sold for 
5S. or 7s. on the spot. Locally, one can buy very reasonable sized plants 
of O. Lanceanum for 2s., but where once this fragrant Orchid could be 
