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hybrids should be likewise in spike, and must be given abundance of air and 
water to enable them to develop satisfactorily. 
: SUGGESTED ADDITIONS. 
CooL House. 
EPIDENDRUM VITELLINUM. —This most brilliantly-coloured Orchid is an 
indispensable member of a Cool house, and by reason of its free growing 
and flowering propensities, enjoys great popularity. There are two varieties, 
z.e., the summer, and autumn flowering types. Epidendrum vitellinum is 
a low-growing Orchid, producing small circular-shaped pseudobulbs, from 
the apex of which the spikes of blooms are produced in late summer. The 
individual blossoms are about an inch in diameter, and of the brightest hue 
of orange-scarlet exhibited in any flower. They continue a long time in 
full beauty, and withstand draughty show rooms and rooms lit by gas with 
surprising fortitude. Beginners should be careful to make sure that they 
obtain the ‘‘ majus” variety, which is much superior to the ordinary form. 
CATTLEYA House. 
L#LIOCATTLEYA HypaTiA.—This is one of the best of the Lelia cinna- 
barina crosses, and is worthy of a place in the most select of collections. 
This Orchid is endowed with a good constitution and flowers freely, usually 
blooming this month or later. It was derived from Cattleya Trianz and 
Lelia cinnabarina. As is the case with many hybrids derived trom the 
latter species, many flowers are produced on a long stem from the sheath. 
The sepals and petals are of a deep flame colour, and the lip is veined with 
mauve, with a golden throat. Within the last few years many plants have 
been raised, which allows of its being purchased at a low rate. 
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MANURE FOR ORCHIDS. 
IN answer to Mr. Geo. H. Hunt (page 1gt), I may state that I was at one 
time with the Julius Roehrs Co., at Rutherford, New Jersey, and I never 
remember the Warm Orchid houses being left open at night. It was only 
the Cool houses that were left open; the Phalznopsis, Cattleya and the 
warmer Cypripedium houses were closed at about five o’clock in the after- 
noon, but earlieron cool days. Mr. Hunt must also remember that most of 
the summer-flowering Cattleyas are making their roots after they have done 
flowering, and this is the best time for damping the house with manure 
water. I may say that I am not able to send photographs of the plants in 
question, but as I have gained a more extensive position with Mr. J. A. 
Carbone, of West Berkeley, California, through my success at Newport, 
Rhode Island, it would be interesting to know if Mr. Hunt has made any 
experiments with manure for Orchids, and if so, what were the results ? 
W. E. EGLINGTON. 
2216, Fifth Street, West Berkeley, Cal., U.S.A. 
