334 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [NovEMBER, IQII. 
The house should be gay with some of the early winter-flowering 
‘Odontoglossum hybrids; also Oncidium Forbesii, tigrinum, sarcodes, and 
‘varicosum. Cypripedium insigne and villosum should be opening their 
flowers, and should receive liberal supplies of water. Be careful not to 
leave the spikes too long on the Oncidium species, or they will fail to give 
a satisfactory show the following season. 
CATTLEYA HOUSE. 
Here little is now needed beyond those points just mentioned. A few 
late-flowering Cattleyas, such as Dowiana aurea, Hardyana, Warscewiczii 
(gigas), and early labiatas may need repotting, and should be attended to. 
‘Use a mixture of osmunda fibre and sphagnum moss. Keep the plants as 
‘warm as possible, and only just damp until a thorough hold has been taken 
of the new compost. Damp down twice daily, about 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. 
Sponge the leaves of Vanda ccerulea twice a week, and give them and also 
‘Cattleyas all the light possible. If any of the former are out, do not allow 
the spikes to remain too long on the plants. Any Dendrobiums which 
have finished growing should have the supply of water gradually reduced, 
and be placed in the coolest part of the house. The time when most 
Dendrobiums require to be so treated is when the leaves of the last made 
pseudobulbs begin to turn yellow and drop off. This does not apply to the 
evergreen section. 
The house should now present a grand sight, with Odontoglossum 
grande, Cattleya labiata, and hybrids in bloom. A few Vanda ccerulea and 
Kimballiana should also be out, and the former are certainly the most 
beautiful Orchids in existence. Keep V. Kimballiana well up to the roof 
glass, and always damp until the flower spikes are open. 
SUGGESTED ADDITIONS. 
CooL House. 
ODONTIODA X BOHNHOFI&.—This is one of the prettiest hybrids of this 
‘genus, and one which should be included in every collection. The flowers 
are of good size, and freely borne on long arching spikes, usually in the late 
autumn. The sepals and petals are rather narrow, blood-red in colour, 
tinged with purple at their base, and occasionally showing some white in 
places. The lip is somewhat small, of a pretty salmon-pink, with a few 
scarlet spots, and a yellow crest. It is a cross between Odontoglossum 
-cirrhosum and Cochlioda vulcanica, and in shape the blossoms * most 
xesemble the former, for the sepals and petals are much recurved, and 
acuminate. It is a hybrid of good constitution, and although the size of 
the blossoms is somewhat reduced, owing to the influence of the Cochlioda 
parent, it is an attractive and floriferous hybrid. It was first flowered by 
Messrs. Charlesworth in 1906. 
_ ODoNTOGLOssUM X ARLEQUIN.—This is a beautiful hybrid, raised by 
