244 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
your readers will hear with great regret of the death of my Orchid grower, 
Joseph C. Spyers, at the early age of thirty-two. His loss is much felt by 
Lady Lawrence and myself, as well as by all in our employment. He was 
an excellent gardener, gifted with much observation, a retentive memory, 
and a keen love of his work and plants. He had accumulated a large and 
varied store of information bearing on horticulture, especially on the 
cultivation of Orchids. He was a great favourite with all about him. In 
all things he was upright and honourable and his many good qualities had 
won for him the esteem and regard. of all who knew him. I think I may 
say that thanks to his skill and knowledge my plants have been as well- 
grown as so varied and extensive a collection could be. He was at all 
times, as very many have found, most willing to help others with the 
results of skill and experience.’ He left a widow and four children, for 
whose benefit the sum of about £250 was subscribed by readers of the 
Gardeners’ Chronicle, many of whom had no doubt profited largely by 
Spyers’ numerous contributions to the pages of that journal on the habits 
and cultural requirements of his favourite plants.” , 
CATASETUM BUNGEROTHII. 
This handsome species has recently been flowering freely at the Botan- 
ical Gardens, Trinidad, under the care of Mr. J. H. Hart, one of the racemes 
carrying as many as sixteen flowers. These of course were males. Only 
one plant yielded female flowers, and two of them were artificially fertilised, 
the capsules being swelling, so that there is a possibility of seedlings being 
obtained. The plants are said to have been given to the establishment by 
a traveller who collected them in Venezuela. 
R. A. R. 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR AUGUST. 
By H. A. Burperry, Orchid Specialist, King’s Heath, Birmingham. 
|THE temperatures and general management of the houses should be 
continued as advised in preceding Calendars. 
There are now many Dendrobiums which have completed their new 
pseudobulbs, and should be removed to a cool, light, airy house, S0 45 to 
thoroughly mature and ripen them, though at the same time the supplies 
of water should not be too suddenly reduced. The whole of the genus 
with but few exceptions absolutely requires this treatment if the plants 
are expected to bloom well, and to remain healthy. Both species ane 
hybrids should be so treated, and no fear or apprehension whatever ? : 
