THE ORCHID REVIEW. 199 
survived two most severe summers, and several of them have rewarded me 
for my constant attention by a few flower spikes. 
Vanda teres is still in flower, but who would realize the amount of care it 
requires? Vanilla planifolia, a lover of moisture, has thrived most success- 
fully: through our dry season. A few other Orchids have also rewarded me 
for my care; such as Eria flava, and Coelogyne flaccida, which have made 
quite as nice a show as could be expected in European culture. 
Now I must give you a little idea how plants of this kind are grown in 
this part of the world. Some twelve months ago I erected a conservatory 
110 feet long by 40 feet wide, and 15ft. high in the centre. It is carefully 
protected from the burning winds by a big wall and partly shaded by 
surrounding trees. This conservatory is entirely made of iron covered with 
wire netting, and a double covering of ‘‘ chicks” or bamboo blinds right 
over, which cut off the radiation considerably. 
A rockery composed of dead tree trunks and stones of various kinds has 
enabled me to plant the different species according to their natural requir- 
ments, and it is only by constant care and attention, and supplying the 
essential element of moisture, that such epiphytic species have fought and 
overcome the natural inclemency of this desert-like country. 
Horticulture under similar circumstances is a most trying undertaking, 
but nevertheless interesting, as it shows to what extent and how far the 
adaptability of plant life goes. 
A. E. P. GRIESSEN. 
Taj and Govt. Gardens, Agra, N.W.P. 
ORCHID NOMENCLATURE. 
On page 180 of your June issue a writer, “Spectator,” suggests a doubt as 
to whether support would be given to the decision of a ‘‘ Central Orchid 
Society ” in the nomenclature of Orchids, and adding that he fears that with- 
out support the effort to work improvement in this way is certain to fail. 
Would not something in the way of winning the needed support be 
accomplished if buyers, in general, would ask for such a certificate as a 
‘Central Orchid Society” might give ? 
To a grower who really loves his Orchids, his plants become more or 
less individualized, and he is entirely justified in having names for the indi- 
viduals, if he so chooses, while they are in his own house, but the cold- 
hearted buyer is equally justified in ignoring this individuality, and in asking 
for some name that, having less of the personal, will be sure to have more 
of authority. F. J. Le Moyne 
Chicago. 
