298 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
Mr. White has succeeded in growing H. militaris for many years, and 
his method of treatment was given in detail in our first volume (pp. 83-85). 
Small pots should be used, those called long thumbs being preferable, on 
account of the great length of the tubers, and the compost should consist of 
fibrous peat, loam, and moss in equal proportions. with a very liberal 
admixture of finely broken crocks and a sprinkling of coarse silver sand. 
Put a single crock at the bottom of the pot, then insert the tuber so that 
the crown is about half an inch below the rim, and fill half way up with 
clean broken crocks. Next add a thin layer of sphagnum moss, and fill up 
with compost, just covering the tuber and pressing in the compost 
moderately firm. Then sprinkle lightly with a fine-rosed watering can, and 
place the plants as near to the glass as possible on the shady side of the 
East Indian House, where the air is hot and moist. As growth advances 
give moderate waterings—when in full growth they will take almost any 
quantity. During hot weather syringing the urder side of the foliage will 
be very beneficial, and a sharp watch should be kept for any signs of thrip, 
which soon disfigure the leaves. After flowering, the leaves will begin to 
change colour, when the waterings should be gradually diminished until the 
stems have quite died down, when they fall away naturally. Rest ona 
dry shelf in the same house, just preventing the soil from becoming dust 
dry, and thus keeping the tubers from shrivelling. It may be propagated 
quickly by separating the new tubers which are found when the plants are 
turned out previous to repotting. 
ORCHIDS AT BRADFORD. 
THE recent notes on the culture of Orchids in leaf-mould have aroused @ 
great amount of interest in the subject, and with the object of making our- 
selves acquainted with the details, we availed ourselves of an opportunity of 
visiting Messrs. Charlesworth & Co.’s Nursery, at Heaton, Bradford, and 
we may at once say that we were greatly pleased with what we saw. But 
before going into special details we must make a few remarks on the collec- 
tion generally. 
The establishment has undergone considerable development since our 
last visit in 1899. A block of six houses has been built, some little distance 
away from the original block overlooking the reservoir, and at a somewhat 
higher elevation. These are each 100 feet long, and fitted with all the 
latest improvements ; and they are almost entirely devoted to the multitude 
of hybrid seedlings which Mr. Charlesworth has been so successful in rais- 
ing. It is exclusively an Orchid Nursery, and, viewing the numerous seed~ 
lings in every stage of development, from the tiniest green globules right up 
