308 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
blooming period, and still occupy a warm house. Another section of these 
which follow on and bloom during early spring are C. Regnieri, C. Turneri 
nivalis, and hybrids originating from them. They are much later before 
losing their foliage and consequently the treatment must be varied 
accordingly. 
The evergreen section of Calanthes seems to be much less grown nowa- 
days than they used to be. True from a showy or floral point of view they 
can scarcely ever attain to the high position of the deciduous kinds; still 
there is something noble in the healthy foliage and tall, stout, densely 
racemose, erect spikes, and finely grown specimens of C. veratrifolia, C. 
Masuca, C. X Dominii, or C. X Rollisoni, are worthy objects for the inter- 
mediate department. Leaf soil and fibrous loam forms a capital medium 
in which to grow them. 
L&LIA ANCEPs varieties, together with L. albida, and L. autumnalis, are 
now throwing up spikes and fast approaching their blooming season. Earlier 
in the season I recommend copious overhead syringing for these once or 
twice daily, but it is well to be more careful now, doing so only on warm 
and sunny occasions. 
We shall still find during this as well as last month a considerable num- 
ber of plants really the better for a little extra trouble bestowed upon them. 
The greater number of any particular species—say Cattleya Mossi or 
Odontoglossum citrosmum, for instance—are already in a forward and 
proper stage of growth, still there may be one or two greatly behind, and 
these should be treated more liberally with moisture and warmth, if that be 
possible—even if the second house is not available, much can be done by 
selecting positions. In every house there is generally one part that keeps 
warmer than the other. Late plants should occupy that part, together with 
ethers which naturally grow during the winter, such as Lelia purpurata, 
L. tenebrosa, L. crispa, Miltonias, &c. 
ONCIDIUM TIGRINUM is now preparing to make a show in November. 
Like all Orchids, the less it blooms, the stronger it grows, but this species 
has peculiar habit in this direction. Most species invariably throw spikes 
when the pseudobulbs are of a maximum size, but this one frequently fails 
then, but on weakly plants, with small, spindly growths, the flower spikes 
usually appear, but needless to say they should be nipped off. Like a goo 
many other species of the same genus, the production of a vigorous flowet 
spike or two has hitherto been the forerunner of collapse, sure and certain, 
but I hope that a better order of things is in store now that old tree leaves 
seem to suit them so well for a rooting medium, coupled with a better idea 
of the long and complete rest required. 
Lear-MovuLp.—In a former Calendar I mentioned tree leaves, oak and 
beech preferable to others, in a half decayed or flaky condition, as bens 
