THE ORCHID REVIEW. 143 
ERIOPSIS RUTIDOBULBON. 
Tuls fine old plant is decidedly rare in cultivation, but a plant was 
exhibited by the Hon. Walter Rothschild at a recent meeting of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, and now another is flowering at Kew, where the 
original plant flowered as long ago as 1849 (Bot. Mag., t. 4437). This 
had been sent home by Purdie, who found it growing on the stem of a 
palm tree in the temperate region of Antioquia, at an elevation of 4,000 to 
5,000 feet, where the temperature ranged from about 65° to 75°. It was 
the only single example he succeeded in finding. It was subsequently 
figured in Pescatorea under the erroneous name of E. biloba, Lindl. (t. 20), 
and it is stated that it was met with by M. Linden associated with Uro- 
pedium Lindeni, and the habitat of the latter is given as between the 
Cordillera of Merida and Lake Maracaybo. The habit of the plant is 
somewhat like that of Lycaste, except that the pseudobulbs are wrinkled, 
but the flowers are numerous, and borne on a long arching raceme. The 
sepals and petals are yellowish with more or less broad purple margins, and 
the lip reddish purple on the side lobes, and white in front with a number 
of black spots. In the Orchid Album (VIII, t. 377), basket or pot culture is 
recommended, and the cool end of the Cattleya house is said to suit it 
admirably. It should be potted when the plant begins to grow, plenty of 
drainage being used, and care being taken not to injure the roots, as it is 
rather impatient of such treatment. It is a distinct and striking plant 
deserving of more extended cultivation. 
R.A. R. 
ORCHID GROWING BY THE ARTISAN. 
Wuat a marvellous advance has been made in the growing of Orchids in 
this country since the enormous importations have reduced their value to the 
price of Pelargoniums and Fuchsias! In almost every town or burghal 
district there are a few of the “ horny-handed sons of toil” that take to 
their cultivation. sas last week the writer has seen two collections grow- 
ing under The one was owned by John 
Hampson, Whitefield, a shoemaker; the other by Edward Wolfenden, 
Radcliffe, a stone-mason. The only access to the former's glass-house was 
through the workshop—where John was toiling away making clogs, so 
much used by workmen in the manufacturing districts of Lancashire—then 
through the back kitchen, and into a yard, where the small semi-span house 
was completely filled with a variety of Orchids, some doing well. The 
house was heated with hot water, and it was quite pleasing to see some 
nicely-grown pieces of Dendrobium Wardianum in flower, and in one or 
