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another flower of this new hybrid, therefore I send you the three-flowered 
inflorescence of the plant.’”’ It arrived too late to be included in our note 
at page 73, and though a form of the same hybrid is a very distinct variety 
from that figured. The inflorescence is more elongated and the flowers 
stand one above another, as in C. cristata, the petals are broader than in 
typical C. X Colmanii, the crests on the lip longer, and the colour of the 
flower white, with a deep yellow, not orange-brown, disc. In this the 
influence of C. cristata preponderates, but the type has retained more of 
the C. speciosa character. 
SOPHROCATTLEYA X HeEATuu.—A pretty little hybrid raised by Messrs. 
Heath & Sons, Cheltenham, from Sophronitis grandiflora 2 and Cattleya 
Schroederee g¢, and exhibited by them at the R.H.S. meeting held on 
February 12th Jast. It has flowers of the usual Sophrocattleya shape, and 
the colour may be described a soft rose, witha light yellow disc to the lip. 
The plant was very small, and was flowering for the first time, so that the 
flowers are obviously undeveloped. 
CALANTHES. 
THE Spring Session of the Devon and Exeter Gardeners’ Association 
opened last evening with an instructive lecture by Mr. T. H. Slade, of 
the Poltimore Park Gardens, on ‘The Cultivation of Calanthes.” The 
genus Calanthe, the lecturer explained, required for its cultivation no 
special compost. An ordinary mixture of soil which would suit many other . 
plants was also suitable for the Calanthe. There were about forty species 
of Calanthes, but those most familiar to gardeners comprised less than a 
dozen. The compost or soil most suitable for Calanthes was good loam, a 
little leaf soil, dried cow manure, and some silver sand. Some growers 
added peat, but this was not absolutely necessary. He (the lecturer) 
preferred omitting it. The compost should be rough, and, therefore, 
should not be sifted; neither should it be too wet or too dry. Clean, dry 
pots should be used, and there must be ample drainage. After potting, very 
little water would be required until the new roots began to appear through 
the soil. All through the growing season an abundance of water must be 
given to the plants. It must be remembered that the season of growth was 
not a long period, and that if good spikes of flowers were desired the plants 
must be treated liberally with liquid manure, as on the size and firmness of 
the bulb depended the quality of the bloom. In the autumn, after growth 
was completed, the leaves would gradually ripen and fall off, but up to the 
time that the flower spikes had begun to appear the plants should be well 
supplied with stimulants and moisture. When the first blooms had begun 
to expand, water should be gradually withheld, and when most of the 
flowers were open the giving of water should have ceased. The decorative 
