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a position in the hottest and most humid part of the stove. Most of the 
Aérides may be treated in the same way, a position in the coolest part of 
the stove being given. 
VANDA CG:RULEA will likewise require more water now. The house in 
which this charming species should be grown must of necessity be one well 
supplied with fresh air. My best success was when I grew it in a fernery 
the whole year round; when growing it was suspended over a tank, and 
after flowering it was placed in the dryest part of the house. 
VANDA TERES should now be syringed freely. If the plants are being 
grown in the position they require, in a hot house, practically exposed 
to all sunshine, the flower spikes on many will be developing. After the 
flowers have expanded it is well to remove them to a _ house still hot, 
yet where they can be afforded shade till the flowering period is over. 
OBITUARY. 
Sirk FREDERICK WIGAN, BarT.—It is with great regret that we have to 
announce the death of Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., of Clare Lawn, East 
Sheen, which took place suddenly on March 2nd. The deceased, who was 
in his eighty-second year, and had been in his usual health, was taken ill 
after recording his vote for the London County Council, and though 
medical aid was immediately summoned he never rallied. The deceased 4 
was an enthusiastic Orchidist, and the collection at Clare Lawn, which has 
been under the charge of Mr. W. H. Young (formerly of Kew), for the last 
seven years, was one of the best known in the London district, having been 
regularly represented at the big shows of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
and at many of the fortnightly meetings. It has also been mentioned in 
these pages on several occasions, and in some detail at pp. 78-80 of our 
first volume. The Phalznopsis collection has long been famous, and. it has 
often been remarked that there must be something in the conditions of the 
house to induce such vigour and floriferousness. Full details were given in 
the article above cited. The genera Bollea, Pescatorea and Warscewiczella 
also succeed well in this house. The collection contains a large number 
of choice things, and one which we believe is at present not represented 
elsewhere is the fine Cymbidium x I’Ansoni, figured at page 209 of our 
eighth volume. Among the rarities may be mentioned Bulbophyllum 
virescens, and the pretty little Eria extinctoria (Bot. Mag. t. 5910). 
Among the plants which will serve to perpetuate Sir Frederick’s name may 
be mentioned the handsome Odontoglossum X Wiganianum, Lelio- 
cattleya Wiganiana, and Cymbidium x. Wigani . The deceased has 
long been a supporter of the Royal Horticultural Society, and was a Vice- 
President at the time of his death. The baronetcy will devolve upo? 
the eldest son, Mr. F. W. Wigan. 
