214 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
THE PHENOMENAL SEASON. 
WE have received the following interesting letter from an esteemed cor 
spondent :— 
BRIDGE HALL, Bury, LANCASHIRE. 
Fune 18th, 1893. 
To the Editor of the ORCHID REVIEW. 
Dear Sir,—Thinking it may be of interest to some of your readers, 
jot down the various temperatures (time 2 p.m.) in all my Orchid houses— 
viz. :— i. 
East Indian—south aspect—go° Fahr. 
-Cattleya—south aspect—85° Fahr. 
Oncidium—south aspect—81° Fahr. 
Cypripedium—east aspect—8¥4° Fahr. . 
Odontoglossum—east and west aspect (spans)—85°, 85°, 80°, 85° 80° 
Fahr. | 
Out of doors—north aspect—8g° Fahr. 
All these temperatures have been registered, in spite of double blin 
on cool houses and Cypripedium house, and partial double blinds on all the — 
others. | 
' Air has been admitted to the fullest possible extent by opening doots 
and all ventilators, bottom and top; the atmospheres have been kept moist 
by continually damping the floors, and all cool, as well as some of the oth 
Orchids (not including Cattleyas) have been syringed twice during the 
morning. 
Up to now, in spite of our tropical weather, my Orchids have ne\ 
looked healthier, or grown so well. 
Yours truly, | 
O. O. WRIGLEY. 
[Other correspondents have also spoken of the excellent growths made by 
their Orchids during this exceptional season. It is very certain that 
plants succeed better with sun-heat than when the temperatures have. 
the day can always be prevented by judicious shading. In the PI 
instance it will be observed that by this means, good ventilation, and 
continual damping down, the temperature in the houses was conside 
lower than that outside. We hope other correspondents will favour | 
with similar interesting communications, on this and other matters.— y 
