68 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
is originally said to have been sent from the Seychelles by one M. 
Bernard. Under Cattleya we find such spurious species as C. bogotensis, 
C. elegantissima, and C. magnifica. Oncidium is represented by eighty- 
seven names, twelve of which represent unknown plants, two or three 
others we fail to trace, and three others are enumerated a second time 
through their synonyms. Many names are mis-spelt. A correct record 
of the species introduced by M. Linden would have been interesting— 
we have such an one for the plants collected by him personally, in the 
Orchidacee Lindeniane—but the present list is far from coming up to 
such a standard. 
THE USE OF THE SYRINGE IN ORCHID GROWING. 
Some Orchid growers say that they never use a syringe, others, just the 
reverse, use it too much, and both may fail to get their plants to grow 
satisfactorily, but, as is usually the case, the most benefit will be found in 
practising the happy medium. The uses of the syringe are various, and 
everything depends on the time of year’ and the atmospheric conditions 
outside the houses, but if, instead of generalising, we take one section of 
Orchids it will give us a better idea of what benefit the use of the syringe 
to that class is. We will, therefore, take the Odontoglossums, as they 
usually require more water than most other Orchids. At,the beginning 
of the year very little water will be required, except in frosty weather, when 
the dry atmosphere caused by fire heat must be moistened by syringing 
between the pots, under staging, &c. Also, I syringe, or rather, dew over- 
head Cattleyas that have recently been potted, if they have no young 
growths to keep them fresh, which I find better than so much root watering. 
There is a Sprayer now sold for the purpose of spreading the moisture 
like dew, and if not done too heavily the effect is more like that of a heavy 
mist, and that is what Orchids like. 
I have had one of these sprayers made in strong copper, knapsack shape 
—which any strong lad can carry on his back—which has a strong air 
pump worked by the left hand, and the sprayer is manipulated by the right 
hand. Having a flexible tube and valve with brass pipe, it can easily be 
turned any way under the leaves or over, and can be sent like the finest 
spray or rain by using different nozzles. This article with us has 
practically done away with the ordinary syringe, except for damping 
between pots and under stages. We use it after a hot day amongst the 
Odontoglossums, Cattleyas, and Dendrobiums; just before closing the 
houses, we give them enough to moisten the leaves without allowing any to 
run down into the young growths, and the plants seem to fairly revel in it. 
_ These are practically the only times when syringing over-head is adopted. 
