42 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [FEBRUARY, 1909. 
different. M. Vanden Herde, in commenting on this curious flower, 
remarks that the anomaly is very interesting and ornamental. There are 
three lips and eleven other segments, four of which appear to take the form 
of lateral sepals and are partly hidden behind the three lips, while four 
others, from their slightly undulate character, are probably true petals: It 
appears to be a case of three flowers fused in one, and although M. Herde 
suggests that if that were the case there ought to be fifteen segments, it 
must be remembered that fusion is often accompanied by a certain amount 
of suppression, there being no room for the development of the segments on 
the sides where the flowers are united. A photograph of the anomaly was 
exhibited at the last Ghent Quinquennial Show. M. Herde remarks that 
the flower has been fertilised, and has produced a large and perfect fruit, 
and he is curious to know what will result. Time alone will tell, but we 
should hardly expect the peculiarity to be reproduced in the seedlings. It 
would be interesting to know if the monstrosity is repeated in the original 
plant. The other anomalous variety of C. intermedia, C. i. Aquinii (O.R. 
vill. p. 73, fig. 9), in which the petals.have become lip-like, is known to be 
constant. . 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR FEBRUARY. 
By W. J. Morcan, Rann Lea Gardens, Rainhill, Lancs. 
ODONTOGLOssUMS.— Many of the species and hybrids will now be pushing up 
flower spikes, and must be carefully watched, or slugs will soon play havoc 
amongst them. It isa good plan to keep all plants together which are showing 
spikes, then they can be easily looked over at night for these marauders. 
Half an hour’s hunting after dark with a lantern is worth half a day in 
daylight. Airshould be given as freely as possible whenever the weather is 
at all suitable, care being taken to prevent cold draughts at any time. Now 
that the sun is getting more power the plants must not be allowed to suffer 
for want of water, or the flowers will come small, and the leaves will go 
yellow and spoil the look of the plants when they are in flower. A light 
spraying overhead on fine days will keep the plants clean, and give the leaves 
a healthy appearance. 
Odontoglossum Rossii and Cervantesii will be making a nice show now; 
and although not so showy as O. crispum and its hybrids, they are very 
pretty and well worth growing. They take up very little room and are very 
useful for buttonholes. They do well suspended from the roof of the 
cool Orchid house. O. grande should be kept fairly dry until it commences 
to make new growths. It and O. citrosmum like to be grown warmer than 
most other Odontos, andthe cool end of the Cattleya house will suit them 
exactly. O.citrosmum must be kept dry until its flower spikes are showing, 
