30 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JANUARY, 1909. 
NOTICE OF BOOK. 
Thirty-nine Articles on Gardening. By Emmeline Crocker, F.L.S. London, 
Dulau & Co., pp. 142, with an Index and seven coloured plates. 
A series of pleasantly-written newspaper articles, chiefly devoted to 
gardening in the open air, which originally appeared in The World, and are 
now reproduced in book form, with the addition of seven coloured plates, 
and an Index. It is dedicated ‘‘To all plant lovers.’ Orchids scarcely 
come within the scope of the work, yet somehow we learn that in Ceylon 
Phaius was being “‘ abused, uprooted, and denounced as a weed,” while ‘‘a 
dandelion was being cherished and encouraged to grow with the greatest 
care ;” also that Calypso borealis thrives well in half-shady spots on the 
margin of a rock-garden or artificial bog, in a light moist vegetable soil 
composed of peat, leaf-soil, and sand. In one ‘ well-organised, first-class 
garden”’ we learn, among a few other details, that in July “‘ the Calanthes, 
Anguloa, and Lycastes were getting nourishment, and one ingredient of 
the dose they told me was ‘sut We almost wish Miss Crocker could 
have added one more article, devoted to Orchids, and we wonder how she 
managed to avoid it, considering that she devotes two articles to 
Glasnevin, and wonders whether the Orchid house should not rank first in 
point of interest. But all she says is: ‘‘ No matter what the temperature 
or atmosphere outside, or the time of year, you may be sure a good group 
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of Orchids in prime flower will greet you directly you open the door of 
their house. It would be foolish to attempt to give details of the fine 
species.””’ We do not at all understand why it should be so, and we fear 
that Orchidists into whose hands the book may fall will lay it down 
with a feeling of disappointment. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM x GROGANIZ, 
Tuis interesting hybrid was raised in the collection of J. H. Grogan, Esq., 
Slaney Park, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow (gr. Mr. Skinner), and was noted at 
p- 364 of our last volume. Mr. Grogan writes that we have got the 
parentage “‘the wrong way round.” It should have read O. Uroskinneri X 
Edwardii, the latter being the pollen parent. Headds: ‘‘This hybrid is 4 
good example of what may be gained by perseverance. In the spring of 
1904 I had a fine spike of 36 buds on a very fine variety of O. Uroskinneri. | 
fertilised every one of these flowers as it came out with the best pollen I! 
could obtain at the time, and not one of them would take. When I came to 
the last flower the only pollen I had available was from a good variety of O. 
Edwardii, and this I used, not in the least expecting to get a pod, as I have 
found that Edwardii pollen is practically useless. To my astonishmeot 4 
fine seed pod developed, and in due time the seed ripened, germinated, and 
