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‘the glass, thus causing a current of air which will keep the glass cool, and 
aid in keeping the internal atmosphere much more genial than would be 
‘the case if they were to lie flat on the glass. 
Do not have any concrete or tiled floors; they radiate the heat, and are 
‘most injurious to the plants. The floor should consist of refuse from the 
:gasworks which is commonly known as “breeze.” This should be laid 
four inches thick on the bare ground, with ordinary wood lattices down the 
‘centre, for walking on. Such a floor, when damped, gives out that moisture 
in which all Orchids delight. A good large tank should be placed inside 
the house, to catch the rain water from the roof, for soft water is always 
requisite for Orchid growing. 
The stages should be four feet wide, running along both sides of the 
-house, and should be on a level with the bottom of the front glass lights. 
‘These should be made of slate, supported on cast iron pillars, and a 
‘covering of shell shingle sold for the purpose, about two inches deep, 
‘should be spread on the slates. A few wires will be necessary, stretched 
-along the roof, for suspended plants, and the house will be completed. 
The next item is the buying of the plants. The cheapest and most 
interesting way to start a collection is to buy unflowered plants from the 
importers, either direct or at sales by auction, which are constantly taking 
place during the year. In this way, by obtaining newly imported plants 
from a reliable source, you get a large proportion of good serviceable 
flowers, many of which may be called excellent, while there is the chance 
-of getting something really good. 
(To be continued.) 
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LAELIO-CATTLEYA x SCHILLERIANA ROSEA. 
‘THIS is an exceptionally brilliant form of Lelio-cattleya x Schilleriana 
from the collection of J. Wilson Potter, Esq., of Croydon. It was pur- 
-chased from an importation sold at Protheroe and Morris’s Rooms by the 
late Mr. Thomas Rochford, and there has been a doubt as to its identity. 
It has, however, the lip of a deeply lobed form of the hybrid named, and 
the perianth has the characteristic shape, with the petals 13 inches broad. 
But the colour is quite exceptional, for both the sepals and petals are of 
a beautiful shade of rose-pink, while the front half of the lip is of the most 
intense crimson purple, the remainder being rosy with darker veins. It is 
just such a variety as might be expected from a rosy form of Cattleya 
intermedia crossed with one of the darkest forms of Lelia purpurata, 
and is excellent in shape and beautiful in colour. 
R. A. ROLFE. 
