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growing side by side with others potted in the ordinary way, the treatment 
in other respects being identical. This is a practical test of the value of the 
two systems, and there can be no question of the marked improvement of 
those potted in the new compost. Indeed, Mr. Young states that some 
plants can now be grown satisfactorily which formerly were difficult to keep. 
alive, and the reason probably is that the gradually decaying leaves afford a 
constant supply of food, which the roots are not slow to avail themselves of. 
The question of food supply is, of course, only one detail of Orchid 
culture, but temperatures, watering, and ventilation are equally well looked 
after, and the collection generally is in excellent condition. 
In one of the Cattleya houses several fine things were in flower, 
including the handsome C. X Whitei magnifica, and, remarkably 
enough, for the second time this season. The plant was exhibited at 
the last Temple Show, and received a First-class Certificate. Shortly 
afterwards it produced a second growth, which is now complete, and 
carrying two fine flowers. Other interesting things were C. Warscewiczil, 
the handsome Lzlio-cattleya x Violetta, L.-c. x Verelii, the pretty little 
L.-c. X Ira, L.-c. xX Constance Wigan, in which the characters of 
L. xanthina and C. Rex are very prettily combined, and a good plant 
of Miltonia Clowesii. 
In another Warm house we noted Cattleya superba bearing a fine 
six-flowered spike, C. Forbesii, several good Lelia pumila, the handsome 
Lzlio-cattleya XX bletchleyensis. some good Dendrobium Phalznopsis, 
Zygocolax x Amesianus with two spikes, Pachystoma Thomsoniana, the 
fine Zygopetalum XX Reeblingianum, Cycnoches chlorochilon, the rare 
Paphinia cristata in bud, and several other good things. It was interesting 
to see the rare little Hemipilia calophylla, with green and brown mottled 
leaves, but the flowers were past. The fine Catasetum Bungerothii was 
also just over, and Mr. Young remarked that it improved greatly when 
potted in leaf-compost. 
In the Phalzenopsis house several very interesting things were noted, 
including Chondrorhyncha Chestertoni with three flowers, a species of the 
Bollea group in bud, Zygonisia x Rolfeana pushing up two spikes, 
Phalznopsis Aphrodite and P. violacea, Saccolabium calceolare, Paphio- 
pedilum xX Allanianum, P. X Pageanum, P. x politum, and several others. 
The handsome P. x Maynardii was represented by several plants bearing 
an aggregate of eleven flowers, and it was pointed out that one of them 
potted in leaf compost was more robust and had larger flowers than the 
others. The collection of Phalznopsis is in fine condition, and Mr. Young 
considers that those in leaf compost show an improvement over the others. 
In the Rock house a fine plant of Cymbidium grandiflorum was pushing 
five spikes, and the natural] hybrid C. x I’Ansoni was also showing for flower. 
