304 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (OCTOBER, 1908. 
Several plants were: knocked out for me to see how the plants root into this 
compost, and it caused no surprise when I was afterwards shown the 
enormous stock of this material that the firm holds. The plants throughout 
the whole Nursery give a decided recommendation to the material. 
Next comes the Odontoglossum house, one side of which contains all 
choice and up-to-date hybrids and good spotted forms of crispum, while the 
middle contains some fine large specimen O. crispum, some noble 
specimens of O. Edwardii, with enormous spikes, and numerous other 
species. The other side-stage contains large batches of O. Hallii, O. | 
Pescatorei, and all the other useful Odontos in fine condition. 
Standing apart from the main block are two houses, one of which 
contains the Dendrobiums, now resting and ripening their sturdy bulbs, 
while the other is devoted to miscellaneous plants, as Trichopilias, 
Miltonias, warm growing Odontoglossums, as hastilabium, grande, &c., and 
finally a fine batch of Lycastes, among which L. Skinneri is well 
represented. : Mac. 
HABENARIA CARNEA. 
A GrRoupP of this very beautiful Habenaria is making a fine display at Kew, 
three pans of it bearing fifteen scapes, the best of which has twelve flowers. 
It is surprising that so beautiful a plant should be so seldom met with, but 
this may be partly due to the difficulty of obtaining it, and to some extent 
also to that sometimes experienced in afterwards cultivating it. The 
annexed beautiful specimen was grown in the collection of H. J. Elwes, 
Esq., Colesborne Park, Cheltenham, by Mr. Walters, and gives an excellent 
idea of what the species is. capable of under suitable conditions. It had 
received a Cultural Commendation from the Royal Horticultural Society 
on October 21st, 1902, when bearing three spikes, but a year later produced 
eight spikes, as shown, the plant being then photographed by Mr. J. E- 
Edwards, Mr. Elwes’ secretary. Its culture presents little difficulty if only 
the proper conditions can be secured, and Mr. Walters remarks that 
success or failure depends chiefly on careful potting and watering. As soon 
as the plants are at rest, they should be re-potted, care being taken in 
turning them out, as the majority of the new tubers will be found among 
the drainage of the pan. Put in a good porous compost of peat, loam, and 
sphagnum, adding finely-broken crocks and sand in quantity. Place them 
in a rather shady corner of the Warm house, where they will be free from 
drip and the syringe, as water, if allowed to lodge on the plants, soon 
disfigures the beautiful foliage. The rate at which this species increases is 
somewhat remarkable, for the plant figured had five tubers when potted in 
December, 1901, but when repotted in December, 1903, it had nineteen 
tubers. The leaves are of a peculiar shade of dull olive green, prettily 
