﻿THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



James Miller, Bart., Manderston, Duns., N. B., by Mr. Hamilton. The 

 sender remarks that it is a grand grower, plants in 8-inch pots producing as 

 many as ten spikes of flower. 



Flowers of the fine Cattleya Trianae Leeana and Paphiopedilum X 

 calloso-Mastersianum are sent from the collection of R. I. Measures, Esq., 

 Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell. They were grown at his country 

 residence. Ladymeade, Hants., by Mr. Wootton. The latter is fairly 

 intermediate in character. Flowers of a pretty little hybrid derived from 

 Phragmopedilum X cardinale ? and P. Schlimii ,f , and of a second 

 seedling supposed to have the same parentage, are also sent. They most 

 approach the seed parent in character. It is curious to note that this 

 represents the result of a third cross with P. Schlimii. 



An inflorescence of the pretty albino Miltonia Warsccwiezii xanthina is 

 sent from the collection of O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury, by Mr. 

 Rogers. The flowers are greenish yellow, with a broad white border to the 

 lip, otherwise conforming to the type. Also a seedling, now flowering for 

 the second time, believed to have been derived from Paphiopedilum 

 villosum X Lathamianum. It has the appearance of such an origin, being 

 like a good form of the former, with a broad, clear white margin to the 

 dorsal sepal, and a distinct trace of the broad purple median band. 



ORCHIDS AND LEAF MOULD. 



Is leaf mould a proper soil for Orchids ? 



This question is one of the most real before the horticultural world 

 to-day. Our columns have already held several important letters and 

 articles upon the subject, but, despite the attention given, we an 

 apparently as far as ever from a real solution. Before the meeting of the 

 Horticultural Society of New York, on Wednesday, two skilful Orchid 

 growers — E. O. Orpet, of South Lancaster, Mass., and C. W. Schneider, 

 of Irvington, N.Y. — stated views seemingly diametrically opposed. While 

 Mr. Schneider advocated the adoption of leaf mould, Mr. Orpet on the 

 other hand most emphatically condemned it as a soil unfit for Orchids. 



On the one hand it was told that the domestic leaf mould was not so 

 porous as that known as Belgian, and on which the European growers 

 relied. Mr. Schneider proposes to remedy this condition by adding sand 

 ■and charcoal, which, of course, provides drainage. 



Mr. Orpet states unequivocally that the roots of Orchids growing in leaf 

 mould will decay as the leaf soil itself rots. 



Are these two growers so very far apart in their ideas ? It may 

 certainly be conceded that in their native haunts the epiphytal Orchids 

 will be found with various dead and dying leaves, bits of woody twigs, etc., 



