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freely. * Imported by Mr. Cope last year from Mr. Lee of London. lb 

 grows well in coarse, turfy loam, in a stove exposed to the full sun, at a 

 temperature of 6<j° in winter ; and kept in a slightly shaded greenhouse in 

 sumine-r. 



Miltonia Clowesiana. — A small growing orchid resembling in size and 

 appearance the well known Epidendrum cochleatum. The flowers come out 

 in a three flowered spike about six inches long at the base of the pseudo 

 bulb as it approaches maturity. Each flower has the ground color white, 

 changing to yellowish, on which is thickly set large brown blotches— and 

 with the column purple. In my specimens they measure about 1 to 1J 

 inches across. It grows well on a block of wood with a little moss attach- 

 ed to it. Though not one of the handsomest orchids, it can scarcely be 

 called second rate. It was imported by Mr. Cope from Loddiges of Lon- 

 don. 



■Saccolabicm Blum El Major. — In speaking of one of these plants ex- 

 hibited at Chiswick, the reporter styles it "a living fountain." An appella- 

 tion more characteristic could not perhaps be selected. Though our plant 

 is but young its pendulous raceme of over a hundred flowers measured 14 

 inches long and 2 broad. It is easily managed. Our plant is growing in 

 pot of broken charcoal and crocks — an old root is planted in this up which 

 the aerial roots creep. It delights in being frequently lightly syringed, if 

 it never at any time becomes overdosed. It was imported by Mr. Cope from 

 Mr. Low, of Clapton. t 



Calanthe veratrifolia. — A well known white flowering terrestrial or- 

 chid of standard character as an exhibition plant, and generally found in 

 good collections. It is of easy culture, doing well in a pot of moss, char- 

 coal, and coarse turfy peat. Imported from Messrs. Loddiges. 



Thomas Meehan. 



CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. 



NOVEMBER, - 



Flower Garden. — One of the last thought of things, too frequently, is 

 to apply manure to flower beds. Rut it is scarcely less essential to a fine 

 summer display, than it is to the production of fine vegetables^ and certain- 

 ly as necessary as to trees, or the lawn. Still it should be applied with 

 caution. While a poor soil will only grow plants to a diminutive minature 

 size, which, though clothed with a profusion of small, starved looking blo8~ 

 soms, make no show ; a soil over rich will cause too great a luxuriance of 

 foliage, which is always opposed to an abundance of bluom. In most cases 



