CONTENTS. 



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President's Address 11 



Professor Eeichenbach — 



On Proliferous Eoots of Orchids 18 



,, Trilabellia Continua . . . . . . 19 



,, Luddemannia (Cycnoches) Pescatorei. . .. .. .. 20 



Mr. H. J. Veitch, F.L.S.— 



On the Hybridisation of Orchids 22 



Mr. James O'Brien — 



On the Cultivation of Orchids 50 



,, the Orchid House 53 



,, the Staging 54 



„ Watering Orchids . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 



,, Potting Orchids . . 55 



,, Materials for Potting . . . . . . 57 



,, Shading and Heating 58 



,, Arrangement of the Plants .. .. .. .. 59 



,, the Cost of Orchids 61 



Discussion on Orchid Nomenclature 62 



Discussion on the Use of Manure in Orchid Growing . . . . . . 64 



Eeport by F. W. Burbidge, Esq., F.L.S., on Plants Exhibited 



(Horticultural) , 73 



List of Genera, Species, Varieties, and Hybrids shown. . . . 75 



Alphabetical List of the Genera of Orchids . . . . . . 94 



Beport by H. N. Kidley, Esq., M.A., F.L.S., on Plants Exhibited 



(Botanical) 139 



