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always be well drained ; sand should form about one 

 fourth part, and it is a good plan to add some bits of 

 charcoal, not only to help the drainage, but also because 

 it seems to have a good effect in checking decay. The 

 temperature named, 60°, is full high ; 50° would be bet- 

 ter, or even less. See to it that the soil is moist, not 

 only on the surface, but throughout. 



California Notes. — The Washington orange has a 

 little bunch of yellow skin inside, and care should be 

 taken in citrus culture lest all our oranges turn outside 

 in. Occasionally I cut one that has a tiny wretched 

 orange, skin and all, inside the nice five cent one. You 

 probably have them in the New York markets. 



The wild, low honeysuckle, Louicera iin'olm rata ^ 

 charmed me in June, with its large, wavy, carmine bracts. 



been introduced by Richard Pfau, San Jose, Costa Rica, 

 Central America. They are natives of that country. 



OiUmtoglossuin StJiyddeyia)iiiiii , Rehb. fil. — Thissplendid 

 variety I discovered last year and sent the few plants 

 I found to Europe, for the species is very rare. A single 

 specimen was accidentally introduced here some years 

 ago, and Professor Reichenbach supposed it to be a 

 mule between O. Pcscntofei and O. tripiiiltans, of Col- 

 umbian origin. But it is a true species, and is native to 

 Costa Rica. Williams' Orchid Album, t. 382, represents 

 this truly grand odontoglossum. 



Odontoglossuin Waist'iviczi — This is another excellent 

 orchid from the high mountains of Costa Rica. Al- 

 though it was considered a bad traveller, it can now be 

 safely sent by express to New York or even to Europe. 



Southern Types. — View in a Florida Garden. 



on long red stems holding forth the shining black ber- 

 ries. Its flowers are small, yellowish and rounded ; the 

 white and green bracts tipped with brightest pink 

 turning into deepest carmine striped with black, as the 

 berries ripen, the large green leaves apparently being 

 covered with red butterflies. 



Our weather in San Francisco has been charming for 

 months, sunny and warm, not a cloud in the sky, no 

 wind to raise the dust, no chilling fogs. The full moon 

 has risen red and golden as in harvest time, the morn- 

 ing skies always rose hued ; mercury generally 50° at 

 sunrise and 65° at noon in the shade.— Mrs. K. P. S. 

 Boyd, San Francisco. 



Costa Rica Orchids. — The following orchids have 



It is closely allied to O. [Miltoiiia) RoczU , but is super- 

 ior on account of its extra free flowering habit, each 

 shoot producing two spikes, with numerous large, snow- 

 white flowers, blotched with red. 



Tyichopilia Tiiynalhac. — The only plant I found was 

 sent to Mr. Orgies, Zurich, Germany. 



Sfln-aha, species nova. — Flowers as large as Fenzliana, 

 and pure white ; the large lip is white, with a magnificent 

 lilac wreath. 



Fyegea amabilis. — This charming plant is dwarf and 

 compact in habit like sobralia. Flowers rich pink, dif- 

 fering from sobralia by having the lip flat and open. ■ 



Odontoglossuin Kyanieyi. — I discovered this charming 

 species in 1880, and the following year put it in charge 



