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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[November, 1915- 



PHAL/ENOPSIS STUARTIANA. 



THIS elegant species was discovered by 

 Boxall near Surigao, in the extreme 

 north-east of the island of Mindanao, 

 in 1 88 1, while collecting Orchids in the 

 Philippine Islands for Messrs. Low and Co. 

 It is named m honour of the late Mr. Stuart 

 Low, father of the present owner of the 

 extensive Orchid establishment at Jarvis- 

 brook, Sussex. 



Messrs. Veitch's collector, David Burke, 

 also found it in the same locality and around 

 Lake Maynit, in north-east Mindanao, where 

 it is said to be abundant. Like other species 

 of Phalasnopsis it is often found in close 

 proximity to water, in some cases so close to 

 the seashore that it can scarcely fail to be 

 washed by the salt spray during the prevalence 

 of storms. 



The branching flower spikes carry 

 numerous flowers, whitish, the lower half of 

 the lateral sepals yellowish, spotted with 

 cinnamon-red, as also is the central part of 

 the lip. Several distinct varieties have from 

 time to time been recorded. The flowering 

 season is winter, when the graceful many- 

 flowered spikes prove most useful for 

 decorative purposes. 



OdONTOGLOSSUM GRANDE. — At the 

 meeting of the Manchester Orchid Society, 

 October 6th, some unusually fine examples of 

 O. grande were exhibited by Mr. O. O. 

 Wrigley, of Bridge Hall, Bury. We have 

 received a specimen and find that the height 

 of the flower-spike itself is over 18 inches, 

 with seven large blooms ; others, almost as 

 tall, carry six flowers each. The variety 

 aureum was also well represented with spikes 

 of five and six flowers each, while the unique 

 nature of this albino form caused the exhibit 

 to receive no small amount of attention. O. 

 grande proves extremely useful for decorative 

 purposes during the autumn months, when its 

 attractive fliowers are freely produced. It has 

 the additional advantage of being an easy 

 species to cultivate, although the results 

 achieved by Mr. Wrigley are far above the 

 average. 



Oncidium sphegiferum. Oncidium Wenlworlhianum. 



Oncidium sphegiferum. — First intro- 

 duced from Brazil by Messrs. Loddiges in 

 1842-3, but there is no evidence that it was 

 again seen until 1887 when a plant, supposed 

 to have been imported with O. divaricatum or 

 O. pulvmatum, flowered with Messrs. Veitch 

 and Sons, Chelsea. An herbarium specimen 

 was gathered by Miers at Corcovado, near 

 Rio de Janeiro. Its bright orange flowers 

 render it distinct among cultivated Orchids. 



Oncidium Wentworthianum.— One of 

 the numerous discoveries of Mr. G. Ure 

 Skinner in Guatemala. He detected it on the 

 mountains of Santa Rosa in 1839, and sent it 

 to Mr. Bateman, in whose collection at 

 Knypersley it flowered in the following year. 

 It was subsequently sent to the Royal 

 Horticultural Society, from the same country, 

 by Hartweg. It was named in compliment to 

 Earl Fitzwilliam, whose collection of Orchids 

 at Wentworth, near Rotherham, was at that 

 time one of the finest in England. The 

 flexuose flower spikes are several feet long, 

 much branched, and carry numerous flowers ; 

 the sepals and petals yellow blotched with 

 red-brown except on the apical area ; the 

 labellum yellow with some red-brown spots 

 around the crest. This species, as well as 

 O. sphegiferum, succeeds admirably in the 

 intermediate house, where it can obtain a 

 good light and ample moisture. 



Hybrid Orchids.— We have received from 

 Mr. H. Dixon a descriptive priced list of a 

 special offer of unflowered hybrid Cattleyas 

 and Laelio-Cattleyas, which have been raised 

 from some of the finest parents in existence. 

 Particulars will be found in our advertisement 

 pages. 



