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THE ORCHID WORT.D. 



[February, 1916. 



Both the plants figured in the present 

 number are g-rowing lierc. The foliage of 

 Ihe albino or chlorantha form is interesting, 

 and shows the same deficiency of chloroiih)-ll 

 as its flowers will later on. The terminal 

 half of each leaf is white. Last spring this 

 variegation occurred, but was not so 

 pronounc-cd, and gradually, as growth com- 

 menced in the spring, the foliage became 

 normal. — IF. H. S/. Qiiinlin, Scampston 

 HalL York. 



Oncidium Kramerianum. 



ONrir)iu>.[ Kramerianum. — The annexed 

 illustration is of an unusually well-cultivated 

 plant of tins species flowering in the collec- 

 tion of Mr. K. Ishimura, 2328 Ten-no-ji-mura, 

 Osaka, Jajian. As many amateurs have 

 proved, O. Kramerianum is by no means an 

 easy subject to cultivate for an)- considerable 

 period. It is rarely able to carry more than 

 a single spike, which, after producing one or 

 more flowers, must be cut off in order to 

 jireserve as much as possible the vitality of 

 the plant. Mr. Ishimura kindly informs us 

 that his i")lant was received from England, by 

 parcel ]3ost, some )-ears ago, since when it has 

 made a new bulb each season, with an accom- 

 jjanying flower-spike. Four of these spikes 

 still produce flowers profusely, all the year 

 round, without any rest. This plant is grown 

 in the open air from May till October, and 

 under glass from November till April. Mr. 

 Ishimura is certainl)- to be congratulated on 

 the striking success he achieves in cultivating 

 this curious jilant, and although the English 

 climate may not allow the same ]ieriod of 

 outdoor treatment, the experiment of ]ilacing 

 the plants in a warm outside position for a 

 few weeks in the summer might well be made. 

 Mr. Ishimura also sends a photograph of a 

 sturdy plant of Vanda Sanderiana, which 

 arrived from Manila, during May, 1915, and 

 was in full flower in the middle of July when 

 situated in a ]iartially shaded place m his 

 garden. In the middle of October the plant 

 was removed to tlie glasshouse, where ii. 

 continues to make active growth. 



ONriDIUM VARICOSUM INSIGNE.— A spike 

 of this handsome variety comes from Mr. Wm. 

 Bolton's collection, Warrington. The di.stin- 

 guishing feature is an unusually large blood- 

 red blotch beneath the crest, thus making a 

 striking contrast with the golden-yellow 

 colour of the flower. The small sepals and 

 petals are dark red-brown. This particular 

 plant came from the late Sir Frederick 

 W'igan's collection, but it is not known 

 whether it is a propagated piece of similar 

 varieties previously recorded under this name, 

 or whether imported by itself. However, it is 

 well worthy of recognition. 



