NOTES. 



Epidendrum secundum and E. elon- 

 GATUM. — The history of these two species, 

 upon which there has been a good deal of 

 confusion, is given in the AVa' Bulletin, igi6, 

 page 48. E. secundum is a West Indian plant, 

 which was briefly described as long ago as 

 1760, while E. elongatum was described in 

 1789, being based on material collected at 

 Caracas. 



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The Essential Points of Orchid 

 Cultivation. — Concerning the introductory 

 remarks on this subject (page 137), it has 

 always struck me as strange that so little 

 attention appears to have been paid to the 

 ecology of Orchids, not only by amateur 

 growers, but by more or less scientific writers. 

 What information can you get from any one 

 of the various hand-books on Orchids as to 

 the conditions under which these plants occur 

 in their native habitat? In the great majority 

 of cases none whatever. — /. L. Hcnucsscn, 

 F.R.G.S. 



Twin Flowers. — One of the best 

 examples of twin-flowering in plants which do 

 not usually throw more than single blooms 

 occurred in Cypripedium Germaine Opoix, 

 which carried four spikes and nine flowers, 

 one being a triplet. Each flower was perfect 

 and stood clear of the others. Amongst other 

 instances I may mention C. Boltonii, with 

 three flowers on one spike and two on 

 another, both spikes being on the same plant. 

 Also Reginald Young, Priam, insigne 

 Harefield Hall, Queen Alexandra, Royal 

 George, Thalia, Mrs. F. Wellesley, and others 



which I made notes of during the past season. 

 We have once flowered Lycaste .Skinneri alba 

 with twin flowers. — W. J . Morgan, Rann Lcn 

 Gardens, Rain/iill, Lanes. 



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Twin Flowers. — Respecting the note on 

 twin flowers on Cymbidium eburneum (page 

 123), I should like to mention that we once 

 had a specimen plant of this species with 18 

 spikes, the majority of which had 2 flowers, 

 while 2 spikes each carried 3 flowers, which 

 is, I think, very unusual. The plant was sold 

 to an amateur in Birmingham, and was, I 

 believe, exhibited at the Town Hall Show. — 

 John Cypher, C hcltenhaui. 



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L.ELIA ANCEPS SaNDERIANA. — Apart from 

 being a most useful winter-flowering plant, 

 this variet}- of L. anceps is noted for its 

 vigorous constitution and free-flowering 

 nature. Probably no finer display has ever 

 been seen than that which occurred in the 

 Duke of Marlborough's noted collection at 

 Blenheim Palace, proof of which we have in 

 several photographs sent by his able grower, 

 Mr. F. S. Cooke. One of these depicts the 

 interior of one of the spacious houses, with a 

 magnificent show of L. anceps, altogether 

 some 200 spikes, with an average of 4 flowers 

 on each, were produced in the month of 

 Januar)' last. Some idea of the individual 

 beauty of these specimens may be gained 

 from the fact that one had 17 spikes and 73 

 flowers; another 14 spikes and 65 flowers; 

 while a third had 14 spikes and 58 flowers. 

 These are results that should encourage 

 everyone, as they prove what correct 

 cultivation will achieve. 



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