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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[April-May, 1916. 



Dendrobium Wardianum. 



Dendrobium Wardianum and others 

 OF a similar Habit of Growth. — It is 

 often stated that this fine species very quickly 

 deteriorates m vigour of growth. If I may be 

 allowed to state my opinion, and the cause of 

 this, it is through the long growths (and they 

 should be long) being tied up to sticks, if they 

 be in pots, or to the wires of the baskets, if 

 under this mode of culture. My opinion is 

 that the growths should always be allowed to 

 hang naturally in a pendulous manner, then 

 they will look all the more beautiful when m 

 flower. This is most essential for future 

 success in securing good flowering bulbs for 

 another season. If the old growths are left 

 pendant the young growths will start to grow 

 well and obtain all the nourishment they need 

 from the old bulbs. Imported plants plainly 

 indicate a pendulous growth. — J as. Hudson, 

 V.M.H., Gunncrshiiry House. 



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CyMBIDIUM GLEBELANDENSE. — A series of 

 flowers of this hybrid between Schroderi and 

 insigne has been received from Mr. J. Gurney 

 Fowler, in whose collection they were raised. 

 They represent four different plants, all from 

 the same seed-pod, and are more or less 



intermediate in character between the parents; 

 being a primary hybrid one could not expect 

 much variation to occur. On comparison with 

 flowers of Cym. Cooperi they prove practi- 

 cally identical, which suggests that there can 

 be no difference, so far as the parentage is 

 concerned, between C. Cooperi and C. 

 glebelandense, hence the former must be 

 regarded as a synonym of the latter. 



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Cymbidiums. — A dozen beautiful flowers 

 of Cymbidium hybrids are sent by Mr. S. 

 Smith from the collection of Mr. J. Leemann, 

 Heaton Mersey. Six are distinct varieties of 

 C. Pauwelsii (insigne x Lowianum), the colour 

 ranging from nearly pure white to deep rose, 

 the blotching on the front of the labellum also 

 showing much diversity ; they bear the 

 distinguishing names Matchless, Ideal, 

 amabile, maximum, giganteum and album. 

 Of the remainder, four are varieties of C. 

 Alexanderi (insigne x eburneo-Lowianum), all 

 beautiful and differing m the blotching on the 

 lip ; one is C. Gottianum (insigne x eburneum), 

 and the last is C. eburneo-Lowianum 

 concolor, in which the greenish-yellow flower 

 shows but a faint design of the blotch on the 

 lip. 



