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the staj^'iii;^' that has been raised about 

 6 inches above the remainder, while the 

 medium sized ones can be placed on inverted 

 pots or else on staging that has been raised 

 about 4 mches. The largest plants can then 

 follow on, thus allowing the tops of the 

 various sized plants to be on the seime level. 

 In this method there is the additional advan- 

 tage that the smallest plants can be arranged 

 on staging composed of narrow battens 

 placed fairly closely together, whereas the 

 larger plants can stand on stronger material, 

 with the battens set wide apart to ensure a 

 free circulation of the atmosphere. 



Shading Orchids. After several months 

 of dull weather we have now arrived at a 

 time when brighter days with a considerable 

 improvement m the warmth of the sun's rays 

 may be expected. Young seedlings, more 

 especially those of the Odontoglossum 

 section, will require careful attention to 

 prevent their tender leaves from being 

 scorched by a sudden outburst of sunshine, 

 which is often quite powerful when it occurs 

 between sharp showers and on other 

 occasions when the atmosphere is cleared by 

 frosty weather. Even if the foliage escapes 

 damage there is always the likelihood of the 

 young bulbs being prematurely ripened, and 

 thus giving a check to the plant just when it 

 requires every stimulation towards the forma- 

 tion of rapid growth. It is not always an 

 easy task to overcome these little difficulties, 

 especially m small amateurs' collections, where 

 the owner is frequently away during the 

 greater part of the day, but with a little 

 forethought much can be done towards 

 accomplishing a remedy. 



The month of February may seem an 

 early period in the year to think about 

 shading, but m the south of England it is 

 quite necessary on houses containing delicate 

 seedlings. Of course, the larger and more 

 robust plants can withstand a certain degree 

 of direct sunshine, and, as a matter of fact, 

 they benefit considerably thereby, con- 

 sequently the early part of March will be 

 found sufficiently early to commence with 

 these, that is, supposing them to be of the 

 Cattleya or other sun-loving section. 



With Odontogiossums and other tender 

 seedlings a good method consists in lightly 

 shading the house with a suitable mixture of 

 whitening, applying it smoothly and thinly 

 on the glass under which the plants requiring 

 shading are cultivated ; the remaining portion 

 of the roof may remain uncovered until a 

 later date. By using the shading material in 

 a very thin state the warmth of the sun will 

 be able to penetrate into the house without 

 doing any serious harm, yet quite sufficiently 

 to maintain a suitable growing atmosphere. 

 At a later period the usual roller blinds may 

 be brought into use, when the whitewash 

 shading may be allowed to remain as a pre- 

 caution against neglect m using the blinds, 

 either through absence from the garden or 

 in the early morning when the sun is not 

 powerful enough to require shading the 

 whole house. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



January 5th, 191 5. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair). Sir 

 Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Sir Harry J. Veitch, 

 Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), Gurney 

 Wilson, W. Bolton, de B. Crawshay, W. H. 

 White, J. E. Shill, A. Dye, W. P. Bound, 

 W. H. Hatcher, J. Cypher, W. Cobb, G. F. 

 Moore, F. J. Hanbury, F. M. Ogilvie, A. 

 McBean, T. Armstrong, R. G. Thwaites, 

 Stuart Low, C. H. Curtis, and R. A. Rolfe. 



First-class Certificate. 



Cypripedium Christopher var. Grand Duke 

 Nicholas (Acteeus var. Miss F. H. Cann x 

 Leeanum Corona), from G. F. Moore, Esq., 

 Chardwar, Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos. A 

 large and well-built flower carried on a 

 vigorous plant, the broad dorsal sepal having 

 the upper part white, the base green, and 

 with a few purple spots ; the large petals 

 and lip are pale green tinged with purple. 



Awards of Merit. 



Cypripedium Pyramus Chardwar Ideal 



