May, 1915.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Oncidium Kramerianuni, 



OnCIDIUM KrAMERIANUM. — This remark- 

 able Oncidium was originally discovered by 

 Warscewicz on the slopes of Chimborazo in 

 Ecuador, at 3,000 feet elevation, about the 

 year 1852, and was shortly afterwards 

 introduced by him to the garden of Herr 

 Jenisch, of Hamburg, where it flowered m 

 1854, and after whose gardener, Kramer, it is 

 named. It continued to be very rare m 

 European gardens until its discovery in other 

 localities on the Andes of Ecuador and New 

 Granada. In the last-named country it has 

 been found on all the three Cordilleras at 

 1,000-3,000 feet elevation growing on old 

 trees more or less exposed to direct sunlight. 

 The flowers are produced from the apex of a 

 tall and slender spike, and as soon as one 



fades another commences to form, the spike 

 continuing to yield flowers for a considerable 

 period. On weak plants it is not desirable to 

 allow the spike to remain after it has produced 

 its first flower. The plants are best accom- 

 modated in shallow pans, with a fibrous 

 compost, and placed in a light position where 

 the temperature averages about 60 degrees in 

 winter and 75 in summer. 



Chelsea Show. — This important exhibi- 

 tion will be held on May i8th, 19th and 20th. 

 On the first day the gates v^'ill be open at 

 I 2 noon, and on the second and third days at 

 7 a.m. 



