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ORCHID WORLD. 



OCTOBER. 1913. 



PeRISTERIA ELATA. — A very fine plant of 

 this Central American species, often called 

 the Dove Orchid, is in this collection. It 

 flowered well this season, producing five 

 spikes, one with 33 blooms, two with 32, and 

 two with 29, making a total of 155 flowers. — ■ 

 H. G. Leveii, Bcconnoe Gardens, Lostivithiel, 

 Cornwall. 



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Specimen Oncidiums. — As examples of 

 good cultivation we give the particulars of 

 two specimen Oncidiums which have been 

 grown by Mr. E. Johnson, Orchid grower to 

 Col. Stephenson R. Clarke, C.B., Borde Hill, 

 Cuckfield, Sussex. The first, Oncidium 

 luridum, has a large leathery leaf measuring 

 24 inches in length and 6 inches in width ; 

 the flower spike is ■j\ feet long, has over 20 

 branches, and carries 340 blooms. The 

 second, Oncidium oblongatum, has two 

 spikes, one more than 6 feet in length, and 

 the other only a few inches shorter ; each 

 spike bears about 200 flowers. 



Ghent Awards. — In connection with the 

 Exhibition organised by the Cercle Horticole 

 Van Houtte at Ghent last August, Messrs. 

 Th. Pauwels and Co., Meirelbeke, were 

 awarded the Cup, value 500 francs, offered 

 by the President, Count Jos. de Hemptinne, 

 for the most meritorious group in the 

 Exhibition. 



Messrs. Flory and Black. — The whole 

 of the extensive collection of Orchids and the 

 houses at Langley, recently owned by Messrs. 

 James Veitch and Sons, Ltd., have been taken 

 over, as from October ist, by Messrs. Flory 

 and Black, who will continue the cultivation 

 and raising of Orchids. Mr. S. W. Flory has 

 been connected with Tracy's Orchid Nursery 

 for the last twenty-one years, and Mr. J. M. 

 Black has been Orchid grower to Mr Richd. 

 G. Thwaites during the last fifteen years. 

 The retirement of Sir Harry J. Veitch gave 

 reason to suspect that this historic collection 

 would be dispersed, but we are glad to know 

 that such will not now be the case. Mr. 

 Black has received a handsome gold watch 

 and chain, the gift of Mr. Thwaites. 



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L^LIA CAULESCENS. — This species was 

 described in the Botanical Register, i<S4i, 

 from materials collected by Martius in the 

 Serra de Piedale, Prov. Minas Geraes, Brazil. 

 It was said to be very near L. cinnabarina, 

 but with the flowers apparently purple, and 

 the lip perfectly destitute of all elevations or 

 inequalities. In 1842 Lindley considered 

 L. caulescens to be synonymous with his 

 L. flava, which had been described three years 

 previously. The Kew Bulletin, 1913, No. 6, 

 contains an article by Mr. R. A. Rolfe, giving 

 the history and details of the plant, and 

 concluding with the following : " It is quite 

 clear that Laslia caulescens is distinct from 

 L. flava, but the history of the former is still 

 imperfect. The original specimen is taller 



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