February, iqi4-J 



some withered and yellow looking bulbs 

 display such vitality, but it must, however, be 

 noted that it is the garden hybrids that have 

 this vitality. I do not find that the species 

 respond to the treatment to the same 

 extent. 



To watch the growth of the young plant is 

 interesting. I repot all my Odontoglossums 

 every year, after the flowering season is over. 

 My gardener remo\es the back bulb of all 

 plants that he cares to duplicate, and in the 

 course of two or three years he has a fine 

 vigorous plant. The young shoot begins to 

 sprout from the base of the bulb about three 

 months after potting. 



The photograph shows a very fine Odonto- 

 glossum Jasper (Linden House variety) which 

 I bought unflowered in the Spring of igii. 

 It is the first plant on the left side. The 

 next plant is the product of this, and was 

 produced from a back bulb in the spring of 

 the same year. It is now an equally good 

 plant and carries, for the first time, a strong 

 flower spike. The third plant in the photo- 

 graph, consisting of two bulbs, was taken off 

 the original plant in the spring of igij, and 

 has a vigorous growth appearing between the 

 two bulbs. The fourth plant is a back bulb 

 taken off the specimen now in spike during 

 the spring of 1913. The young growth can 

 be seen coming from the right hand side of 

 the bulb. This last plant is, therefore, the 

 result of a back bulb taken from a plant 

 grown from a back bulb. 



The propagation of choice plants in this 

 manner is, to my mind, more satisfactory to 

 an amateur grower than the raising of a lot 

 of seedlings, the great bulk of which may 

 have to be thrown away. With the know- 

 ledge that a good variety can be reproduced 

 encouragement is given to spend more money 

 than one woukl otherwise on the purchase of 

 choice specimens, an amjjlc sujjplv of which 

 is being continually produced by the big 

 growers I do not in any way deprecate an 

 amateur raising seedlings if he has accommo- 

 dation for so doing, but I can strongly 

 recommend this method to those who have 

 not that convenience and who like to see their 

 collection continually improving. 



WORLD. 115 



ORCHIDS AT STANWIX. 

 CARLISLE. 



AT Linden House, Stanwix, the home of 

 Sir Benjamin Scott, who has been an 

 ardent cultivator of Orchids for the 

 past twenty years, a beautiful show of 

 bloom may be seen at almost every month 

 of the year. The greenhouses are built 

 on up-to-date principles, the most recent 

 addition being one for the cultivation of 

 Odontoglossums. 



During the last two or three months a 

 magnificent show of Cypripediums has caused 

 great interest to be taken in the houses during 

 the dull winter season. The plants include 

 specimens of insigne Sanderae with from 

 12-15 flowers, Minos Youngii with 15 growths 

 and 7 blooms, Leeanum Clinkaberryanum, 

 a fine plant with 12 flowers, while other 

 specimens almost equally good are Thalia 

 Mrs. F. Wellesley, triumphans and Leeanum 

 Corona. Cypripedium bellatulum is repre- 

 sented by a home raised batch of vigorous 

 plants with richly coloured flowers, and there 

 are specimen plants of Euryades magnificum 

 and New Hall Hey variety, all in perfect 

 health and carrying man\' substantial flowers. 



At this tune of the year interest is passing 

 to the Odontoglossum house where many 

 notable \ arictics are coming into flower. One 

 of tlie best is Od. .Sir Benjamin Scott, a grand 

 hybrid. Od. Royal Purple is a large flower 

 of good shape and wonderful colour, as its 

 name implies. Od. Jasper, Linden House 

 variety, is equally fine and attractive. There 

 is also a strong i)lant of Od. Dora and Od. 

 Edencnse, the latter resembling a fine variety 

 of crispum, and having handsome claret- 

 puri)le blotches 



Odoiitiodas arc also well represented, the 

 best hybrids in this section being seen in 

 Charlcsworthii, Chantecleer, Diana, Lam- 

 l)eauiana and rosefieldiensis. Cattleyas and 

 Laelio-Cattleyas comprise many notable 

 varieties and fine specimens, and now that the 

 hybridist has extended their flowering season 

 there is scarcely a week in which some of the 

 plants are nr)t in flower. A special feature 's 

 a number of robust plants of Cattlcya a urea 



THE ORCHID 



