THE 



ORCHID WORLD. 



MAY. 1914. 



NOTES 



MiLTONIA Warscewiczii. — Mr. O. O. 

 Wrigley's collection at Bridge Hall, Bury, has 

 long been famous for interesting plants, and 

 we have recently received through his able 

 gardener, Mr. E. Rogers, a remarkable spike 

 of Miltonia Warscewiczii alba, which measures 

 3 ft. 4 in. in height, and carries more than 

 thirty flowers. In this albino variety there is 

 an entire absence of purple, the blotches of 

 colour being bright citron-yellow, the one on 

 the centre of the labellum having a varnished 

 appearance. Reichenbach described a variety 

 named xanthina which had flowers almost 

 wlinlly yellow, witli the li]) light yellow and 

 having a narrow white border. Needless to 

 remark, both these beautiful varieties are 

 extremely rare. 



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Ipsea SPErioSA. — This attractive species 

 of Ceylon has recently flowered well in the 

 Burford collection. The rhizomes are 

 tuberous, terrestrial and fleshy. The slender 

 lanceolate leaves are 6-8 inches long, from 

 the base of which arises the erect flower 

 scape. The flowers are rich goldcn-vcllow in 

 colour, with a few parallel lines of reddish- 

 orange on the disc ; the column greenish. 

 Mr. W. H. White, ;iftcr several failures, has 

 secured successful results by allowing the 

 plants full sunlight in a high temperature, and 

 keeping them dr\' during the winter. 



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ArpOPHYT.LUM GIGANTEUM. — This very 

 remarkable and distinct Orchid has lately 

 been flowered Vjy Messrs. Cypher and Sons, 

 and also by Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. It 

 is a native of Mexico, and produces from the 



top of its bulbs stiff erect spikes, about 

 1 8 inches m height, which are a mass of small 

 rose-purple flowers looking very much like 

 numerous highly-coloured shells clustering 

 round a cylinder. There is no torsion of the 

 ovary, the labellum being formed in an 

 upward direction. When this plant is well 

 cultivated, which is by no means difficult, a 

 very handsome result is obtained, and large 

 plants with upwards of a dozen flower spikes 

 make a lasting impression on every visitor to 

 the Orchid house. A. spicatum produces 

 spikes of dark red flowers. In cultivating 

 these plants the Cattlcya house will prove 

 most suitable, although an abundance of 

 is very essential. 

 ■ ?;S ?;s« 1$ 



bright light 



Orchid Sale.— The Westfield collection 

 of Orchids, formed by Mr. Francis Wellesley, 

 was disposed of by auction by Messrs. 

 Prothcroe and Morris, April 2nd and jrd, the 

 following prices being of interest: — Cattleya 

 Gaskelliana Delight, 6 gns. ; C. Mossias King 

 Emperor, q gns. ; C. M. Queen of Sheba, 

 lo gns. ; C. Mendelh His Majesty The King, 

 17 gns.; Laslio-Cattleya Mrs. Evelyn None, 

 26 gns. ; L.-C. Lady Roberts, 16 gns. ; L.-C. 

 Mornmgtoniap, 14 gns., and another plant of 

 the same, in sheath, 20 gns. ; Cattleya 

 Souvenir de Queen Victoria, 12 gns.; and 

 Cypripediuin Delhi, 10 gns. 



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EpideNDRUM PROFUSUM. — The Botnnk(xl 

 Magazine for April contains a coloured jjlate 

 and description of this .species, which was 

 purchased from Messrs. Sander and Sons and 

 added to the Kew collection in igii. It has 

 thriven well under the conditions suitable for 



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