May, iyi4-] 



unduly shrivelling until root action is well 

 advanced. The staging and floor should also 

 be kept in a damp condition. 



All plants that have received extensive 

 repotting should be very carefully shaded for 

 a few weeks, and the best plan is to place 

 them together so that slightly more shade 

 may be applied to their portion of the house. 

 On verv bright days some growers obtain 

 beneficial results by covering the newly 

 potted plants with sheets of white tissue 

 paper, which should be removed early in the 

 afternoon. It is a great mistake to subject 

 newly potted plants to harsh treatment, and 

 any excessive dryness or draught ni the 

 atmosphere must be avoided. The extra care 

 bestowed upon the plants wdll be amply paid 

 back by the subsequent healthy and vigorous 

 growth which they will undoubtedly make. 



In the selection of a suitable compost the 

 amateur should take into consideration the 

 size and condition of the plant. Speaking 

 generally, the largest and more vigorous 

 plants will recjuirc a coarse and long lasting 

 fibrous material, while the younger and more 

 delicate plants will succeed Vjcst in the finer 

 grade kinds, of which jieat and Ai fibre are 

 the best known. Sphagnum moss is very 

 suitiible for most sizes of plants, except, 

 perhaps, in the large specimens which have a 

 great bulk of material that will keep moist 

 for a considerable period. 



Although only Cattleyas have been 

 mentioned, these remarks apply with equal 

 value to Laslias and La-lio-Cattleyas, as well 

 as other hybrids of their class. These genera 

 have now become so closely combined that 

 separate advice and treatment is unnecessary. 

 If any variation in the light of the house 

 exists the brightest portion should be 

 reserved for Brassavola hybrids, for under 

 natural conditions Brassavola species receive 

 an immense amount of light, and even 

 considerable direct sunshine, consequently 

 their hybrids are able to withstand and, in 

 fact, require more light than is usually 

 allowed other occupants of the house. In the 

 United States and other countries where the 

 light is strong and plentiful Brassavola 

 hybrids flower with greater freedom than 



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they do in England, although in every 

 instance where good culture is practised they 

 yield an amount of bloom which well rewards 

 the cultivator. 



At this season of the year many nev^- roots 

 will be pushing forth from the base of the 

 bulbs, and great assistance will be rendered 

 to the plant if they are able to at once enter 

 the compost. In many cases the base of the 

 bulb is covered with a hard sheath-like skin, 

 which almost prevents the young roots from 

 growing. Careful growers are always on the 

 watch for the first appearance of these roots, 

 and take the precaution of removing this skin 

 •n order that it may not have a detrimental 

 effect. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



L.KLIO-CATTr,EVA GIGANCEPS. — Mons. Th. 

 Pauwels, Meirelbeke, has recently flowered 

 this vigorous h) l)rid between C. Warscewiczii 

 (gigas) and L. anceps. 



OnONTIODA y\UTOi\IA. — This novelty has 

 been raised in the collection of Mrs. Norman 

 Cookson, Wylam. The parents are Oda. 

 Bradshawiee and Odm. Harryanum, the latter 

 [jarcnt having a very marked effect. 



Soi'Hkt)rATTLyELIA S U N L O C H . — By 

 crossing L.-C. Goldfinch with .S.-C".-L. Dana; 

 a i)leasing addition to this section has been 

 made. Mowers of medium size, orange-red 

 with rose veining and sufiusion ; broad open 

 labelluiu with crimson front. Raised by Mr. 

 H. G. Alexander 111 the Westonbirt collection. 



OnONTlODA BkACKENHURSr. — This new 

 hyl)rid has flowered in Mr. J. Gurney Fowler's 

 collection, and results from crossing Oda. 

 Charlesworthii with Odm. e.ximium. Sepals 

 and petals deep rose-red, with rose tips, the 

 rose lip having dark spotting near the crest. 



OlxJN riODA GratrixI/E. — Messrs. Sander 

 and Sons have produced this elegant hybrid 

 by crossing Oda. Charlesworthii with Odm. 

 amabilc. The large flower of amabile has 

 greatly assisted in making an excellent 

 addition to the Odontioda section. 



L.elio-Cattt^eya Trilobata. — This is 

 the result of crossing C. Trianas with 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



