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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[September, 1914 



Calanthe lentiginosa 



that root freely they require ample pot room. 

 They should receive copious waterings while 

 growing, and even in the winter months they 

 must at no time be allowed to get quite dry 

 at the roots. 



Being evergreen with foliage of stouter 

 texture than that of the Vestitas group, they 

 can endure a greater amount of shade, and 

 they may also be grown in a somewhat lower 

 temperature such as is maintained in the 

 intermediate house ; for the Japanese species 

 the temperature of an ordinary greenhouse is 

 sufficient. The flowering season of most of 

 the tropical species belonging to this group 

 may be prolonged by removing the plants, as 

 soon as the first flowers have expanded, into 

 a lower temperature and drier atmosphere. 



The Calanthes of this group are at all times 

 liable to the attacks of brown scale and green 

 fly (aphides). The former attach themselves 

 to the leaves and may be checked by 

 sponging with soapy water ; the latter settle 

 on the flowers and may be dislodged by 

 fumigating. From Veitch's " Manual of 

 Orchidaceous Plants." 



Cattleya Holdenii alba. — Mr. F. C. 

 Puddle, of Scampston Hall Gardens, Rilling- 

 ton, York, sends flowers of a pure white 

 variety of this hybrid between intermedia 

 alba and Warneri alba. When this cross first 

 appeared in Mr. Holden's collection, in igii, 

 the labellum was tinged with blush pink, 

 although in this instance also albino forms of 

 both parents were said to have been used. 



{labrosa X Veilchii). 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



July 28th, 1914. 

 Members of the Orchid Committee present : 

 J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the chair), Mr. Jas. 

 O'Brien (hon. sec), Sir Harry J. Veitch, 

 Gurney Wilson, W. Bolton, R. G. Thwaites, 

 A. McBean, T. Armstrong, J. E. Shill, W. H. 

 Hatcher, A. Dye, E. H. Davidson, C. H. 

 Curtis, and S. W. Flory. 



Awards of Merit. 



Laslio-Cattleya Miss Louisa Fowler (L.-C. 

 callistoglossa x C. granulosa), from J. Gurney 

 Fowler, Esq., Brackenhurst, Pembury. — A 

 pleasing hybrid with a spike of six large 

 flowers, the broad labellum of purple colour. 



Cattleya Hardyana Rubens, from J. Gurney 

 Fowler, Esq. — A very fine variety, with the 

 well-developed labellum of rich purple at the 

 apex and bright golden-yellow on the side 

 lobes. 



Oncidium Leopoldianum, from H. S. 

 Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney. — An 

 extremely rare species, somewhat resembling 

 Oncidium corynephorum, but having a narrow, 

 pointed labellum. The long, twining flower 

 spike carried about 45 blooms, whitish, 

 freckled with rose, the labellum blotched with 

 rose-violet. 



Cattleya Astron (Loddigesii alba x Dussel- 

 dorfei Undine), from Baron Bruno Schroder, 

 The Dell, Englefield Green. — A young plant 

 flowering for the first time, but carrying a 

 large pure white flower. 



