9° 
THE ORCHID WORLD. 
Only one house is separated, though lieated 
by the same boilers. It is a propagating- 
house, in which Cattleya seedlings are raised. 
All the greenhouses are of one size, 3-25 
metres wide and 22 metres in length. They 
have two stages and a path i-io metres wide. 
Only the central corridor has step staging, 
permittmg of plants with long bulbs being- 
grown. The whole superficial area covers 
1,000 square metres. 
Nearly all kinds of orchids are grown at 
Voge'sang, but Mons Lambeau has a special 
liking for Cattleyas, Cypripediums, Miltonias, 
Odontoglossums, etc. The varieties of Catt- 
leyas are particularly numerous, and one can 
form a good idea by stating that in the 
Brussels International Exhibition of igio 
Mon~. Lambeau entered a collection of ten 
plants of Cattleya labiata alba, among- 1 
which we.-e Cooksoniae, Harefield Hall, and 
Purity. The col'.ection includes about twcnt)' 
other varieties of wliite labiatas. 
The jjlants number altogether more than 
10,000, are m the best of cultixalion, ;ui(l 
reflect great credit to the abilities of Mons. 
Lambeau's orchid-grower, Mr. Edmond de 
Munter. 
Only the best varieties have been used for 
hybridisation, and the seedlings which have 
already flowered, although small plants, have 
produced some very fine things. It was about 
seven years ago when the first plants were 
hybridised, but the most interesting are only 
about four years old. About 1 0,000 seedlings 
of Cattleyas and Laelias have been already 
raised. 
The Miltonia seedlings deserve to be 
noticed, for there are some interesting crosses 
between M. vexillaria, M. Bleuana, M. specta- 
bilis Moreliana, etc., with Odontoglossums, 
Oncidiums, Cochliodas, and other Miltonias. 
Several of these extraordinary plants will 
flower this year. 
Monsieur Firmin Lambeau is a Knight of 
the Order of Leopold, Knight of the Legion 
of Honour, Officer of the Royal Crown of the 
Congo, Member of the Upper Council of 
Horticulture, President of the Royal Linnean 
Society of Brussels, President of the Horti- 
cultural Meetings of Brussels, President of 
the Circle of Orchid-growers of Belgium, 
President of the Organising Committee of 
the Brussels International Exhibition in igio. 
y\t this Exhiljition he was awarded the Grand 
Prix, the large Gold ivledal value 500 francs, 
and the large Gold Medal offered by the 
Royal Horticultural and Botanical Society of 
Ghent for the inte/est he took m the welfare 
of the Exhibition. 
Preserving Orchid Flowers. — The fol- 
lowing method is recommended for preserving 
orchid flowers. Heat some fine sand rather 
hot, and mix with it by constant stirring a 
small piece of wax candle ; this prevents the 
sand from adhering to the flowers. Put a 
layer of this prepared sand in a suitable box, 
and, after placing the flowers in it, add care- 
fully more sand until they are completely 
covered. The box should then be placed in 
a warm, dry atmosphere for several days. 
y\t the expiration of this period the flowers 
may be taken out, when they will be found 
to have kept their original shaj^e. When 
dried in this manner they will last for many 
years. 
^ 
The President and Council of the Ro}al 
Horticultural Society have decided to confer 
the Victoria Medal of Honour upon Messrs. 
Thomas Coomber, John James Cypher, C. R. 
Fielder, A. H. Pearson, and Henry B. May. 
Of these well-known horticulturists Mr. 
John J. Cypher is, on account of the great 
interest he takes in orchids, to be specially 
congratulated. During the last nine years 
he has held the leading position in the firm 
of J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, which 
business has a world-wide reputation. 
At most of the principal flower shows he 
has staged superb groups of decorative plants 
and orchids, and at the meetings of the Royal 
Horticultural Society he has won many 
medals for his exhibits of orchids. Mr. 
Cypher, who is fifty-six years of age, was 
elected a member of the above Societ\''s 
Orchid Committee in 1908. 
