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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
CULTURE RECORDS. 
Ccelogyne cristata. — An enormous speci- 
men of this pretty, cool house Orchid is in 
the collection of Mrs. Zenas Crane, Dalton, 
Mass., U.S.A. It has been grown from a 
small plant, obtained some twenty ).ears ago, 
and now measures more than six feet in 
diameter, and has produced more than 1,400 
flowers ni a single season. 
Anguloa Cliftonii. — This recently discovered 
species has produced six large flowers from 
the same bulb when grown by Mr. J. Davis, 
Orchid grower to J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. It 
received a Cultural Commendation at the 
recent Olympia Show. 
Aerides odoratum. — About the year 1846 
a specimen plant, having no less than sixteen 
growths and between thirty and forty flower- 
spikes, was in tlie collection of Mrs. Law- 
rence, of Ealing Park. 
Oncidium macranthum. — One of the best 
grown specimens of this elegant Orchid was 
exhibited by J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., at the 
Olympia Show, igii. It carried more than 
350 flowers, and a Cultural Commendation 
was awarded to Mr. Davis 
Aerides quinquevulnerum. — A healthy 
plant of this Philippine species with three 
long spikes carrying a total of more than 
1 50 flowers is in the collection of Col. 
Stephenson R. Clarke, C.B., Borde Hill, 
Cuckfield. 
Ljplia elegans. — A magnificent specimen 
with 230 blooms, the largest spike having 
thirteen, was exhibited by Sir George Hol- 
ford at the Royal Horticultural Society, 
August 2 1st, 1907. The plant, which had 
been grown from a small piece, was con- 
sidered to be the finest specimen of its kind 
ever seen, and a Silver-gilt Lindley Medal 
was deservedly awarded. Laelia elegans is a 
natural hybrid between Laslia purpurata and 
Cattleya Leopoldii, but it has also been 
raised from seed in this country. 
Arachnanthe Lowii. — A truly wonderful 
specimen of this interesting species is in the 
collection of the Rev. J. C. B. Fletcher, Mund- 
ham Vicarage, Chichester. It consists of 
two strong growths each having from thirty 
to forty pairs of leaves, and carrying a total 
of fourteen fine flower spikes. 
Epidendrum prismatocarpum. — A large 
plant of this Central American Orchid with 
twenty-one grand spikes of bloom is in the 
collection of the Rev. J. C. B. Fletcher, 
Mundham Vicarage, Chichester. 
THEFT OF COAL. 
At the Sussex Assizes at Lewes on 
July 1st, Mr. Justice Phillimore and a 
common jury commenced the hearing of 
the case of Arthur George Cook, con- 
tractor, Haywards Heath (on bail), who was 
accused of feloniously stealing and receiving 
4 cwt. of coal on February 25th, also with 
feloniously stealing and receiving 8| cwt. of 
coal on March lOth, the goods of Messrs. 
Charlesworth and Co. 
The defend'ant, who pleaded not guilty, 
carried on business as a contractor and coal 
merchant, and entered into an engagement 
to cart Messrs. Charlesworth's coal from the 
station to their Orchid houses The sug- 
gestion of the prosecution was that Cook 
took portions of the coal to his own premises 
and made use of it either for the purpose of 
heating some houses which he himself had or 
for the purpose of sale. 
Mr. Wm. H. Viner, bookkeeper in the 
employ of Messrs. Charlesworth, repeated at 
some length the evidence given by him at 
the police court. It related to the move- 
ments of defendant and his men ; to the 
point that certain lumps of anthracite coal 
which he saw in a truck consigned to Messrs 
Charlesworth did not reach their premises, 
whereas similar lumps were found on defen- 
dant's premises ; and to the search generally. 
Witness valued the anthracite coal at is. 3d. 
per cwt. 
Considerable further evidence was given 
by police officers and other witnesses, the 
case occupying the court for two days. 
His Lordship, in summing up, thought 
"receiving" was out of the question — the 
question was whether Cook " stole " one or 
both of these lots of the coal. 
