February 24, 1912. 



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the plants are managed when first imported 

 for the ,^.pecia] piia-pcse of pointing out that 

 after a few yea.rs' growtli, imder artificial 



i 



CATTLEYA LABIATA. 



There is no cattleya more •servicea'ble for - ^ 



Ux^arative purposes than Cattleya labiata c<^nditions, as provided in oUr 'best cquipp^^d 



autuninalis, ns it flowers principally '^''^^^^'^ ^'f^^ the coloiired forms lo^se the ^, fl^,,,^^,^,^^ . 



, 1 .1 4.1, £ XT u 1 T\ Vigour displayed \dien first iniTOrte^l and nowenng peiioa or tnis gioi 



: hrouffh the niontlLs of Novembcir and De- .tY ^ ^ / i '"*l'y\^*^^'' f"*-' dodo-iulrnn^ iir/^vJ/linrr 



, ^ , ,1 11.. this may, to same extent, be attributed to <J«a^ii<iions, a^^ pioiuling tlieii 



eniber^ when 'house and shooting parties 

 are plentiful. The flowers are most accept- 



this may, to same extent, be attributed to 

 the free-flowering character of the spetiies. 

 We are .not content witli reasonable flo-wer- 



able for dinner ta.bles and otlier deco-ra- ing and taking precautions to relieve the 



tioirs, and the cut flowei 



this 



growers in 

 ■ ountry, on the Continent, and in Amerit-a 

 _iow C. labiata more extensii^ely than any 

 other orchid, which alone is sufficient to 

 justify iU> merits as being one of the most 

 . crviceable oTcliids in cultivation. 



Since its re-introduction some twenty 

 yt'iars ago, annual inlpo^rtation^s have ar- 

 ; ived in tliis country different seasons of 

 the year, and it is really remarkable where 



plants of their flowers witJiin a reasonable 

 time after tlhey have become expanded. 

 This does not apply to C labiata alojie, 

 but to other oattleyas, etc.^ which are sub- 

 ject to deterioration after a few years' cul- 

 tivation. 



With the possibility of such deterioration 

 it is advisable to procure a few iiii])()rtt(] 

 plants annually. The plants an* ])ro< uiablr 

 for a modest outlay, weM within the reach 



JAVANESE 



RHODODENDRONS. 



No iard-ajnd-f ast line can be assigned for 



p of I'ho- 

 require- 



ments are understood, they will bJoom jiiore 

 or less continuously throughout the year. 

 In the first place, it must be borne in mind 

 that, though frequently referred to as 

 greenhouse rh<jdo<lendrons, yt^t lor tlieii* 

 successful <^ulture a tempera tui-e above 

 that of an or<linary greenhouse is necessary. 

 During the winttM- the thermometer should, 

 if possible, not fall below 50 d<^grees, and 



this may rise 10 to 15 degrees in tlie da.y- 



tini(\ 



111 summer no fire-heat will Ix* required. 

 It sho'uVl also b(^ Ixun.' in niiiid that the 



A GROUP OF VARlKTIllS OF CATTLEYA LABIATA. 



■ 



f'^l Ii-.l^^^H *^^ Plants that have been im- of the most humble amateur, ainl this otfers original s])e<'ies, fi-nni \\ li:< Ii tht^ present-day 



the 



P'jrtcJ i,.,,V 'r"' wiat nave been ini- 



>n' V n l' I'^f and, what is stiil 



^ h-' ■ < ■ h' «f the year. 



"^-I'tv o \h/J ^^?"^^b"t that the tVact- 



^M-r„„„;;;f ''^"^ P^-o^^ng fatal to furtl>er 

 ^ *'^>ve mentioned the .... 



oppcrtunities of securing difi'erent varieties, 

 i\h the range lif colour, form, and substaiuc 

 in the fl:ivver.s is very con>i(!i l abh*. The 

 extremely dark forms are almost as rare 

 the varieties with |nire wliite flowers, or 

 with white sepals and petals and a crimson 



front lobe to the lip, as seen in C. 1. 



of 



e pnpu- Cooksonife^ etc. 



lip, 



This 



good things gives added 

 vation. It creates 



as seen in 

 expectation 



< harm to culti- 



a livinir interest that 



can scarcely be described, and it is this 

 interest which has so greatly ])opnlarised 

 orchid eultivation during the last few 

 yvixvs. 

 The 



du:'c<l 

 take! I 

 collection. 



aecf>mpanyin/j: illustratifm is repro- 

 froni a' plnitograp-h by the \vrit*M'. 

 a little while ago in an amateur's 



H. J. C'hafman. 



Oak wood Gardens. 



garfhMi varieties lia ve spruii'i. art^ in a state 

 vA nature mcjstly epiphytes. Owing to tliis^ 

 it will hi' at once understrxvrl th:it <lense 

 masses of >oil ariMind the rvAii-^ wiii he 

 c:d(vlly injurious: in f:rt. the p:fts >h;,n d 

 be effi<'iently drained, and tiie c'nni|)(3st mn-t 

 ('(tnsist chiefly of fibrous i)eat and sand. 

 It should in potting be pressed down 

 firmlv. 



Another point to b*v*ir in niinr] is that nn 

 tlu' mountains of the M't'ay :n A r< hiepel-i^o, 

 where tlu^ original ^p(<i*s gnrw. thi're is 

 a liheral amount -of ; .tnni>phrri!' moisture: 

 hen;'e, under <-ultivatinn this ^henlil. as far 

 as possible, hi^ niainta.ned. Amon^ the 

 vai'ietie,-. there is now a wide l ange in the 

 <*olour of their hh>s^onis. from white to 

 deep crimson, while in liab^t tlu' plants vary 



great • T. 



