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VOL. LV.— No. 3,(M). 



SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1912. 



THE 



GARDENERS 



NOTE OF THE WEEK 



wondrously beautiful, but they ioi)rt's*'iit 



list of livlu i.Is at tli(^ connnand of tbo culti 



much thought, rare jiKlgnii^ut, and perils- \;noi- 



IS a Iniiu (iiir. an<l it iiirludos some 



The Orchid Cult. 



The exhibition of orchids that yield thp> 

 most freely of their floral wealth during 



tent effort on the i)art <»i lhos<^ who ai* 

 engaged in the intere.stiiig, and, we wouUl 

 hope, profitable work of creating new forms 

 among orchids. Especially do we find 



the autumn months, which has been held proof 



Horticultural Society 

 week, and the conference asso- 



flowering in autmnn, and the remarkabl 



achieved 



Hated therewith, have been of immense in- ists, in the hybrids whicli have the attra<- 



that, bcrausc *>t thrir rarity, are high in 

 pi irc, Imt a rcprcM^nlativtv <x)llection ])osses- 

 sing much merit may be made w ithuut their 

 inclusion. There is no great difficulty in the 

 successful cnhixation of cyprii)cdiuiu.s. ami 

 a structini' a<)ai»tiHl to their r<'<inire- 



Mioiiis < A\\ he |>i-o\i4l« «l at a vonipar ai i\ r!y 



cost. The lonii «'! ibcir llowcrs may 



sma 



terest as evidence of continued progress in 

 the development of these 

 f:iscinating plants, and of 

 the great value of those 

 flowering at this season of 

 the year for contributing to 

 the attractions of the garden 

 under frlass. when the 



tively-coloured Cattleya lahiata as one of not i>r in accordanco wii ii t Ik- tasw nt .somo 



in the herbaceous 



glass, 



flowers 



border and on the rockery 

 have reached the vanishing 

 point. These two functions 

 have again brought into pro- 

 minence the high position to 

 which orchids have attained 

 in gardens, not only in those 

 whose owners have no occa- 

 sion for considering over- 

 much the qtiestion of cost, 

 but in those where economy 

 has to 1^ carefullv studied, 

 many of these belonging to 

 amateurs who are actively 

 engaged in business or pro- 

 fessional work, and do much 

 of the work themselves. We 

 are also reminded of the 

 high position orchids hai^e 

 taken in connection with the 

 Temple Show^s, and of the 

 a ssi stance th e v ha ve 



dered these exhibitions in 

 attaining the high degree of 

 lX)pularity they have so 



ownors < >l rdi Ms. ;nH 

 when tills is tln' < :is*' lut uso- 



ful purj)ose wouKl Ik* scr\iHl 

 in groW'ing them. 'J'o many 

 the distinctive shane of 

 their flowers is 

 charm, and 1 his 

 attention nia v wit li a<ivan- 



■ 



ta;j;o be ilirtH'tinl to the fact 



a i-onsiih^rable propor- 

 tion of tlio ( y]>rip<Mlium8 



suffer but little from the 



sha]>e 

 an a<lde<l 



being Ml, 



itiat 



(»ff<H^ts of the f<igs experi- 

 *^n<-e<l in tbo nei<ihb(»nrhoml 

 of lar<:e towns. In a<ldition 

 the flowers rrta in th*Mr 

 freshn4^s ami i)e;mty for a 

 long time ujxm the j)lant8j 



and they will remain in good 

 condition for a fortnight or 

 so after tliev ha\i' T>een cut, 

 and their stems jmt in 

 water, Tlie extension of the 

 cultivation of (uelii<ls in ^ar- 

 <h-ns of inoderalc si/c has 

 proceeded s^unrwhat lapiilly 

 within reei^nt veais. ajul it 

 is now a fpiite <(mnnon oc- 

 curr<'n<c to meet with from 

 one to three lu 



)ns* > 



wholly 



devoted to ot.lii(K in gar- 



<hMi> 



HI 



\vlii<h l)Ut a few 



TTL 



ORION VAH. OTHKLLO. 



long enjoyed. It is hardl^ 

 necessary to recall the fact 

 that the collections of Charles 

 orchids formed one of the 

 most interesting and attractive features of 

 the Royal International Hoiticultural 

 Exhibitions held at Chelsea in May last ; 

 hut it may be mentioned as a point of some 



importance that immense advances 

 also 



A beautiSl hybrid, with bronzy sepals, soft crim>on ami 

 rich rubv-crinirson lip. F.C.C., R.H.S November 5. Mo>ms. 



about 



{S^'c p. >^H:i.) 



their parents. 



Some twentv-five yea/s 



immense 

 made on tlu 



beine: 



as evidenced by the large and 

 displays 



seen 



have elapsed since the autumn-flow(u in^ 

 variety of this species was re-introduced to 

 European collections, and during tins com- 

 paratively short period it has been so freely 

 Continent, utilise<l bv raisers that. a].art from the 



varieties, the liyi»rids m)w form a large and 



If we tuin from tln^ 



iia r<](*ti 

 iia rded 



in w 



as a 



vears since they wer*^ wholly 

 abse-nt . It is of interest 

 also to find tliat in<-reasfMl 

 attention is lieing paid to 

 tln^ laising of .seedlings in 

 hich orchids aie not re- 



if hvltrids 



am: 



are 



s]>eciality. 



[ excej'Tion;:! ex; ellcnc( 



quently raised ui uch garden; 

 be attriliuted to th*^ iiiabilitv 



aie not f re- 

 it may 

 of those 



beautiftd 



at Ghent and elsewhere beautiful group. 



on tlu 



oecasi on o f the g r ea t 

 beautiful of the kinds, 



whatever may be their season of flow^eruig, 

 ^'an hardly fail to obtain full appreciation 

 from ' ' ^ - 



tions 



exhibi- cattleyas and the helio-cattleyas. that 



art 



tiner forms 

 In gardens 



wheti^ orcliids are a]>i)r*H'iatc<l theschM'tion 

 le slmul<l not h*^ ]imite<l to the autumn- 



in <-harge to iitili.Sf- the 

 in their work et hvbridisation . 



genuine Slower lovers ; 

 kinds that bloom during the autumn months 

 I^ave special claims for consideration, ar<l. 

 happily^ these claims are recognised, if 

 "^>t quite so fullv as one could wish. The 

 ^iH^^ter proportion of them are iiot only 



now producing such rich cobnir eHects. to 

 the cypripediums we shall iind that ini- 

 niense advances have been made in these. 

 but those and that a very (.»nsiderable proportion <.i 



flewiM-in^ kinds, or inde<Ml to tlie cattleyas, 

 helio-i-attlcvas, <n t ypri peiliums. for if this 

 is den(^ much of the pleasur*^ tliat may be 

 <l^'ri\i'd from them is lost. Where it is not 



value for <M)n- desired to do mi)re than grow or< hids for 



heautityinir the ]>!ant houses and ^up|)lying 

 cut flowers, the kinds that r«Hjuire ultra-tropi. 

 cal comlitions. or i-annot he rea<lily grown 



the newer forms 



tributing to the attrnctions of jthnit struc- 

 ture's in which an intermediate tonijMu at ure 

 is maintaimnl from early in autumn mitil 

 the season of si)ring is well ad^ anctHl. The with 



success 



