June, 1 91 3.] 
THE ORCHID WORLD. 
201 
ORCHIDS AT BARRACKPORE. 
THE above illustration shows some of 
the many plants flowering in Mr. 
Chas. Power's collection at Barrack- 
pore. These Orchids are growing in a simple 
construction of bamboo lattice work entirely 
covered with wire netting, over which creepers 
are trained in sufficient density to provide 
adequate protection from the fierce rays of 
the sun. The floor of this structure is com- 
posed of broken bricks laid to the depth of 
about six inches over the natural soil, which 
on being flooded in the early morning imparts 
sufficient moisture to the atmosphere for the 
rest of the day ; a slight overhead syringing 
of the plants after sundown being also 
beneficial. This mode of construction permits 
a free current of fresh air throughout the 
house, which is most essential to the good 
growth of the plants, otherwise during the 
heavy raining season the atmosphere would 
soon become stagnant. 
At the time that the above photograph was 
taken the following species were more or less 
in bloom : — Dendrobium Pierardii, hanging 
in large pendant clusters in the background, 
D. lituiflorum, D. crepidatum, D. chrysotoxum, 
D. aggregatum, D. superbum, Cattleya Trianas 
alba, C. Mossiae, Phalaenopsis Schilleriana, P. 
amabilis, Vanda teres and V. Roxburghii. 
All of these, with the exception of the 
Vandas, are miported plants, which, with care, 
thrive at Barrackpore equally as well as in 
their native habitat, the Bengal atmosphere 
being of a similar damp and muggy nature. 
The Anthuriums to be seen on either side of 
the staging harmonise with the surroundings 
and thrive well in the same conservatory. 
