.y in- 
Indian 
^an during 
.mg work in 
should now 
ne East Indian- 
A 70° by day ; the 
. 65° by day, and a 
. 45° with a day tern- 
uitable for the cool plants, 
s the day temperatures may 
from 5° to 8° higher, but as 
y fitful at present extra pre- 
taken to keep the houses 
1 they occur. The potting 
iw begin to assume a wider 
mber will be commencing to 
to be seen to at once. The 
selected first, and after being 
sy should be kept together as 
at a little extra shade or a trifle 
be maintained around them, 
ing plants of Lselia anceps will 
i be seen to early, so that no 
roung growths. All the Lselias 
r roots freely exposed to the in- 
ling atmosphere, and in potting 
luced into the pot or basket 
covered with a thin layer of the 
sphagnum moss in equal pro- 
old material is in sweet con- 
leed be removed, as a disrooting 
r Laelias or any other Orchids, 
lediums will be starting, and 
lus will be found in all the 
De treated according as they 
f potting. In the East Indian- 
Stonei, C. Lowii, C. ca-udatum, 
okerii, C. concolor, and some 
us states of growth. In potting 
:)wers, such as C. Stonei and C. 
i little sound fibry loam incor- 
at potting time. They are free 
ants, and will be benefited by 
,han the weaker growers. For 
f two parts fibry peat to one of 
noss will be suitable. In the 
irbatum group will be located, 
useful C. Sedeni and C. insigne 
id. These are all quite as well 
^ when kept in a pot-bound con- 
not be allowed to suffer for the 
y time. Among the terrestrial 
hing more useful than Phaius 
uis will now or soon be in condi- 
nay be as well to state that 
)am with the greater part of the 
*ved, and the addition of a little 
ad, will grow it to perfection. It 
and plenty of moisture at the 
bring it to the highest develop- 
Odontoglossums in the Cattleya- 
)lants of O. citrosmum will be 
, and as the flower-spikes come 
g growths, the potting of these 
d till the young spikes are a foot 
GyiRDEI^'RS' 
GHRq^j^LE. 
[February 10, 1883. 
this plant no effort should be spared to get rid 
them at once, or they will soon spoil the appearance 
and seriously affect the future well-being of the 
plants. The method we adopt to get rid of them is 
to run a feather or soft brush between the leaves at 
intervals of a few days. It is necessary to be careful 
in watering this plant so that no moisture settles 
among the young foliage, as decay will quickly set in, 
which is difficult to arrest when once it commences. 
A regular and steady moisture should be kept at the 
roots of the plants, as an excess of either drought or 
moisture maintained for any length of time will soon 
show on this plant, y. Roberts^ Gunnersbury Park 
Gardens, 
Making Up Orchids for Exhibition.— In- 
tending competitors in the Orchid classes at the 
summer show of the Royal Horticultural Society, to 
be held on May 22 and 23, and especially those who 
practise the art of “ making up,” cannot be too early 
warned that, according to a paragraph in the recently 
issued schedule, “ The judges in the Orchid classes 
will consider, in making their awards, whether the 
plants shown are single specimens or made-up plants. 
Any plant shown as part of a collection of Orchids 
which, being made-up, contains in the opinion of the 
judges more than one distinct variety of the species it 
represents, shall disqualify the collection of which it 
forms part.” The nurserymen’s class at this show is 
fora “Group of Orchids, not exceeding fifty pots,” 
while that for amateurs is for ten, distinct. In addi- 
tion to these, Sir Trevor Lawrence offers a prize of 
£10 “for the best collection of exotic Orchids,” 
under the following conditions : — “ Collections to con- 
sist of twelve plants of distinct species ; made-up 
plants to disqualify the collection in which they are 
shown.” 
L^lia Crawshayana. — Among the many Lselias 
that are flowering at this season of the year none 
perhaps are so welcome as this rare and fine species. 
It has been in flower with us upwards of a week, and 
it is quite distinct from anything else that I have 
hitherto seen. It seems to me to be related to L. 
anceps and L. autumnalis, but in itself very distinct ; 
the bulb and leaf partake very much of the nature of 
L. autumnalis ; the lip also, in that the lobes do not 
cover the column, which is the case in those of L. 
anceps, while the markings again are similar to the 
latter, differing only in that the patch of yellow is 
more developed and much deeper in colour. The 
sepals and petals are of a deep purplish hue, but not 
lengthened so much as those of L. anceps, and it is 
undoubtedly far superior to any of its congeners. The 
finest varieties of L. anceps and L. autumnalis that I 
ever saw are nowhere in comparison to it for colora- 
tion. Any one may well be proud of it if fortunate 
enough to possess it. The plant has been grown on 
a block in the intermediate-house, in company with 
plants of Lselia anceps. It is to be regretted that 
such a fine species is still so uncommon amongst us. 
W, Gosiling^ Sudbury House, 
Odontoglossum crispum.— One of the finest 
varieties, if not the finest, we ever saw, was shown 
us a few days since by Mr. Stevens. The individual 
flowers measured over 4 inches in diameter, the sepals 
and petals were very broad, white, flushed with rose, 
but without spots, the lip richly spotted. The speci- 
men came from the garden of C. Walker, Esq., Bret- 
borgh Holt, Milnthorpe, and is to be photographed 
life-size by Mr. Stevens. 
Orchids at Whitchurch Rectory. — In the 
extensive collection of Odontoglossums here, which 
fill four good-sized houses, there are a large number 
in bloom, amongst which are many of unusual excel- 
1 crisDum section, ranging from the 
a straw-coloured ground, the former heavily barred 
with light brown, the petals spotted with the same 
colour, base of lip bright yellow. Of the O. Ander- 
sonianum type there is one superior to any we have 
met with, the magenta marking on the interior por- 
tion of the petals brighter and more decided than 
ordinary, the flowers large, and the individual parts 
of unusual breadth. Amongst other cool species in 
the same collection Lycaste Skinneri is exhibiting its 
ever-varying character in shade and marking, from 
those that are of the darkest hue to the pure white 
form, of which there is one example that produces 
flowers of enormous size. 
Enthusiasts in Orchid Culture are not now 
content with the rich harvest yielded by ransacking 
most of the known, as well as all but unknown 
regions of the tropical and more temperate parts of 
the world where Orchids are found, but they set to 
work in producing new varieties by hybridising with 
already results such as at one time would have been 
looked upon as beyond the reach of probability ; in 
proof of which it is only necessary to mention the 
doings of Dominy, Seden, Mitchell, Swan and others, 
whose work in this direction has produced some of 
the most beautiful plants that now go to fill our 
Orchid-houses ; but it is evident from what has been 
done, as well as what has not yet been accomplished, 
that some divisions of the Orchid family are much 
more amenable to intercrossing under cultivation than 
others are. The Cypripediums evidently are amongst 
the most willing to answer to the hand of the hy- 
bridist, as shown by the host of hybrid seedlings that 
have made their appearance ; of Cattleyas, and their 
near allies the Lselias, and also the Dendrobiums, 
there is ample proof of their crossing freely. In the 
cool section, such as Odontoglossums and Masde- 
vallias, there has not yet been much done so far as 
completed work goes— completed, we repeat, for the 
process of Orchid raising, from fertilising the flowers 
to growing the plants up to a blooming state, is in 
most cases a slow and patience-trying operation— a 
very different affair from the raising of many other 
kinds of plants — consequently there is no knowing 
how much of this kind of work there is going on, or 
how much has been attempted that has failed. Of 
the latter — that is, the failures — it is more than likely 
that there is uncertainty as to the cause. Such 
genera as the Masdevallias and Odontoglots to all 
appearance produce seed freely when the flowers have 
been crossed by hand, as shown by the way in which 
the pods swell off and ripen j but whether the seeds 
are wanting in fertility, or they perish after being 
sown through something that is wanting to enable 
their germinating, does not seem to be yet known ; 
not unlikely the treatment of the seed will ultimately 
turn out to be at fault. 
Orchids for Cutting. — “ Coelogyne, ” at p. 82, 
makes inquiries respecting Orchids for cutting that 
would be likely to succeed under temperatures ranging 
from 45° to 55° and 55° to 65° respectively. For cool 
treatment the following are likely to give satisfaction, 
and have large highly-coloured or otherwise attractive 
flowers to recommend them Odontoglossum Alex- 
andrse and its varieties, Pescatorei, Bluntii, and cir- 
rhosum, have white flowers, spotted with brown or 
purple, and O. Hallii is heavily marked with a 
chocolate colour. Barkeria spectabilis, Lycaste Skin- 
neri and varieties, Cypripedium insigne, Masdevallia 
Lindeni and tovarensis, Disa grandiflora, Coelogyne 
cristata, Zygopetalum Mackayi, and Maxillaria gran- 
diflora, keep up a show during winter and spring. 
Oncidium macranthum, Trichopilia suavis, Epiden- 
drum vitellinum and its variety majus will bloom 
chiefly in summer; and Laelia autumnalis, anceps, 
Perrinii, and elegans from autumn onwards to winter. 
These, especially the two latter, should be placed at 
the warm end of the house. In the higher tempera- 
ture numerous beautiful and varied Dendrobiums may 
be grown, as D. densiflorum, D. formosum giganteum, 
nobile, Cambridgeanum, Dalhousieanum, and Far- 
meri. These require the warmer parts of the house. 
Cypripedium barbatum and variety superbum, 
Angrsecum eburneum, with long racemes of green 
and white flowers, Limatodes rosea, Calanthe vestita 
and varieties, C. Veitchii, and Oncidium crispum will 
give variety during the winter months. Trichosma 
suavis and Epidendrum bicornutum ought not to be 
omitted, on account of their fragrance. Some of th e 
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