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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ NoTember 8, 1883. 
Tliey ripened early, were housed on October 5th, and are 
now in bloom. The remainder of this section made their 
growth in the houses and were put out to ripen. Sophronitis 
grandiflora made decidedly better growth outside than any 
of the plants did that were kept in the houses. Phalaenopses 
(two only) were tried, and the ten weeks they were put out 
remained practically dormant; but Mr. Smee suspects that 
with the long period of rest they have had the plants will make 
more vigorous growth afterwards. It will be well, however, 
to give the exact dates whvn the different plants were placed 
outside, and when they were taken in, with the effect in each 
case as recorded by Mr. G. W. Cummins, the gardener. The 
plants I have examined, and can testify to the accuracy of 
the remarks appended. 
All the following Dendrobiums were put out on August 
10th, and were housed during the last week of September 
and early in October—namely, D. Bensoniae, D. chrysanthum, 
D. clavatum, D. crassinode, I), densiflorum, D. Farmeri, 
D. fimbriatum, D. Linawinianum, D. macrophyllum, D. 
lituiflorum, D. calceolus, D. moschatum, D. nobile, D. 
Parishi, I). Paxtoni, D. Pierardi, D. primulinum, D. suavis- 
simum, D. Wardianum, and D. heterocarpum phillipinense. 
Dendrobes mostly made fair growth, went to rest early, and 
have every appearance of flowering early and freely. D. 
nobile is very strong and showing flowers; while D. 
Wardianum is in I loom, producing three flowers from a 
node. 
Plants that showed signs of ill health were taken back to 
the houses as soon as noticed, but they were few, and some 
not mentioned in the record were too small to determine if 
benefited or not. This trial is, we believe, unique of its kind 
in this country, and it has proved so interesting, satisfactory, 
and encouraging, that it is not improbable at the least a 
thousand plants will be subjected to outdoor treatment another 
year. It may be well here, however, to utter a word of 
caution. The same varieties of Orchids would not thrive 
equally well outdoors in all gardens, while in some they 
would be ruined. In the garden under notice it must be 
remembered the streams are canopied with foliage. There 
can be no dry air around the plants, and no driving winds 
can reach them. Given this shelter, shade, and moisture, 
there can be little doubt that many Orchids will succeed 
outdoors during the summer months ; but when the air is dry 
and the wind blows fiercely the plants could not be expected 
to remain healthy. One thing, however, 
is clear, that the temperature outdoors in 
summer is quite sufficient for numbers of 
Orchids, and hence that of many houses is 
needlessly and injuriously high. 
It may be observed that Mr. Smee’s 
Orchids in the houses are in excellent con¬ 
dition and a credit to the owner and cul¬ 
tivator. With such a number of varieties 
the houses are never destitute of flowers, 
and on November 1st the following were 
in bloom. 
IN THE LONG FERN HOUSE. 
Maxillaria grandiflora 
Odontoglossum grande 
Roezli 
Rossi majus 
Oncidium ornithorhyn- 
chum 
Forbesi 
varicosum Rogersii 
Harrison® 
Papilio 
Krameri 
Phalsenopsis amabilis 
Sanderiana 
Stanhopea insignia 
Trichocentrum albo-pur- 
pureum 
Vanda ccerulea 
Zygopetalum maxillare 
IN THE COOL HOUSE. 
Odontoglossum mem- 
branaceum 
Rossi majus 
Lycaste Skinneri 
Oncidium aurosum 
incurvum 
varicosum 
Sophronitis grandiflora 
| Trichosma suavis 
Among others showing bloom are Cat- 
tleyas, Dendrobes, Laslia albida, L. anceps, 
L. autumnalis, L. purpurata, and a fine 
specimen of Laelia superbiens with three 
very strong spikes. In one of the houses 
some now rare and extremely chaste 
Amsctocliiluses are growing freely. Per¬ 
haps Mr. Cummins will oblige with a note detailing his 
method of culture — J. Wright. 
PEACHES AND NECTARINES IN COLD 
LOCALITIES. 
The cultivation of the Peach and Nectarine in unfavourable 
situations is not only attended with considerable difficulty, but the 
remits are far more frequently unsatisfactory than otherwise; in 
fact, the uncertainty of the crop, the loss of time and injudicious 
employment of means m cultivating the Peach and Nectarine against 
walls is very unprofitable as well as disappointing. I am aware 
that good fruit has been grown for many years, and still is in 
favourable localities against walls, yet in some localities the crop 
of late years has been very tantalising, the trees have become very 
unhealthy, and in many cases have died. It is questionable if a 
remedy is to be found for this, hence I conclude that where these 
RECORD OF EXPERIMENTS. 
Date 
of putting 
out. 
Names of Plants. 
Date 
of 
Housing. 
Remarks. 
June 15 
Coe'ogyne cristata. 
Sept. 13 
Made a quantity of small growths. 
M 
J1 
Cvprioedium insigne . 
Oct. 13 
Fine strong growth. 
Dendrobium Wardianum. 
Oct. 5 
Made growth and formed flower buds. 
D. heterocarpum phillipinense 
Made flower buds on old growths. 
Odontoglossum Alexandim... 
Out still 
Rich-coloured leaves, large bulb3, flowering. 
cirrhosum ... 
Sept.. 20 
Moderate growth. 
,, gloriosum ... 
Out still 
Better growth than those indoors. 
,, Lindleyanum 
Oct. 13 
Quite at home. 
29 
Brassia verrucosa . 
Improved ; thicker bulbs. 
11 
Cattleya citrina. 
Plenty of root, but little growth. 
„ Walkeriana. 
Sept. 13 
Small, very healthy. 
Made growth and flower spikes. 
Coelogyne ocellata. 
Cymbidium aloifollum. 
Made some leaves. 
Epidendrum ciliare . 
Still out 
Remained dormant. 
Lycaste Deppei. 
Equal to those in the house. 
,, Harrisonae . 
Sept. 21 
Making healthy growth. 
11 
11 
,, Skinneri . 
Out still 
Imported pieces, established outdoors and 
flowering. 
Masdevallia maculata . 
Sept. 20 
Flowered and made better growth. 
,, Veitchii . 
Rather weak growth. 
Odontoglossum nebulosum... 
Oct. 13 
Grand growth and roots. 
CErstedii. 
Similar growth to those indoors. 
Maxillaria grandiflora. 
Oct. 21 
Good growth ; flowered outdoors. 
Oncidium macranthum. 
Out still 
Quite at home. 
n 
Zvgopetalum Mackayi. 
Sept, 21 
Completed growth. 
July 
18 
Cattleya Ackland 1 ®. 
Oct. 13 
Improved. 
Chvsis aurea . 
Oct. 5 
Made healthy growth. 
Laflia albida . 
Sept. 21 
Made small bulb and flower spike. 
,, barpophylla. 
Oct. 13 
Made sheath. 
„ majalis. 
Oct. 5 
Finer growth than previous. 
10 
,, purpurata. 
Sept, 21 
Made roots ; commenced growth. 
Masdevallia co: iacea . 
Sept. 20 
Strong growth. 
Mesosuinidium vulcanicum.. 
Sept. 21 
Healthy. 
18 
Odontoglossum cordatum ... 
Better growth. 
24 
,, Rossi . 
Out still 
A number of growths. 
10 
„ majus . 
Larger bulbs and flowering. 
18 
Oncidium concolor . 
Sept. 21 
Making fine growth. 
10 
Phalsenopsis amabilis . 
Sept. 15 
Commenced a new leaf. 
,, Schilleriana ... 
At rest; leaves and roots healthy. 
Pilumna fragrans. 
Sept. 21 
Good bulbs and leaves. 
Pleione lagenaria . 
Formed strong bulbs. 
11 
11 
,, maculata . 
11 11 
11 
11 
„ prascox . 
JJ 
11 11 
18 
Sobralia macrantha . 
Oct. 13 
Improved. 
Sophronitis grandiflora . 
Several growths ; quite at home. 
Vanda coeruh a . 
Sept. 21 
Healthy and growing. 
Aug. 
7 
Cypripedium barbatum . 
Oct. 13 
Improved in colour. 
H 
11 
„ venustum . 
11 
Made healthy growth. 
Burlingtonia granadense 
Cattleya Acklandiae 
Forbesi 
Eldorado 
Dendrobium Wardianum 
bigibbum 
Cyrtochilum maculata 
Cypripedium Hamsoni 
insigne Maulei 
Spicerianum 
venustum 
Houlletia chrysantha 
Laelia Dayana 
Dormani 
marginata 
prarstans 
Perrini 
Masdevallia tovarensis 
Masdevallia ignea 
maculata 
Normani 
Veitchii 
Maxillaria grandiflora 
Odontoglossum Alexandra 
(good varieties) 
Odontoglossum cordatum 
maculatum 
