JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
May 24, 1883. 
There are a few things of which, however, I am especially 
proud. One is Disa grandiflora, which again has done splendidly 
with me. I divided my plants last year, and potted them in two 
of Mr. Dominy’s Orchid pans. One of them has done especially 
well. Some moss grew on the surface. This I have not removed. 
The Disa is pushing its way in all directions. There are four 
flowering stems, and shoots have pushed their points out through 
three of the holes in the sides of the pot; while from two others 
Ferns, which I suppose were in the peat used, have pushed them 
out also. During the winter months I have placed these pans, 
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which are kept constantly moist, up in the warm end of the 
house ; but as soon as any danger of frost is over they are brought 
close to the door and syringed two or three times a day. As 
some persons profess to have a difficulty in growing this lovely 
Orchid, I would encourage them by saying that a more easily 
grown plant there is not, if its proper wants are attended to ; and 
I am confident that the most extensive Orchid collection can 
produce nothing to excel this brilliant beauty of Table Mountain, 
the only spot in the world which is known as its habitat; and of 
the splendid sight that it presents there when in bloom Mr. 
Fig. 95 .—Crinxjm Kirkii. 
Shortt, the intelligent foreman at Messrs. Jas. Dickson & Co. of 
Chester, gave me a most glowing account, and I can well conceive 
that it must indeed be a grand sight. I had long wished to try 
the Lapagerias, and last year mentioned that they had grown and 
flowered well with me. Again they have done well. I have 
placed them in two of the largest pots I could get, and they are 
breaking out into strong shoots in all directions. If they grow 
on at this rate I shall have some difficulty with them. My object 
is now to keep them as much as possible over the central path, 
so as not to interfere with the other plants in the house. They 
are planted in a mixture of very rough pieces of loam and peat 
and some lumps of charcoal, and they evidently like it. 
The Friesias are very charming. Someone lately asked as to 
their freedom of blooming. I know of no small bulb that does 
more in this way, but I am inclined to think that there is some 
difficulty in getting them to start—at least, I had them for a 
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