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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ December 9, 1886. 
than December, for decay or loss in the berries. This is no doubt occa¬ 
sioned as much by the quantity of foliage as anything, though of course 
there are other causes, such as drips, which is frequently the result, not 
of faulty glazing or cracked squares, but condensed moisture settling on a 
lateral, then finding its way into a bunch; again a tie will he often a stop 
for a drop of water. Spiders are a very fruitful cause of waste. They 
will now be making their nests, and if they get into a bunch of Grapes 
many berries will be lost. This morning I noticed on one of my best 
Gros Colman a suspicious-looking berry. I carefully pulled it off, and 
there was a live wasp, which caused me to cut out two other berries. 
Fortunately this bunch was not thinned as much as usual, so when I had 
done my cutting the higher berries dropped down, so the bunch is perfect. 
This is only another illustration how watchful a man must be who has 
Grapes to keep. Weekly looking over is very well, daily is much 
better. 
At this period of the year the less front ventilation the better. Of 
course, my fires are always going, and I can generally—at least, in the 
day if not at night—keep some top ventilation on, so that I have a circu¬ 
lation of warm air. This past two weeks have been very trying to 
amateurs, as in small mixed houses which have to be used as receptacles 
Sor other plants it must be a very difficult matter to keep a sweet atmo¬ 
sphere. Undoubtedly the larger the house, always provided there is 
boiler power according, the better will Grapes keep, and these large struc¬ 
tures can be used in moderation for storing bedding plants, the latter, 
however, to be kept free from decayed leaves. I know a small hon-e 
containing Alicante, Gros Maroc, and Black Hamburgh Grapes. The 
house was full of plants, Tomatoes, &c. I advised cutting a fortnight 
since, hut now all the Black Hamburgh bunches are past selling and the 
others are not improved, but on the contrary have lost in weight by de¬ 
cayed berriee, and have not the finish they had. Grapes, unless well 
kept, lose their bloom. Top ventilation is of the utmost importance ; no 
roof should be without it. 
Cutting and bottling is done by many as soon as possible, but the 
curious summer we had will make all Grapes late, and foliagp which other 
years has been gone will be much later. This late foliage will, no doubt, 
be of benefit to the Vines by causing the roots to finish their work, but 
this foliage is no good, or rather the reverse for keeping fruit. Much 
may be done even now by carefully removing some laterals, especially if 
there is any green or sub-laterals, so as to gradually get the sap down, 
and at the same time prepare the bunches for keeping.— Stephen 
Castle, West Lynn. 
THE ORCHID FAMILY. 
In reply to a correspondent who desired a brief description of the classi 
fication adopted in the Orchid family the following is submitted, and will 
perhaps be to some extent interesting to others as showing the relationship 
of the different genera. 
The late Mr. G. Bentham studied these plants very carefully from a 
botanical point of view, and the results of his investigations are embodied 
in Hooker & Bentham’s “ Genera Plantarum,” several modifications being 
made in the genera previously accepted by authorities. A total of 334 
genera are fully described, seven others being mentioned of which insuffi¬ 
cient material had been obtained. These are classed in five tribes—namely, 
Epidendrese, Vandese, Neottiese, Ophrydese, and Cypripediese, with nume¬ 
rous secondary divisions termed sub-tribes. The Epidendrese comprises 
eighty-eight genera, including such well-known garden Orchids as Masde- 
vallia, Dendrobium, Phaius, Chysis, Coelogyne, Calanthe, Epidendrum, 
Cattleya, Lfelia, and Sophronitis. The next tribe, Vandese, is much the 
largest of all, including 135 genera, of which may be specially mentioned 
as examples of the best known—Cymbidium, Zygopetalum, Lycaste, 
Anguloa, Stanhopea, Catasetum, Maxillaria, Oncidium, Miltonia, Odonto- 
glossum, Ada, Phalsenopsis, Aerides, Vanda, Saccolabium, and Angrsecum. 
The third tribe, Neottiere, has eighty-two genera, comprising Vanilla, 
Sobralia, Ansectochilus, and Goodyera ; the fourth, Ophrydese, thirty-two, 
including Orchis, Ophrys, and Disa; while the fifth, Cypripedium, has only 
four, Cypripedium and Selenipedium being the best known. 
In the following list the genera are arranged under their respective 
tribes and sub-tribes in order adopted by Mr. Bentham. 
Tribe, Epidendre®— 
Sub-tribe, Pleurothallece. 
Pleurothallis, Stelis, Physosiphon, Lepanthes, Restrepia, Brachio- 
nidium, Masdevallia, Arpophyllum, Octomeria, Meiracyllium. 
Sub-tribe, Malaxeae. 
Malaxis, Microstylis. 
Sub-tribe, Liparieos. 
Oberonia, Liparis, Platyclinus, Calypso, Aplectrum, Corallorhiza, 
Tipularia, Oreorchis, Hexalectris. 
Sub-tribe, Dendrobiece. 
Dendrobium, Latourea, Bulbophvllum, Sunipia, Cirrhopetalum, 
Megaclinium, Trias, Osyricera, Drymoda, Monomeria, Dendrochilum, 
Panisea, Acrochsene, Chrysoglossum, Collabium. 
Sub-tribe, Eriece. 
Coelia, Eria, Phreatia, Pachystoma, Spathoglottis. 
Sub-tribe, Bletiece. 
Acanthephippium, Phaius, Bletia, Chysis, Nephelapliyllum, Tainia, 
Anthogonium. 
Sub-tribe, Oeelogynea. 
Josepha, Earina, Glomera, Agrostophyllum, Ceratostylis, Callostylis, 
Cryptochilus, Trichosma, Coelogyne, Otochilus, Pholidota, Calanthe, 
Arundina, Elleanthus. 
Sub-tribe, Stenoglossece. 
Lanium, Amblostoma, Seraphyta, Diothonea, Stenoglossum, Hormi- 
dium, Hexisia, Scaphyglottis, Hexadesmia, Octadesmia. 
Sub-tribe, Loslieoe. _ . 
Alamania, Pleuranthium, Diacrium, Isochilus, Ponera, Pineha, Hart- 
wegia, Epidendrum, Broughtonia, Cattleya, Lseliopsis. Tetramicra, 
Brasaavola, Lielia, Schomburgkia, Sophronitis. 
Tribe, Vande®— 
Sub-tribe, Eulophiece. 
Eulopbia, Lissochilus, Galeandra. 
Sub-tribe, Cymbidieoe. . 
Cymbidium, Ansellia, Grammangis,!!Cremastra, Cyperorclus, Geo- 
dorum, Grammatophyllum, Dipodium, Thecostele, Bromheadia, 
Polystachya. 
Sub-tribe, Cyrtopodieee. 
Plocoglottis, Cyrtopodium,' Govenia, Pteroglossaspis, Zygopetalum, 
Grobya, Cheiradenia, Aganisia, Acacallis, Eriopsis, Warrea, Lyco- 
mormium, Batemannia, Bifrenaria, Xylobium, Lacmna, Lycaste, 
Anguloa, Chondrorhyncha, Gongora, 
Sub-ti ibs, Stanhopiece. _ , 
Coryanthes, Stanhopea, Houlletia, Peristeria, Acineta, Catasetum, 
Mormodes, Cycnoches, Chrysocycnis, Polycycnis. 
Sub-tribe, Maxdlariex. 
Stenia, Schlimmia, Clowesia,_ Mormolyce, Scuticaria, Maxillaria, 
Camaridinm, Dichsea, Ornitliidium. 
Cryptocentrum, Diadenium, Comparettia, Sceloehilus, Trichocentrum, 
Rodriguezia, Trichopilia, Aspasia, Cocbhoda, Dignatbe, Saundersia, 
Brachtia, Odontoglossum, Oncidium, Miltonia, BraSsia, Solenidium, 
Leiochilus, Sigmatostalix, Erycina, Gomeza, Abola, Neodryas, Ada, 
Trizeuxis, Sutrina, Trigonidium, Ionopsis, Cryptarrhena, Ornitho- 
cephalus, Quekettia, Zygostates, Phymatidium, Chytrogl.ossa, _Hof- 
m- isterella, Kegelia, Papperitzia, Cohnia, Paradisanthus, Sievekiugia, 
Coeliopsis, Warmingia. 
Sub-tribe, Sarcanthece. _ . 
Lockhartia, Centropetilum, Pachyphyllum, Luisia, Cottonii, Stau- 
ropsis, Arachnanthe, Phalsenopsis, Doritis, Rhynchostylis, SarcJ- 
cbilus, Trichoglottis, Aeranthns, Aerides, Renantbera, Vanda, Sacco¬ 
labium, Uncifera, Acampe, Sarcanthus, Cleiosostoma, Schcenorchis, 
Ornithochilus, Taeniophyllum, Microsaccus, Diplocentrum, Angraecum, 
Cryptopu 9 , ZEonia, Mystacidium, Dendrophylax, Campylocentron. 
Sub-tribe, Notyliece. , 
Cirrhaea, Macradenia, Notylia, Aeriopsis, Telipogon, Tnchoceros, 
Podochilus, Appendicula, Tbelasis. 
Tribe, Neottie®— 
Sub-tiibe, Vanillecz. 
Galeola, Vanilla, Sobralia, Epistephium, Sertifera. 
Sub-tribe, Corymbied. 
Corymbis, Tropidia. 
Sub-tribe, Spiranthece. 
Altenstemia, Pterichis, Cranichis, Prescottia, Ponthieva, Wullschlae- 
gelia, Pseudocentrum, Gomphichis, Steuoptera, Neottia, Listera, 
Spiranthes, Ba-kervilla, Pelexia, Pbysurus, Ancectochilus, Vrydag- 
zenia, Cystorchis, Herpysma, Zeuxine, Cb< irostylis, Odontochilus, 
Myrmecbis, Hmmaria, Dossinia, Macodes, Hylophila, Goodyera, 
Lepidogyne, Hetseria, Mcerenhoutia, Platylepis, Manniella, Eucosia, 
Gymnocliilus, Argyrorcbis. 
Sub-tribe, Viuridece. . 
Lecanorchis, Aphyllorchis, Stereosandra, Thelemitra, ^ Epiblema, 
Diuris, Orthoceras, Cryptostylis, Prasophyllum, Microtis, Corysan- 
thes, Pterostylis, Caleana, Drakma, Acianthus, Eriochilus, Lyper- 
anthus, Burnettia, Cyrtostylis, Caladenia, Glossodia, Adenochilus, 
Chiloglottis, Calocbilus. 
Sub-tribe, Arethnsece. 
Aretbusa, Calopogon, Pogonia, Pogoniopsil, Chlorosa, Leucorcbis, 
Gastrodia, Yoania, Epipogum. 
Sub-tribe, Limodorece. 
Limodorum, Cblorma, Bipinnula, Cepbalanthera, Epipactis. 
Tribe, Ophryde®— 
Sub-tribe, Sercipiece. 
Orchis, Strapias, Aceras, Ophrys. 
Sub-tribe, Habenariecs. 
Herminium, Stenoglottis, Arnottia, Bartbolina, Huttouiea, Holothrix, 
Bicomella, Habenaria, Diplomeris, Bonatea, Cynorchis, Hemipilia, 
Glossula. 
Sub-tribe, Vised. _ 
Satyrium, Pachites, Di=a, Herschelia, Monad'nia, Sclnzodium, 
Brownlrea, Forficaria, Brachycorythis, Schizochilus, Platycoryne. 
Sub-tribe, Coryciece. 
Pterigodium, Disperis, Corycium, Ceratandra. 
Tribe, Cypripedie.e— 
Cypripedium, Selenipedium, Aspostasia, Neuwiedia. 
It may be mentioned that the under-mentioned genera are now reduced 
to those of which the names follow, and under them will be found in most 
modern botanical works :—Ipsea to Pachystoma ; Paxtonia to Spathoglottis; 
Thunia and Limatodes to Phaius ; Pleione to Ccelogyne ; Limatodes rosea 
to Calanthe ; Barlc-ria and Nanodes to Epidendrum ; Leptotes to Tetra¬ 
micra ; Zygotepalum, Huntleya, Bollea, "Warszewiczella, and PromemEi to 
Zygopetalum; Paphinia and Colax to Lycaste; Acropera to Gongora; 
Helcia to Trichopilia; Meso9pinidium to Odontoglossum; Palumbina to 
Oncidium ; Odontoglossum vexillarium to Miltonia; Camarotis to Sarco- 
chilus ; Listrostachys to Angrscum ; Sauroglossum, Sarcoglottis, and 
Stenorhynchus to Spiranthes ; Gymnadenia, Peristylis, Cceloglossum and 
Platanthera to Habenaria; and Uropedium to Selenipedium. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM NOTES. 
The Chrysanthemum of the Future. —At the New York 
Chrysanthemum Show, just over, there were exhibited four varieties, 
representing as many distinct classes, for which there is a brilliant 
future. 
