Suppiement to the Journal of HjytlcuUure, March Sncl, 1803. 
Karch 2,1893.] JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
Cattleya Percivaliana. 
“ H. W. W.” (page 129) does well 
to call attention to this useful Catt¬ 
leya, one of the most beautiful of the 
“ labiata ” section. We have several 
plants in flower now, some equal to 
C. Trianee in si^e, while far surpass¬ 
ing that popular species in richness of 
colouring. I have enclosed a flower 
of a pretty form, not so large as 
some we have, but beautifully marked. 
This Cattleya, in common with C. 
Lawrenciana and C. superba, will 
stand a greater amount of suidight 
than most others, and if grown in a 
clear light and an average tempera¬ 
ture it is very free flowering.”— 
H. E. E. 
Cypkipediu.m J011XS0N1ANU*M. 
This hybrid Cypripedium is the 
result of a cro.ss between C. nitens 
magnificum and C. Lawrenceanum, 
and is an exceedingly pretty variety. 
When exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander 
and Co., St. Albans, at the Drill Hall, 
on December 13th last year, the Orchid Committee of the Eoyal 
Horticultural Society deemed it worthy of an award of merit. 
The lip and petals are of a burnished purple. The lower area 
of the dorsal sepal is deep green, the upper portions and edges 
FIG. 30.—CYPRIPEDIUM JOHNSONIANUM. 
thing, the petals 4 inches long by 31 broad, and, as well as the sepals, 
of a light rosy mauve. The front lobe of the lip is of the richest 
crimson-purple, with a light rosy mauve margin. In the throat are 
two large straw-coloured blotches, which are yellow on the side 
pure white, lines of purple dots running from top to bottom. 
Fig. 30 represents a flower of this interesting Cypripedium. 
Fine Ccelogynes. 
‘ Tavo specially fine clumps of Ccelogynes are at The Briars, 
Eeigate. They comprise cristata and cristata Lemonei, the latter 
much the purest and best. These clumps are each some 4 feet 
over, in superb health, and covered with spikes of bloom. They 
are in pans 2(3 inches in diameter. Coelogyne cristata Lemonei has 
smoother or more perfectly formed flowers than has cristata, that 
are not only purer in colour, but have rich orange yellow throats 
or lips that present a most pleasing contrast to the snow whiteness 
of the rest of the bloom. More beautiful Orchids for the furnish¬ 
ing of sprays, or single blooms for buttonholes can hardly be con¬ 
ceived. These Ccelogynes bloom so readily in the winter under 
the influence of gentle warmth, that their floral value can hardly be 
over-estimated.—D. 
Cattleya Warsceaviczi autumnalis. 
Cattleya Warsceaviczi (or C. gigas, as it was afterwards 
called) is well known to be a summer flowerer—that is, its blooms 
are produced on the young growths, without an interval of rest. 
A plant in the collection of Mr. F. L. Ames of North Easton, 
Mass., U.S.A., has for several years in succession flowered in 
November and December, which gives it an enhanced value for 
decorative purposes. After the growths are matured the plant 
rests for a considerable period, as in the case of C. labiata. This 
plant was introduced by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. of Clapton, and 
was purchased as an imported C. Mendeli. Its characteristics are 
noted in Garden and Forest for 1890, p. 114. 
It is interesting to record that a second plant has now appeared 
in the collection of W. G. Marshall, Esq., Norton Manor, Taunton, 
Somerset, where it flowered in December last. It is a magnificent 
Odontoglossum pulctiellum. 
A SPECIMEN of this pretty Odontoglossum has been flowering in 
the cool Orchid house at Kew for some time past. The spike is 
erect, about a foot in height, and bears ten or twelve flowers ; it 
has a strong resemblance to Lily of the Valley. The flowers are 
pure white except for a yellow crest, and are vei’y fragrant ; they 
are smaller than the majority of Odontoglossums. The narrow 
grassy leaves are of a dark green colour, and are produced in pairs 
on the long thin pseudo-bulbs. This species is a native of 
Guatemala, from whence it was introduced about 1840. It is 
essentially a cool-house plant. 
AnGR.ECUM FASTUOSU.M. 
This distinct little Angrsecum has not as yet bee ime very 
plentiful. It has only been in cultivation for a few years, having 
been introduced from Madagascar by Messrs. Sander in 1881. It is 
of very dwarf habit, the stems being only about a couple of inches 
in height. The leaves are oblong, 2 or 3 inches broad, and of a 
leathery texture. The flowers are very pure white and deliciously 
fragrant. They are about 14 inch in diameter, and are borne 
two to four on a short raceme. A plant is now flowering at 
Kesv.—A. B. 
C(ELOGYNE FLACCTUA. 
The interesting note on page 153 regarding this Orchid was 
well timed, for although not seen so often as it deserves, there are 
few Orchids so easy to cultivate, or 
more beautiful in appearance, when 
a fine specimen is seen in flower. An 
intermediate house is the most suit¬ 
able place for it, and I would strongly 
recommend baskets in preference to 
pots or pans, as then the racemes of 
flower can be seen to advantage. Some 
lumpy peat, living sphagnum moss, 
and plenty of water during the grow¬ 
ing season, are all that is required to 
produce good pseudo-bulbs, which, 
with a season of rest after growth is 
completed, will reward the cultivator 
for all his trouble. We have a good 
plant in flower in a basket, and if 
wanted to last in flower over a long 
period, it will bear removal to cooler 
quarters without any apparent detri¬ 
ment.—E. P. E. 
