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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ April 8, 1888. 
representing rich and soft tints of crimson, with white and gold 
markings ; Coelogyne cristata, white with yellow blotch, very useful ; 
Cypripedium, variously coloured, not bright tints except some of the 
C. Sedeni group, but free and useful ; Dendrobium, a handsome 
geDus with abundance of golden yellow tints, or crimson purple and 
white in combination ; Dendrochilum, small flowers, but in D. glu- 
maceum very fragrant ; Lycaste, white and crimsoD, very durable ; 
Masdevallia, free useful plants, white, crimson, scarlet, and orange ; 
Odontoglossum, chiefly white or yellow with brown spots and 
markings ; Oncidium, a large number with bright yellow flowers ; 
and Phalasnopsis, white and rosy crimson. These comprise the most 
effective Orchids, but there are many other small genera, including 
species of great beauty. The principal curiosities as regards floral 
structure are found in the genera Bulbophyllum, Catasetum, 
Cycnoches, Coryanthes, Gongora, Mormodes, and Restrepia, which 
present some extraordinary forms. The following will give some 
idea of the number of species in the leading genera, a few of the 
largest or best known being selected :—Kpidendrum 400, Pleuro- 
thallis 850, Dendrobium 300, Oncidium 250, Stelis 150, Maxillaria 
100, Spiranthes 100, Masdevallia 100, Eria 80, Odontoglossum 80, 
Coelogyne 50, Cypripedium 40, Cattleya and Lselia 20 each. There 
are sixty-one monotypie genera—that is, comprising only one species 
each, and ihtre is a large number with less than a dozen each. 
White-flowered Orchids. —White varieties of several Orchids 
are now much in demand and realise high prices ; while sometimes the 
ordinary type of the species may be only worth a few shillings, as in 
Lycaste Skinned, the white variety a'ba is sold for as many guineas. Of 
the cheaper white-flowered Orchids, such as Odontoglossum Alexandra, 
Coelogyne cristata, and Phalsenopsis grandiflora, many are now being 
grown for market, and, together with the coloured Dendrobium nobile, 
make a feature in the florists’ windows in Covent Garden Market. 
The following is a selection of the best white-flowered Orchids : — 
Aeranthus Leonis, Angnecums, Anguloa eburnea, Calanthe Turneri 
nivalis, Cattleya Domimana alba, C. Percivaliana alba, C. Skinneri 
alba, Coelogyne cristata alba, Cymbidium eburneum, Cypripedium 
niveum, C. Sedeni eandidulum, Dendrobium Deari (very useful), D. 
infundibulum, D. formosum, D. Jamesianum, Lselia albida, L. anceps 
alba, and other varieties, L. elegans alba, Lycaste Skinneri alba, L. 
Hartisonise alba, Masdevallia tovarensis, Odontoglossum Alexandras, 
O Pescatorei, O. pulchellum, O. Roezli album, and O. vexillarium 
album. Some of these are not pure white, but there is very little 
cojour in the majority, the Laelias, Odontoglossums, and Coelogyne 
being valuable for cutting. 
Orange and Scarlet-flowered Orchids. —These tints are not 
very abundant, though shades of yellow are very numerous in the 
Oncidiums and Dendrobiums. The following are a dozen of the best 
of these tints, which are very effective, arranged with other lighter 
coloured flowers :—Ada aurantiaca, Epidendrum vitellinum, E. 
aurantiacum, E cinnabarinum, Lselia cinnabarina, L. flammea, L. 
harpophylla, Masdevallia coccinea, M. ignea, M. Veitchiana, Renan- 
thera coccinea, and Sophronitis grandiflora. 
ORCHIDS FOR EVERY MONTH. 
A supply^ of Orchid flowers can be easily obtained throughout the 
year ; some like Odontoglossum Alexandra, producing its blooms at 
all seasons, others like Ly caste Skinneri, last for a considerable time, 
and others are almost constantly in flower from the succession of 
blooms they bear. Orchids are by no means constant in their time 
of flowering, but the great majority of flowers are produced from 
March to midsummer, some of the Laflias, Calanthes, and others 
yielding an autumn and winter display. The following list by Mr. 
Cummins, gardener to A. II. Smee, Esq., The Grange, Wadington, is 
a record of the times of flowering as observed in that establishment, 
where large numbers of species are grown. It will be understood 
that the months under which the plants are arranged are those in 
which the flowers expanded, and that some were consequently 
extended into the next or perhaps the following months. Though 
the periods named cannot be taken as fixed, they will serve to indicate 
what may be expected to flowtr at the principal seasons. 
January.— Cypripedium insigne and varieties, C. venustum, C. BoxalF 
Ocelogyne cristata, C, sparsa, C. speciosa, Dendrobium Ainsworthi, D 
crassinode, D. Devonianum, D. nobile, D. revolutum, D. primulinum, D 
speciosum, D. Wardianum, Dendrochilum uncatun:, Laelia albida, L. anceps 
L,. elegans, L. superbiens, Masdevallia ignea, M. Estrada;, M. Normani, M 
polysticta, M. triangularis, Maxillaria aromatica, M. cruenta, Odontoglossum 
Alexandras, 0. cariniferum, O. maculatum, 0. pul -helium, O. Rossi maius 
Oncidium Forbesi, 0. flexuosum, O. ornitliorliynchum, 0. serratum. O. vari- 
cosum,. Phajus grandifolius, Pha’seuopsis amabilis, P. giandiflora, P 
sanderiana, P Schilleriana, Pilumna fragrans, Sophronitis grandiflora 
Aygoretalum Mackayi. 
I k bruary.-— Ada aurantiaca, Brassavola glauca, Calanthe Regnieri, 
Cattleya amethystoglossa, C. bulbosa, C. Percivaliana, C. Triame, C. choco- 
eusis, Loelcgyne flaccida Cornparettia faleata, C. macroplectron, Dendrobium 
aggregatum majus, D. kett-rooarpum, D. luteolum, D. infundibulum, Epi- 
dendrum crassifohum, E. evectum, Helcia sanguinolenta, Odontoglossum 
Pescatorei, 0. radiatura, 0. odoratum, 0. triumphans, Oncidium cornigerum, 
O. Jonesianum, 0. O’Brienianum, Laelia harpophylla, Lycaste Skinneri, 
Vanda coernlescens, Phalmnopsis Stuartiana. 
March. —Angrreeum citratum, A. Ellisi, A. falcatum, Cattleya citrina, 
C. Lawrenciana, Coelogyne ocellata, C. hololeuca, Chysis aurea, C. bractes- 
cens, Cypripedium argus, C. barbatum, 0. ciliolare, C. hirsutisBimum, C. Sedeni, 
C. villosum, Cyrtopodium Andersoni, C. Saintlegerianum, Dendrobium barba- 
tulum, D. Jenkinsi, D. primulinum giganteum, D. fimbriatum oculatum, 
D. superbiens, D. Freemani, D. Pierardi, Epidendrum sceptrum, Lycaste 
plana, Odontoglossum Halli, 0 Oerstedi, 0. Phalsenopsis, 0. RoezTi, O. 
cordatum,Oneidiumcucullatum, O.Cavendishianum, 0. unguiculatum, Phalse¬ 
nopsis Boxalli, Vanda tricolor, Zygopetalum crinitum. 
April. —Aerides Leeanum, Acineta Humboldti, ArpophyUum giganteum, 
Brassia Keiliana, B. verrucosa, Cattleya Mendeli, C. intermedia, C. Skinneri, 
Colax jugosus, Cymbidium eburneum, Dendrobium Cambridgeanum, D. 
thyrsiflorum, D. densiflorum, D. secundum, Epidendrum alatum, E. vitelli¬ 
num majas, E. xanthinum, E. fragrans, Masdevallia Harryana, M. Lindeni, 
M. Shuttleworthi, M. Cbim®ra, Me-ospinidium sanguineum, Odontoglossum 
cirrhosum, 0. Cervantesi, 0. vexidarium, O. citrosmum, Oncidium concolor, 
O. Marshalli, O. longifolium, 0. fuscatum, Leptotes bicolor, Lycaste fulves- 
cens, L. Dowiana, L. Candida, L. Skinneri, Phalsenopsis Manni, P. Ludde- 
manoiana, Saceolabium guttatum, Vanda teres. 
May. —Camarotis purpurea, Aerides Fieldingi, Cirrh®a viridi-purpurea, 
Coelogyne pandurata, Bulbophyllum Lobbi, Cattleya Aclandioe, C. crispa, 
C. Mossiae, Cymbidium aloifolium, C. Lowianum, Cypripedium caudatum, 
C. Hooker®, C. Lawrencianum, C. Low-ii, C. Pearcei, C. Stoneanum, Dendro¬ 
bium cbrysantbum, D. albo-sanguineum, D. Ealconeri, D. japonicum, D. 
mosokatum, D. chrysotoxum, D. lituiflorum, D. Parishi, D. Lowi, D. macro- 
phyllum, D. suavissimum, D. transparens, Epidendrum fragrans, E. macro- 
chilum, Galeandra Devoniana, G. nivea, Huntleya violacea, Leptotes 
bicolor, Masdevallia amabilis, M. Houtteana, M. Wagneriana, M. Veitchi¬ 
ana, Maxillaria Harrisoni, Lielia purpurata, Odontoglossum cordatum, 0. 
Halli, O. hastilabum, Palumbina Candida, Saceolabium Blumei, S. curvi- 
folium, Vanda Denisoniana, V. Batemannii. 
June. —Aerides Ballantinianum, A. crispum, A. crassifoUum, A. Fieldingi, 
A. Lobbi, A. odoratum, Brassia maoula'a, Anguloa Clowesii, Dendrobium 
Bensoni®, D. infundibulum, Cattleya Warneri, C. Forbesii, Cypripedium 
barbatum nigrum, Govenia fasciata, Lycaste Deppei, L®lia crispa, Masde¬ 
vallia Peristeria, Maxillaria grandiflora, Odontoglossum Lindleyanum, O. 
tripudians, O. Uro-Skinneri, O.sceptrum, Oncidium macranthum, O.reflexum, 
O. tricuspidatum, O. crispum, 0. Papilio, O. Gardnerianum, O. luridum, 
0. Krameri, O. dasystyle, 0. prmtextum, Stanbopea insignis, S. tigrina, S. 
Wardi, Tbunia alba, T. Marshalli, T. BenBoni®, Trichopilia coccinea, T. 
Galeottiana. 
July. —Bollea ccelestis, Anguloa uniflora, Cattleya Eldorado C. Gas- 
kelliana C. Leopoldi, C. Buperba splendens, Cymbidium pendulum, Cypri¬ 
pedium bevigatum, C. Veitchii, Dendrobium Farmeri, D. sanguinolentum, 
D. formosum giganteum, Epidendrum falcatum, E. radiatum, Grammato- 
phyllum Ellisii, Masdeva'lia Trocbilus, M. Normanii, Miltouia Regnelli, 
Odontoglossum Insleayi, O. Scbleiperianum, 0. constrictum, Oncidium 
bicolor, O. leucoehilum, 0. Lanceanum, 0. incurvum, 0. ampliatum, Phalm- 
nopsis rosea, P. violacea, Promen®a stapelioides, Sobralia macrantha, Vanda 
limbata, Zrgopetalum maxillare. 
August. — Aerides quinquevulnera, Acropera Loddigesii. Brassavola 
nodosa, Cattleya Loddigesii, C. Wallisii, C. speciosissima, Cypripedium 
Harrisianum, Dendrobium Deari, D. Tattonianum, D. triadenium, Disa 
grandiflora, Lycaste Cobbiana, L. Smeana, Masdevallia Davisi, Miltouia 
spectabilis, Odontoglossum bictonense, 0. grande, Oncidium tigrinum, 
R strepia elegans, Sarcantkus Parishii, S. teretifolius, Trichopilia tortilis, 
Satyrium aureum, Stanbopea aurea, S. oculata, Warscewiczella Wendlandi, 
Zygopetalum Gautieri. 
September. — Coelia macrostacbya, Cattleya maxima, Cymbidium 
Mastersii, Burlingtonia granadensis, Dendrobium Ajax, D. crumenatum, 
D. leucolophotum, Houlletia odoratissima, L®lia autumnalis, L. purnila, 
Maxillaria nigrescens, Miltonia Clowesii, Oncidium aurosum, 0. Harrisoni®, 
O. trulliferum, Phal®noDsis violacea Schrcederi, Rodriguezia planifolia, 
Vanda coerulea, V. multiflora. 
October. —Burlingtonia decora, Cyrtocbilum maculatum, Cypripedium 
Spicerianum, Goody era discolor, Houlletia chrysantha, Dendrobium bigib- 
bum, Miltonia Weltoni, L®lia Dormaniana, L. prmstans, L. Perrinii, L. 
marginata, Masdevallia tovarensis, Maxiilaria picta, Odontoglossum Roezlii, 
Pka;®nopsis Esmeralda, P. Lowii, Pleione bumilis, Sophronitis grandiflora, 
Trichocentrum albo-parpureum, Tricbosma suavis, Zygopetalum Mackayi. 
November. —Barkeria Barkeriola, Calanthe Veitchii, C. vestita, C. ve-tita 
iutea, Cattleya Holfordi, Ccelogyne aBsamica, C. faleata, Cymbidium gigan¬ 
teum, C. siuense, Cypripedium niveum, Dendrobium heterocarpum Pkilip- 
pinense, Epidendrum ciliare, Masdevallia oetboides, Maxillaria venusta, 
Miltonia Moreliana, Oncidium cheiropborum, Pleiona lagenaria, Vanda 
Sanderiana, Zygopetalum crimtum coeruleum. 
December. —Angr®cum Scottianum, A. sesquipedale, Barkeria Skinneri, 
Cattleya dolosa, Cypripedium concolor, Dendrobium nobile ccerulescens, 
D. Paxtoni, Lmlia peduncularis, Odontoglossum gloriosum, O. Insleayi 
Leopardinum, Pbolidota imbrieata, Sophronitis cernua. 
TWO HUNDRED CHEAP USEFUL ORCHIDS. 
The appended list contains a selection of the cheapest Orchids 
suitable to form a good representative collection for an amateur 
commencing the culture of these plants, and it has been made as 
diversified as possible, excluding those most difficult of culture. They 
are arranged in the houses which suit them best during growth, but 
it will be understood that when in flower or resting the plants of the 
warm houses can be placed in cooler quarters. "Where not otherwise 
stated the plants can be grown in pots in peat and sphagnum. Few 
are named for blocks, baskets being preferred for the reasons before 
explained. 
Warm House.— Aerides erassifolium (basket), crispum, odoratum, 
roseum, virens ; Ausectochilus (peat, sand, and sphagnum), Lowi, 
