66 THE COTTAGE GARDENER. [October 31. 
Schomburgliia crispa (Curled-flowered S.); Demerara. 
—Sepals and petals yellow and brown, and culled at the 
edges; lip white, with a stripe of pink, and edged with 
pale yellow. Each flower is one and a half inch across. 
They are produced on stout flower-stems rather nume¬ 
rously. It is a line plant, worth growing. 31s. 6d. 
S. marginata (Bordered S.); Surinam.—Sepals and 
petals orange red, bordered with yellow ; lip pale 
lilac. This may be known from the preceding species 
by its thicker and shorter pseudo bulbs as well as by 
its coloiu - . It first flowered in the fine collection at the 
Eence, Macclesfield, belonging to T. Broeklelmrst, Es<p, 
and has been named the “ Spread Eagle.” 42s. 
S. tibicinis (Cow-horn orchid) ; Honduras and 
Jamaica. — Sepals and petals deep pink, specified 
with white on the outside, but rich chocolate red on 
the inside. The lip is wliite in the centre, but 
rose-coloured at the sides, with a short chocolate red 
middle lobe. The flowers are more than two inches 
across, and are produced on stems, five or six feet long. 
The pseudo bulbs are hollow, and are often a fine 
hiding-place for cockroaches, woodlice, and other vermin, 
as well as a good trap to catch them in. Mr. Bateman, in 
his splendid work on Orcliidaceae, gives a plate of this 
fine plant, and a humourous vignette, showing the plants 
growing on the branch of a tree, overhanging a pool of 
water. Some adventurous urchins are trying to get some 
of the pseudo bulbs to make horns of, and one unlucky 
fellow has lost his balance and is tumbling into the 
water. This shows the use the natives make of the horn¬ 
like pseudo bulbs, namely, to make a noise something 
like that produced by a cow-horn; hence its name, the 
Cow-liom orchis. 42s. 
S. unclulata (Waving S.); La Guayra.—Sepals and 
petals purple and waved, not curled at the edges; lip 
violet colour, and small; these distinctions are quite suf¬ 
ficient to make it a separate species from S. crispa. The 
flowers also are much larger. In every other respect it 
very much resembles that species. It has been lately 
introduced in large quantities from St. Domingo by H. 
Cummings, Esq., along with a new species not yet 
flowered. 42s. 
Culture.— These fine noble-looking plants grow best 
on thick flat blocks of hard wood without any moss near 
them ; for the roots are very thick and juicy, and soon 
rot with too much wet. The blocks should hang verti¬ 
cally, to allow the water when they are syringed to pass 
off freely, so that the roots may quickly clry. When the 
plants are growing, which should be during the spring 
months, the atmosphere of the house ought to be hot 
and moist. The growths ought to be quickly made, and 
every year larger and stronger till they reach the maxi¬ 
mum size. As soon as the annual growth is perfected, 
which may be known by the size and plump appearance 
of the pseudo bulbs, they ought to be removed into a 
much cooler and drier house, and the water withheld 
entirely. The roots will then appear covered with a 
whitish down, and will keep their vitality through the 
season of rest. The pseudo bulbs should also appear 
solid, and the flower-buds will be prominent at the end 
of them. Though this may be the case, still there must be 
no curtailment of the period of rest, which period should 
be comparatively long, at least for five or six months. If 
tempted by the plump appearance of the flower-buds, 
heat and moisture should be given prematurely with a 
view to bring the flowers forward, it is more than pro¬ 
bable, that instead of flowering, the plants will begin to 
grow and the flowers will not come forward. The resting 
season should not be less than four or five months. 
T. Appleby. 
(To be continued.) 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
In giving weekly directions how to treat florists’ 
flowers, there will necessarily appear to be a repetition 
of instructions; yet we must continue to remind our 
readers of what is absolutely necessary to be done. Be¬ 
sides, as we believe that the readers of The Cottage Gar¬ 
dener are on the increase, we trust, at least to them, that 
our remarks will be interesting and useful. 
Auriculas and polyanthuses will require constant 
attention, to prevent the evil effects of damp, cold, and 
wet. Air must be given on fine days by drawing off the 
lights ; and in dam}) or wet days by tilting up the lights 
behind. At this season very small quantities of water 
will be sufficient, and that ought to be given in the 
mornings of fine days, so as to dry the surface of the soil 
as quickly as possible, so that no damp may arise inside 
the frame or pit when it is shut up at night. As frosts 
may now be expected whenever the sky is clear, let one 
mat be tlmown over the glass every such night, which 
will be sufficient protection for this month, if not for 
the next. 
Carnations and picotees in pots should be placed under 
glass, and protected in a similar manner to auriculas. 
Look after slugs and destroy them, or a plant, if not a 
pair, may be destroyed in one night. 
Dahlias —see last week’s number. 
Hyacinths examine, and see that they are progressing 
favourably; remove the outer coverings of each bulb 
that may be rotting, or it will penetrate further, and 
eventually destroy the whole. Tliis remark applies more 
especially to hyacinths in pots. Those in glasses belong 
to our friend Mr. Fish, who will, no doubt, give every 
instruction necessary. 
Pinks —see last week's number. 
Pansies may yet be potted in 8-incli pots, and placed 
under protection to bloom in those pots early. Choice 
kinds, intended to be planted out early in spring, should 
now be protected in frames, and carefully seemed from 
wet and vermin. 
Ranunculus beds must be frequently tinned over, in 
order to be in good condition for receiving the tubers in 
February or early in March. T. Appleby. 
THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 
The fall of the leaf will at this season cause a con* 
tinual untidy appearance, and require attention in almost 
every part of the garden, but amongst the drilled 
growing crops it is very easy to rake them out, which 
should occasionally be done, as they only form a harbour¬ 
ing refuge for slugs; and if any quantity can be collected 
I these dead leaves may be turned to useful account as a 
fermenting material, or for placing round the crowns of 
Globe artichokes, or protecting temporary frames, and 
many other things. If not required for such purposes 
they may be taken to the manure-pit, or to some place 
where they may be charred with other refuse. 
Where slugs abound they will at this season be found 
troublesome and destructive to crops. The best way to 
accumulate them in large quantities together in a short 
time, is to put a few fresh brewer’s malt grains about 
the places where they abound, in small heaps of about 
half a tea-cup or large tablespoonful each ; the smell of 
these attracts the pests for a considerable distance round, 
and they may be seen in all directions travelling on to¬ 
wards the heaps of grains. New bran also, when scalded, 
is very attractive to them, if placed about in the same 
way. When large quantities are thus collected together, 
which will certainly be the case where they abound, in 
about two or three hours after the bait has been laid, by 
going round with a lantern, bucket and trowel, on any 
mild evenings, the slugs may in a short time be collected 
