THE GARDENING WORLD. 
527 
April 18, 1896. 
For soil a half part of good turfy loam chopped up 
finely with a spade, but not sifted; and a fourth part 
each of good leaf soil and dried cow manure, both of 
which should be rubbed through a sieve,together with 
a nice sprinkling of coarse river sand, will be found 
to answer well. Drain the pots well, and pot pretty 
firmly. After potting the plants may be returned to 
the frame from which ti e/ were taken and kept 
rather closer than usual. If the potting soil is fairly 
moist it is not wise to deluge the plants with water 
immediately after potting. It is a far better plan to 
shade judiciously and to give an occasional sprinkle 
overhead with the syringe. As the plants increase in 
height staking must be seen to, and care must be 
taken that the growing tops are not crushed against 
the glass, or they will inevitably be crippled. 
Plants that have been stopped to grow on as bushes 
must be allowed to break away nicely before they 
are shifted. As a rule it is time enough to think of 
potting them when those that are to furnish the 
large blooms have all been attended to. 
Mildew.— A-bright look-out must be kept for the 
appearance of this dreaded fungus, which soon dis¬ 
figures and spoils the best plants if allowed to pursue 
its own course unchecked. Special care must be 
exercised in the giving of air as long as the cold 
winds which we have been experiencing of late 
prevail. Aphis, too, will not improbably make its 
presence felt. This should be met by light dustings 
of the affected parts with Fowler’s Tobacco Powder, 
than which there is no more valuable specific, if 
properly used. See to it that the powder is syringed 
off, however, with clear water within a couple of 
hours of its application, otherwise the young tender 
leaves will be liable to sustain injury.— A. S. G. 
ORCHID NOTES & GLEANINGS, 
Odontoglossum pittianum, Nov.hyb. nat. —There 
is some doubt as to the exact parentage of this 
supposed natural hybrid, as frequently occurs in 
similar cases. All agree, however, that Odonto¬ 
glossum crispum was one of them, and probably the 
seed bearer. The other parent must have been some 
form of O. luteo-purpureum or, as others suggest, 
O. triumphans. The form of the crest and the 
peculiar shade of yellow of the sepals and petals 
would indeed point to the latter parent. The sepals 
are elliptic and bright almost golden-yellow, with one 
very large lobed and rich reddish-brown blotch on 
the middle and a smaller one, occasionally broken up 
into several at the base. The petals are similar in 
shape, but have a few jagged teeth about the middle 
on each edge ; they are soft yellow with a horse-shoe- 
shaped line of reddish-brown blotches, extending 
from the middle to the base. In form, the lip is that 
of O. crispum, being obloDg with almost parallel 
edges which are finely fringed, but deeply so towards 
the apex. It is white with a large horse-shoe-shaped 
blotch in front of the crest. The latter is yellow, 
marked with reddish lines and consists of two long 
horns in front with numerous very short teeth 
radiating from their base on either side, and recalling 
the crest of O. triumphans. This splendid natural 
hybrid was bought by H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, 
Stamford Hill, for £35, at the Central Sale Rooms of 
Messrs. Protheroe and Morris, Cheapside, on the 
27th ult. 
Renanthena Storiei.—Several species of Renan- 
thera have been in cultivation for years, and their 
flowering is looked upon with great interest, when 
that takes place, for they require special conditions 
to make them completely successful. Their beauty 
serves, however, to elicit much attention when at 
last they do bloom. Like most of the others, that 
under notice is a climber, clinging to trees with its 
aerial roots till it reaches a height of 12 ft. A fine 
coloured plate of it is given in the Orchid Album, pi. 
513, which shows a pendent, branching inflorescence 
of flowers about 2J in. across the longer axis. The 
lateral sepals are light crimson, spotted and barred 
transversely with velvety crimson; the dorsal one 
and the petals are smaller and bright orange, spotted 
with crimson. The lip is small and unimportant, 
being the least noticeable segment of the flower. It 
flowered in the Victoria and Paradise Nurseries in 
September, 1894. 
Cattleya Schroderae alba.—Seldom do we 
meet with such a distinct variety as that under name. 
The flowers are of large size with widely-expanded 
segments, the petals reflexiDg beautifully. The 
distinguishing feature of the variety, however, is the 
lip, which is of great size with a large, almost 
diamond-shaped, deep orange blotch in the throat. 
There is the faintest tint of blush on the lamina, 
otherwise the flower is pure white. In any case it is 
a magnificent variety, and almost certain to turn up 
in public in the future. It appeared at the Central 
Sale Rooms of Messrs. Protheroe & Morris on the 
10th inst., when it was knocked down to Baron 
Schroeder, The Dell, Egham, for thirty guineas. 
Odontoglossum andersonianum Falkland 
Park var.—The flowers of this charming variety 
are of great size and notable for the pointed char¬ 
acter of all the segments, which are more or less 
revolute at the tips. The ground colour is of a light 
yellow, tending towards white, and the sepals are 
marked with a number of circular brownish-red 
blotches of some size over the greater part of their 
surface. The spots on the petals are much smaller 
and more numerous. There is also a large brownish- 
red blotch on the middle of the lip. It is now 
flowering in the collection of J. McMeekin, Esq., 
Falkland Park, South Norwood Hill. A fine form 
of O. luteo-purpureum hystrix is also in bloom. 
The sepals are of a rich chestnut-brown, except at 
the very base and apex. The brown is broken up into 
large blotches on the petals, and there is a very 
large, almost heart-shaped blotch on the lip. 
The under-mentioned Orchids received awards 
according to merit from the Royal Horticultural 
Society on the 7th inst. 
Dendrobium Clio Tyntesfield var. Nov. var .— 
The flowers of this variety are of large size with deep 
rosy purple sepals, and purple petals with white 
margins. The lip has a crimson blotch at the base, 
above which it is white with a purple tip. First- 
class Certificate. Fred Hardy, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
T. Stafford), Tyntesfield, Ashton-on-Mersey. 
Epidendrum (Diacrium) bicornutum.— 
Although this beautiful species has been imported 
from time to time, it has proved very difficult to 
cultivate or even keep alive after a few years. The 
flowers are borne in racemes and are white, with a 
three-lobed, finely spotted lip. The specific name 
refers to the two large horns forming the crest. 
First class Certificate and Cultural Commendation. 
Major Joicey (gardener, Mr. F. J. Thorne), Sunning- 
dale, Berks. 
Cypripedium Exul Major Joicey's var. Nov. 
var .—This is the handsomest variety we have seen. 
The upper sepal is pure white with the exception of 
a circular green space at the base, furnished with 
black spots, The petals are yellow, tipped with 
white, and have a group of black spots at the base. 
The lip is yellow, lightly flushed with pale brown, 
and like the petals is of a shining, waxy appearance- 
First-class Certificate, Major Joicey. 
Laeliocattleyahighburyensis. Nov.hyb. bigen.- 
The seed parent of this bigeneric hybrid was Cattlya 
lawrenceana and was crossed with Laelia cinnabarina. 
The result is a beautiful and very decidedly distinct 
combination of the two, though the size comes nearer 
to that of the pollen than the seed parent. The 
sepals are of a salmon-orange, tinted with rose. The 
petals are rose, tinted with salmon. The lip is three- 
lobed, and of an intense crimson-purple, with the 
interior of the tube yellow. Award of Merit. The 
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain (gardener, Mr. H. 
A. Burberry, Highbury, Birmingham. 
Stanhopea sp.—A species of Stanhopea, bearing 
five flowers on a spike, was exhibited by the Hon. 
Walter Rothschild (gardener, Mr. E. Hill), Tring 
Park, Tring. The sepals were light yellow marked 
with starry purple spots. The petals were golden 
yellow and spotted in a similar way. The inflated 
and fleshy hypochile was orange with a large black 
blotch in the interior of the cavity, and showing 
externally as an eye-like spot on either side; the rest 
of the lip was light yellow, finely spotted with 
purple. 
Cattleya Lawre-Mossiae, Nov. hyb .—The 
sepals and petals of this hybrid are of a soft, rosy- 
lilac. The lip has a curved, deep purple tube like 
that of C. lawrenceanum; the lamina is dark 
purple, wavy, and crisped, with two white spots in 
the throat. The parents were C. lawrenceanum and 
C. Mossiae as expressed in the combination of the 
names. Award of Merit. R. Brooman White, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. Roberts), Arddarroch, Garelochhead. 
N.B. 
Cattleya Wm. Murray var.fulgens. Nov.var.— 
The sepals and petals are deep rosy-purple. The 
tube of the lip is similar, and the lamina is large, deep 
purple and crisped with a yellow throat. When it 
gets stronger the flowers will no doubt increase in 
size, though they are by no means small. Award of 
Merit. Charles L. Ingram, Esq. (gardener, Mr. T. 
W. Bond), Elstead House, Godaiming. 
Laeliocattleya Sir Wm. Ingram Nov. hyb. 
bigen .—The parents of this bigeneric hybrid were 
Laelia purpurata and Cattleya dowiana aurea, the 
latter being the pollen bearer. The sepals and petals 
are soft purple. The lip is large, tf/ith a rich purple 
lamina and a pale, almost white, crisped margin. 
The throat is crimson with orange lines and 
doubtlessly owes this character to the pollen parent. 
Award of Merit. Charles L. Ingram, Esq. 
Eriopsis sp.—The flowers of this curious but 
pretty Orchid are borne in racemes, and have oblong, 
yellow sepals and petals, edged with brown. The 
expanded, three-lobed lip is purplish-brown on the 
lower portion, with a white apex, spotted with purple 
on the claw. Botanical Certificate. Hon. Walter 
Rothschild. 
Chondrorhyncha (Stenia) Chestertoni.— 
The sepals and petals of this species are pale straw- 
yellow. The lip is paler except at the base which is 
spotted brownish purple; and the margins are 
deeply fringed giving the bloom a curious and inter¬ 
esting appearance. Botanical Certificate. J. T. 
Gabriel, Esq., Palace, Road, Streatham Hill. 
Odontoglossum pittianum. 
