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flowers are produced on a slender spike, 2ft. long; sepals and petals brown, 
striped with yellow at the apex ; column yellow ; labellum yellow, blotched 
with brown in the breast, the crested part of the lattei being white. It 
requires pot cultivation, in a mixture of equal parts of turfy peat and sphag¬ 
num, with a few small potsherds, and a moderate supply of water while 
growing, in a temperature of 60° to 70° ; this should he reduced when at 
rest to 50° or 60°. — Native of Guatemala. 
J. Henshall, 
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THE WARDIAN CASE. 
We are asked by a correspondent (Mr. C. Runcy, of Aberdeen) 
to describe this useful adjunct to the management of window- 
plants, and we comply with readiness, from a desire to extend 
the pleasure derivable from the culture of these objects of 
nature's especial bounty, in districts that preclude the possibility 
of enjoying that most delightful of all scenes—a good garden. 
In crowded cities and large towns, flowers are, if possible, 
more highly esteemed than in suburban or country places, and 
any thing which promises to render their preservation easy or 
attainable in such naturally adverse situations, is certainly de¬ 
serving the most favourable attention. 
As a first step towards so desirable an end, the Wardian 
Case must be viewed, as a great and decided acquisition, facili¬ 
tating as it does their management by protecting the plants 
from the hitherto unconquerable obstacles presented in the 
accumulation of dust, draughts, and the effects of impure air; 
but it is onty as a preservative of this extent that it can be 
regarded; we mention this because we are aware of instances in 
which disappointment has ensued, from expectations being 
formed that, through its means, plants of many and various 
genera might be reared together, and brought to maturity ; a 
very little reflection however would have prevented this. 
The first and most important point in the management of 
plants under these circumstances, is to form an appropriate 
selection; the description is of little moment, and must depend 
on the taste of the owner, but it is absolutely necessary to a 
successful result, that all the plants employed, possess a kindred 
character, they should collectively grow, produce their blossoms, 
and become dormant, at the same seasons. They may be composed 
