June  16.  ISas. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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L^lio-Cattleya  intermedio-flava  Golden  Gem. 
This  charming  bigeneric  hybrid  was  staged  at  the  Temple  Show 
by  Messrs.  Charlesworth  &  Co.,  Heaton,  Bradford,  and  received  from 
the  Orchid  Committee  an  award  of  merit.  It  is  one  of  the  most 
'brilliant  in  colour  that  has  resulted  from  the  cross.  The  narrow  stout 
seftals  and  petals  are  rich  yellow,  as  is  the  inner  portion  of  the  throat. 
The  front  lobe  of  the  lip,  which  is  long,  is  beautifully  fringed,  and  of  a 
peculiar  orange-crimson  colour.  It  is  very  bright  throughout,  and  the 
flower  is  most  attractive.  It  is  depicted  in  the  illustration  (6g.  94). 
lONOPSIS  PANICULATA. 
Although  a  very  beautiful  Orchid  this  cannot  be  recommended 
for  general  cultivation,  and  the  blossoms  to  hand  from  my  correspondent, 
J.  R.,”  are  evidently  from  plants  that  have  not  been  long  under 
cultivation.  Newly  imported  masses,  both 
of  this  and  I.  utricularioides,  the  only  two 
species  grown,  move  onwards  with  a  fair 
amount  of  vigour,  and,  moreover,  produce  very 
hne  spikes,  but  plants  in  thorough  health  after 
say  six  or  eight  years  in  this  country,  I 
have  never  seen,  and  I  am  afraid  I  never 
shall  see. 
They  flower  themselves  to  death  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  the  large  branching  panicles 
of  flowers  being  altogether  out  of  proportion 
to  the  size  of  the  growths,  and  it  is  sad  to 
see  the  little  shoots  getting  weaker  and  weaker 
yearly.  The  best  plan  to  pursue  is  to  wire 
the  plants  firmly  down  to  blocks  of  Tree 
F ern  stem  and  keep  them  in  a  house  the 
atmosphere  and  temperature  of  which  are  not 
given  to  fluctuation.  Light  sy ringings  on 
warm  days  are  helpful  in  keeping  down  insects 
and  maintaining  a  little  moisture  in  the 
atmosphere  surrounding  the  plants.  I.  pani- 
culata  is  a  native  of  Brazil,  and  was  intro¬ 
duced  to  this  country  about  thirty-five  yeirs 
ago,  though  long  known  to  botanists. 
Dendrobium  rhodopterygium. 
In  this  species,  which  is  not  by  any 
means  commonly  grown,  we  have  a  very  fine 
and  attractive  Orchid.  The  growth  is  stout 
and  erect,  or  nearly  so,  deciduous,  and  the 
flowers  are  very  freely  produced,  almost  from 
end  to  end  of  the  rough-looking  stems.  These 
occur  on  two  or  three-flowered  racemes,  and 
are  rosy  purple  on  the  sepals  and  petals, 
often  shaded  or  spotted  with  white ;  the  lip  is  brighter  in  colour. 
The  culture  of  this  Dendrobium  is  not  difficult,  and  newly 
imported  plants  of  it  especially  grow  with  great  vigour.  I  like  to 
put  it  well  up  to  the  light,  and  unless  a  suitable  position  is  at 
command,  should  grow  it  in  baskets  in  preference  to  pots.  The 
compost  will  be  of  the  usual  peat  and  moss  mixture,  and  though  the 
newly  imported  plants  are  best  in  receptacles  of  rather  restricted  size, 
when  a  shift  becomes  necessary  they  may  have  more  room.  Grow  it 
in  the  warmest  house  at  command  until  the  last  leaf  appears  on  the 
young  stems,  then  gradually  reduce  the  temperature,  but  still  keep 
the  plant  in  a  good  light,  and  eventually  put  it  in  a  cool  greenhouse. 
It  is  a  native  of  Burmah,  and  was  discovered  in  1874. — H.  R.  R. 
ORCHIDS  ROUND  LONDON. — The  Woodlands. 
Just  a  fortnight  ago  my  first  visit  was  paid  to  The  Woodlands, 
"Streatham,  the  home  of  Robert  H.  Measures,  Esq.,  and  at  the  outset 
it  may  be  well  to  say  that  going  with  high  anticipations  I  returned 
astonished  and  delighted  with  what  had  been  seen.  Of  course  The 
Woodlands’  collection  ranks  with  the  finest,  but  until  it  had  been 
visited  its  extent,  its  excellence,  and  its  completeness  had  most 
unquestionably  not  been  grasped.  It  has  become  custojnary  in  notes 
of  this  natnre  to  conclude  with  a  word  of  thanks  to  the  owner  and  his 
gardener,  but  on  this  occasion  I  would  reverse  the  order  of  things, 
and  thank  Mr.  Measures  for  his  kind  reception,  and  for  the  feast 
that  was  displayed  before  my  eyes,  as  well  as  the  gardener,  Mr.  J. 
Coles,  for  the  information  so  cheerfully  given.  This  gentleman  differs 
from  most  Orchid  lovers  in  not  showing  his  plants — not  even  send¬ 
ing  them  to  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  for  certificates— growing 
them  wholly  and  solely  for  his  own  pleasure  and  that  of  his  friends, 
and  it  can  be  well  imagined  that  the  store  of  pleasure  must  be  in¬ 
exhaustible.  Day  by  day  fresh  flowers  will  be  opening,  and  if  they 
were  not  there  are  still  the  plants,  whose  leaves  to  the  lover  of  them 
are  well  nigh  as  beautiful  as  the  flowers. 
Though  Mr.  Measures  has  been  established  in  his  present  home  for 
about  eighteen  years,  it  is  only  about  sixteen  since  Orchid  culture  was 
first  commenced,  the  nucleus  of  the  present  magnificent  collection 
being  some  plants  of  Cypripedium  barbatum  bought  at  a  sale  in  the 
neighbourhood.  The  admiration  that  was  extended  to  those  Cypri- 
pediums  remains  to  this  day,  for  the  collection  of  Slipper  Orchids  is 
one  of  the  finest  in  the  world — if  not  in  size,  certainly  in  quality  of 
the  species,  hybrids  and  varieties.  Many  are  unique,  and  money 
could  not  purchase  them.  Look,  too,  at  the  Laelia  elegans,  which  are 
acknowledged  as  the  best  in  Europe.  Every  variety  that  could  be 
was  procured,  until  its  present  state  of  excellence  was  reached,  and 
even  now  additions  are  constantly  being  made  from  reliable  sources. 
No  form  of  ordinary  merit  could  find  a  place — all  must  be  above  it ; 
then,  and  then  only,  can  space  be  found  for  them  at  The  Woodlands. 
It  must,  however,  be  distinctly  understood  that  while  these  two 
sections  are  the  prime  favourites,  all  other 
Orchids  are  represented  to  a  greater  or  lesser 
degree.  With  all,  too,  the  same  desire  is  in 
evidence  to  reach  a  high  standard  of  ex¬ 
cellence,  and  it  may  be  said  that  the  efforts 
made  are  successful.  House  after  house  is 
entered,  and  in  all  of  them  are  many  Orchids 
in  the  rudest  health.  In  several  structures 
a  departure  from  orthodox  lines  has  been 
made,  and  instead  of  all  having  ordinary 
staging  the  plants  are  placed  out  in  compost 
between  large  pieces  of  tufa  rock.  The  effect 
thus  produced  is  very  charming,  especially 
as  Ferns,  Sibthorpias,  Lycopods,  and  other 
plants  are  utilised  as  a  groundwork.  Beneath 
the  stages,  too,  a  successful  endeavour  has 
been  made  to  enhance  the  picture  by  building 
up  with  tufa,  and  planting  Ferns  in  the 
crevices  between  the  blocks. 
But  we  must  not  continue  with  gener¬ 
alities,  or  reference  will  not  be  made  to  the 
several  individualities  that  are  worthy  of  it. 
The  present  is  not  the  time  of  the  year  to 
see  Cypripedium  insigne  in  flower,  but  the 
splendid  plants  are  there,  and  they  tell  of 
beanties  that  have  gone,  and  of  glories  that 
are  still  to  come.  The  collection  of  Cypri- 
pediums  as  a  whole  numbers  between  4000 
and  5000  plants,  some  of  which  have  not  yet 
flowered,  while  others  have  flourished  for 
several  years.  Of  the  forms  of  insigne  we 
hope  to  speak  in  a  special  note  when  they 
are  in  flower  in  the  autumn,  land  for  the 
nonce  it  must  suffice  to  observe  that  varieties  of  the  highest  merit  are 
abundant.  It  may  be  interesting  in  connection  with  the  insignes  to 
record  that  in  one  importation  four  plants  of  C.  hirsutissimum  were 
found,  besides  several  others  that  are  sufficiently  distinct  to  warrant 
the  supposition  of  their  being  natural  hybrids. 
Other  species  of  hybrid  Cypripediums  are  now  in  flower,  and 
many  very  beautiful  forms  are  observable  in  the  house  devoted  to 
them.  Several  of  these  are  of  great  beauty,  especially  such  as 
Lawrenceanum,  Sir  Trevor,  and  Mastersianum.  The  collection  of 
bellatulum,  niveum,  and  leucochilum  is  very  comprehensive,  and  this 
section  is  especially  favoured  by  Mr.  Measures.  Of  the  plants  noted 
were  Annie  Measures,  Hector,  Mrs.  Herbert  Measures,  William  Lloyd, 
hybridum  Watsonianum,  Lucianum  superbum,  11.  Hannington,' 
Monica  Measures,  Faireyanum,  insigne  Measuresae,  i.  Sanderse,  with 
many  others,  of  which,  as  h  is  been  said,  we  hope  to  furnish  particulars 
at  a  later  date.  That  these  referred  with  the  remainder  will  produce 
an  unparalleled  display  later  in  the  year  there  can  be  little  doubt, 
and  it  will  be  through  no  fault  of  the  owner  and  grower  if  they  fail 
to  do  so. 
Reverting  now  to  quite  a  distinct  section  of  the  Orchid  family,  we 
come  to  the  Lselia  elegans,  and  those,  unfortunately  for  the  writer, 
are  not  now  in  flower.  It  was,  however,  easy  to  see  from  the  splendid 
growths,  that  a  rich  treat  was  in  store  for  the  late  summer  months, 
and  it  is  hoped  that  we  shall  be  able  to  examine  them  at  leisure. 
Amidst  such  a  host  of  plants  as  is  here  to  be  seen,  it  cannot  be  a  matter 
Fig.  94. — L.a}LIO-CATTLBYA  inteemedio-plava 
Golden  Gem. 
