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grandly  grown  at  The  Dell,  and  comprise  all  the  sections  included  in 
the  genus.  Handsome  in  both  leafage  and  the  flower  is  C.  Antigone 
{fig.  26),  which  was  raised  some  years  ago  from  C.  Lawrenceanum 
and  C.  niveum.  The  colour  of  the  flowers  is  white,  chastely  veined 
with  rose-purple.  A  species  that  always  attracts  notice  by  reason  of 
its  distinct  colour  is  Mastersianum,  of  which  the  type  grown  at  The 
Dell  is  of  exceptional  excellence.  Then  look  at  such  as  Stonei 
platytasnium,  callosum  Sanderre,  Curtisi,  Lawrenceanum,  varieties  of 
bellatulum,  Godefroyse,  and  niveum,  and  some  very  remote  idea  may 
be  had  of  the  extent  of  the  collection  and  of  its  widely  diversified 
beauty. 
and  almost  barren  spikes.  It  likes  a  very  moist  and  cool  regime  all 
the  year  round,  and  the  usual  treatment  recommended  for 
Odontoglossums. 
L^elia  crispa. 
Why  this  pretty  Orchid  should  be  thought  so  little  of  it  is  difficult 
to  understand,  for  certainly  in  its  best  forms  there  are  few  species  so 
beautiful  flowering  at  this  somewhat  dull  time  for  Orchids.  It  is 
equally  as  good  as  a  moderate  form  of  L.  purpurata,  and  the  lip 
colouring  and  crest  are  strikingly  handsome.  Its  culture  may  he 
briefly  stated  to  be  much  like  that  usually  given  L.  purpurata,  and  it 
is  more  constant  in  its  habits  on  the  whole  than  this. 
It  is  impossible  at  this  period  to  enter  into  an  extended  description 
of  the  entire  collection  of  Orchids  of  which  Mr.  H.  Ballantine  has  had 
charge  for  such  a  long  period  of  years.  The  task  would  be  too  great 
unless  ample  time  for  note-taking  and  transcription  were  at  command. 
There  would  be  the  Phalaenopsis,  Aerides,  Angrsecums,  Anguloas, 
Batemamas,  Bletias,  Brassias,  Bulbophyllums,  Cliysis,  Cymbidiums. 
Disas,  Epidendrums,  Habenarias,  Laelio-Cattleyas,  Lycastes,  Maxil- 
larias,  Mormodes,  Oncidiums,  Peristerias,  Phaius.  Sobralias,  Pleiones, 
Benantheras,  Zygopetalums,  Saccolabiums,  in  addition  to  those  briefly 
referred  as  well  as  numerous  others',  each  of  which  would  demand 
attention,  and  this  list  will  prove  how  formidable  the  undertaking 
would  be.  As  this  cannot  be  done,  they 
must  be  reluctantly  left,  but  future  visits 
will  be  looked  forward  to  in  the  hope  that 
when  the  time  comes  there  will  be  in  flower 
as  many  varieties  as  was  the  case  a  few 
weeks  ago. — Amateur. 
The  Woodlands  Cypripediums. 
We  have  on  more  than  one  occasion 
made  more  or  less  extended  reference  to  the 
magnificent  collection  of  Cypripediums  that 
is  grown  at  The  Woodlands,  Streatbam,  by 
Mr.  J.  Coles  for  II.  H.  Measures,  Esq.  As 
is  comparatively  well  known  it  is  in  several 
respects  unique,  and  under  the  fostering 
hand  of  Mr.  Measures  and  the  cultural  skill 
of  his  gardener  it  is  constantly  improving. 
We  have  now  before  us  a  Bijou  Gazette, 
which  has  been  edited  by  Messrs.  F.  Sander 
and  Co.,  and  is  made  up  to  June  1899.  In 
it  is  embodied  the  names  and  parentage 
(where  known)  of  all  the  hybrids,  with 
their  raisers  and  dates,  as  well  as  the 
discoverers  and  the  years  of  introduction 
of  the  species  grown.  As  a  chronicle  of 
Cypripediums  the  little  book  is  most  useful, 
it  is  admirably  produced. 
Odontoglossum  IIarryanu.m. 
This  species  is  destined  by  the  aid  of 
the  hvbridiser  to  take  a  front  place  in  the 
parentage  of  hybrid  Odontoglossums.  The 
colours  of  the  flowers  are  so  well  known 
as  not  to  need  a  description  from  me. 
0.  Ilarryanum  when  well  grown  is  a  most 
beautiful  plant,  and  grows  with  me  best  in 
the  Cattleya  home;  hut,  I  find  the  plants 
flower  rriofe  regularly  if  they  are  placed  in  a  cool  house  for  two  or  three 
of  the  hottest  months,  where  the  increased  amount  of  air  they  receive 
thoroughly  ripens  the  pseudo-bulbs.  It  is  an  Orchid  of  easy  cultiva¬ 
tion,  and  thrives  in  a  compost,  used  rather  rough,  of  equal  portions 
of  peat  and  moss. — J.  Barker. 
Odontoglossum  Halli. 
This  mates  a  fine  display  just  now,  and  is  far  easier  to  grow  than 
O.  crispum  or  0.  Pescatorei.  The  spikes  are  long,  and  contain  a  large 
number  of  flowers  ;  the  eepalsand  petals  are  yellow,  with  very  irregular 
purplish  markings;  and  the  lip  varies  in  colour  according  to  the 
variety.  In  0.  H.  xanthoglossum  it  is  yellow,  and  there  are  also  white 
forms  and  intermediate  shades.  The  plant  is  best  grown  in  pots  of 
medium  size,  using  peat  and  sphagnum  moss  in  a  rough  open  condition 
for  compost.  No  particular  resting  and  growing  seasons  will  be  noted, 
but  water  supplied  in  gi  eater  or  less  quantity,  according  to  the  state 
of  the  weather  and  the  growth.  It  likes  quite  a  cool  house,  being  a 
native  of  Ecuador. 
Odontoglossum  cirrhosum. 
The  flowers  of  this  spec  es  are  quite  distinct  from  everything  else 
in  the  genus,  and  some  of  the  larger  spotted  rose-tinted  varieties  are 
difficult  indeed  to  beat  for  beauty  and  elegance.  But  it  is  surprising 
•what  a  number  of  plants  may  be  handled  without  getting  a  really 
good  form,  many  plants  having  the  bad  habit  of  pushing  up  strong 
Epidendrum  nemorale. 
The  plants  included  under  Epidendrum  are  very  mixed,  many 
being  of  b  itanical  interest  only,  and  this  fact  I  think  accounts 
for  the  little  liking  that  orchidists  as  a  rule  have  for  them.  But  it  is 
unfair  to  think  that  there  are  few  plants  in  the  genus  that  are  worth 
growing,  for  as  a  matter  of  fact  there  aie  many.  E.  nemorale,  for 
instance,  is  a  fine  garden  Orchid  worthy  a  place  in  the  best  collections 
and  a  very  pretty  addition  to  any.  The  flowers  occur  on  tall,  many- 
flowered  panicles,  and  are  individually  from  3  inches  to  4  inches 
across,  the  sepals  and  petals  light  rosy  mauve,  the  lips  deeper  in 
colour  and  streaked  with  purple. 
Fig.  20.— Cypeipedium  Antigone. 
Under  cultivation  E.  nemorale  has  not  always  been  a  success 
tut  this  may  in  some  cases  be  accounted  for  by  the  fact  that  growers 
have  treated  it  to  too  much, heat  and  moisture,  with  too  little  light. 
Coming  from  the  high  mountainous  regions  in  Mexico,  it  naturally 
resents  being  treated  like  a  plant  from  swampy,  low,  and  hot  positions 
in  the  tropics,  and  will  be  lound  to  do  better  at  the  cool  end  of  the 
Cattleya  house.  Observe  its  seasons  of  growth  and  rest,  and  meet 
them  by  increasing  and  diminishing  the  water  supply  respectively. 
For  compost  use  equal  parts  ol  peat  and  moss  over  good  drainage. 
Masdevallia  Peristeria. 
Locking  at  tie  centre  of  the  flowers  of  this  species  we  note  a 
peculiar  and  striking  resemblance  to  the  Dove  Orchid,  Peristeria  elata, 
and  it  was  doubtless  this  peculiarity  that  led  Professor  Reichenlach 
to  give  it  this  specific  name.  As  a  flowering  plant  apart  from  this  it 
has  not  perhaps  much  to  recommend  it,  yet  it  is  pretty  and  interesting. 
It  may  be  dealt  with  similarly  to  the  showy  flowered  section  of  the 
genus,  only  lightly  treated  with  regard  to  compost  and  watered  freely 
all  the  year  round.  It  w'as  discovered  by  Wallis  in  New  Grenada  some 
sixteen  years  ago,  and  sent  by  him  to  Messrs.  Veitch  &  Bons  ot 
Chelsea. 
Cattleya  Hardyana. 
A  hybrid  between  two  such  fine  Cattleyas  as  ( ’.  gigas  and  C.  aurea 
would  naturally  be  expected  to  be  something  out  of  the  ordinary,  and 
this  C.  Hard} ana  undoubtedly  is.  It  is  being  raised  in  several 
