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Cattleya  x  Maroni. 
The  parentage  of  this  beautiful  hybrid  is  C.  velutina  and  C. 
Dowiana  aurea.  It  is  a  graceful  as  well  as  beautiful  flower,  with 
rich,  bronzy-yellow  sepals  and  petals,  and  a  yellow  lip,  which  is 
veined  and  flushed  wdth  purple-crimson.  When  shown  a  few 
years  ago  before  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  by  Mens.  Chas. 
Maron  of  Drunoz,  France,  it  was  greatly  admired,  and  specimens 
of  the  liybrid  are  now  to  be  had  from  firms  in  this  country. 
The  Week’s  Cultural  Notes. 
The  stove  Habenarias  are  very  beautiful  Orchids,  now  needing 
attention  to  the  roots.  In  only  too  many  cases  they  are  severely 
injured  and  weakened  by  the  droughty  treatment  given  them 
during  the  winter.  When  one  considers  their  close  relationship 
with  our  native  Habenaria  that  grows  in  damp  woods  and  cop¬ 
pices,  it  must  be  admitted  that  diy  treatment  is  not  natural  to 
them.  It  draws  out  all  the  nutriment  from  the  tuber,  in  con¬ 
sequence  of  which  they  start  and  flower  w'eakly.  On  the  other 
hand,  when  supplied  with  moisture  judiciously  throughout  the 
winter  they  will  be  plump  and  push  strong 
flower  spikes.  It  is  probably  a  case  of  out  of 
sight  out  of  mind  as  soon  as  the  growths  have 
died  down. 
Deep  small  pots  are  best  for  the  tuber, 
and  they  should  be  allowed  a  very  loose  make 
up  of  compost.  Equal  parts  of  fibry  peat 
and  the  fibry  portion  of  loam  may  be  mixed 
with  double  its  bulk  of  sphagnum  moss 
freshly  gathered  and  washed.  With  this  mix 
finely  broken  crocks  and  bits  of  sandstone, 
mixing  all  well  together  and  potting  care¬ 
fully.  About  half  the  depth  of  the  pot  may 
be  filled  with  crocks  for  drainage,  and  the  eye 
of  the  tuber  should  be  just  out  of  the  com¬ 
post  and  beneath  the  rim  of  the  pot. 
Just  at  first  light  sprinklings  of  water 
from  the  syringe  are  all  that  are  necessary, 
but  as  the  roots  commence  running  in  the 
new  compost,  more  is  needed. 
A  very  light  position  is  needed, 
yet  bright  sunlight  should  be 
avoided  on  account  of  its  damag¬ 
ing  effect  upon  the  foliage, 
which,  in  many  cases,  is  very 
beautiful.  A  place  close  to  the 
glass  on  a  shelf  is  best,  lower¬ 
ing  them  as  the  flower  spike 
develops.  A  light  sprinkling  of 
moss  over  the  firmer  surface  of 
the  compost  helps  to  keep  this 
moist  until  water  can  be  more 
freely  given. 
The  singular  Nanodes 
Medusae  is  on  the  move,  and 
requires  abundant  moisture 
supplies.  It  should  be  given 
a  light  place  suspended  in  the 
cool  house.  Peristeria  elata  is 
another  thirsty  subject  now, 
especially  plants  that  have  not 
recently  been  potted.  They 
should  have  full  supplies  or 
the  pseudo-bulbs  will  not  swell  up 
to  their  full  size.  Any  Odonto- 
glossums  of  the  crispum  and 
Pe<&catorei  type,  that,  either 
owing  to  flowers  or  some  other 
reason  were  not  potted  in  the 
autumn,  must  now  be  looked 
over,  and  new  compo.st  given 
before  the  heat  of  summer  is 
upon  us.  Watch  carefully  all 
newly  imtted  specimens  in  all  the  houses,  and  increase  the  water 
supply  as  the  roots  elongate. — H.  R.  R. 
{Concluded  from  page  216.) 
In  choosing  shrubs  that  are  worth  growing  for  their  foliage, 
we  get  some  good  ones  in  the  Rhus  family,  but  with  the  excep¬ 
tion  of  R.  Gotinus,  one  seldom  sees  them  in  gardens.  For 
furnishing  a  sub-tropical  effect  without  the  need  of  housing 
tender  plants  all  winter,  I  know  of  nothing  more  effective  than 
a  good  bed  of  either  R.  typhinus,  R.  glaber  and  its  var.  lacini- 
atus.  Other  two  good  plants  for  the  same  purpose  are 
Ailantus  glandulosa  and  Paulownia  imperialis ;  both  are  beauti¬ 
ful  as  small  trees,  but  for  the  purpose  indicated  they  should  be 
cut  down  to  the  ground  every  spring;  they  will  then  send  up 
great  strong  shoots,  with  handsome  foliage.  The  Paulownia 
will  make  stout  shoots  as  much  as  7ft  and  8ft  high  during  the 
season. 
Another  small  tree  mostly  overlooked  is  Aralia  spinosa,  which 
makes  a  striking  specimen,  and  shows  to  best  advantage  against 
a  dark  background.  Kcelreuteria  paniculata  may  be  planted 
for  the  sake  of  its  beautiful  tinted  foliage  during  spring,  and 
again  during  autumn  it  gives  a  lovely  mass  of  colour. 
In  the  Japanese  Maples  we  have  a  race  of  plants  which  will 
in  the  future  be  more  largely  used  for  the  embellishment  of  our 
pleasure  grounds  than  they  have  been.  They  seem  to  be  quite 
hardy,  and  their  richly  coloured  foliage  would  give  a  much 
needed  note  of  colour  to  some  of  our  dull  shrubberies. 
For  water-side  planting  we  should  consider  colour  effects  to 
be'  obtained  by  the  use  of  some  of  the  Willows,  with  coloured 
stems  and  branches.  Very  useful  for  this  purpose  are  the  Dog¬ 
woods,  Cornus  sanguinea,  C.  siberica,  and  C.  stolonifera.  A 
bed  of  them  looks  charming  carpeted  with  Winter  Aconite  or  else 
Snowdrops. 
Before  concluding,  I  will  just  mention  a  few  of  the  choice 
things  that  one  so  seldom  sees,  although  it  has  been  proved 
during  recent  years  that  a  great  many  are  hardier  than  what 
was  expected.  Many  tender  subjects  are  lost  through  being 
planted  in  a  wrong  position ;  they  should  always  be  planted 
where  the  sun  cannot  strike  them  if  they  happen  to  be  frozen. 
Thus  the  best  position  for  them  is  the  N.W.  side  of  a  wall  or 
clump  of  shrubs.  Carpenteria  californica  in  the  South  of 
England  seems  to  be  quite  hardy,  and  is  very  pretty  when  in 
flower.  Another 
beautiful  shrub  when 
in  flower  is  Eucry- 
phia  pinnatifolia,  its 
white  flowers  being 
very  much  like  a 
single  Rose,  and  it 
flowers  during 
August,  a  time  when 
we  have  little  else  in 
in  the  way  of  shrubs. 
Another  late 
flow'ering  shrub  that 
is  much  neglected  is 
Caryopteris  masta- 
canthus ;  and  wher¬ 
ever  the  conditions 
seem  suitable,  Des- 
fontainea  spinosa  ought  to  be  grown, 
as  from  August  to  November  its 
scarlet  and  yellow  flowers  are  very 
lovely  indeed.  Daphnes  we  must  not 
forget.  D.  Cneorum,  D.  Blagayana, 
and  Mezereum  are  each  excellent,  and 
that  lovely  small  tree,  Hamamelis 
arborea,  may  be  included.  Lonicera 
fragrant issima,  Halesia,  the  Snowdrop 
tree,  Garrya  elliptica,  and  a  host  of 
others  are  good ;  but  I  will  not  inflict 
a  list  of  names  on  readers,  though 
no  one  can  say  that  the  subject  is 
exhausted. — J.  C. 
Cattleya  x  Maroni. 
North  American  Apples. — From  the  report  of  the  National 
Apple  Shippers’  Association  we  learn  that  in  Canada  and  Nova 
Scotia,  December  1,  the  total  Apples  in  storage  were  4,834,800 
barrels,  and  in  the  Enited  States  4,304,800  barrels.  The  increase 
in  the  United  States  is  2,454,850  barrels. 
Wistarias,  Yirginia  Creeper,  and 
many  other  Vines  are  seen  used  for 
covering  old  treesi;  but  very  seldom 
Roses.  There  are  many  of  the  climb¬ 
ing  sorts  perfectly  hardy  which,  when 
permitted  to  clamber  over  the  dead  limbs  of  a  tree,  become 
objects  of  great  beauty.  Crimson  Ranibler  and  the  many  kinds 
of  hybrid  Wichuraiana  Roses,  the  Gloire  de  Dijom  setigera,  and 
like  kinds,  are  lovely  objects  wdien  in  bloom.  Old  trees,  eye¬ 
sores  when  unadorned,  become  visions  of  beauty  when  tastetul  j’ 
planted  with  an  assortment  of  Vines.  Spring  is  the  time  to 
plant.  Junipers  and  other  evergreens  are  liable  to  lose  a  brancli 
at  times,  .spoiling  the  appearance  of  the  tree.  Tins  should  be 
overcome  by  tying  a  live  branch  in  its  place. 
Ornamental  Trees  and  Shrubs. 
