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Odontoglossum  crispum  var.  purpurascens. 
e  '  Sir  Trevor  Lawrence,  Bart,  (grower,  Mr.  W.  H.  White),  again 
showed  this  handsome  variety  of  Odontoglossum  crispum  at  the  Drill 
Odontoglossum  crispum  var.  purpurascens. 
Hall  meetiug  on  Tuesday  the  26th  ultimo.  He  had  previously  shown 
and  received  an  award  of  merit  for  the  same  tiling,  and  now  the 
Orchid  Committee  have  raised  the  honour  to  a  first-class  certificate. 
Our  illustration  shows  the  wonderful  richness  of  the  markings,  the 
colour  suffusion  being  one  of  the  grand  qualities  of  the  flower.  The 
toning  of  both  sepals  and  petals — which  are  beautifully  fringed — is  a 
varied  rosy  lilac,  deepening  to  purple  toward  their  base,  and  lightening 
off  to  almost  white  at  the  margin.  Reddish  purple  spots  lend 
greater  attractiveness  to  the  sepals,  and  blotches  of  the  same  colour 
spread  themselves  over  parts  of  the  petals  ;  the  lip  being  white  with 
a  yellow  crest,  and  having  a  sprinkling  of  bright  brown  spots.  The 
raceme  exhibited  bore  ten  strong,  substantial  flowers,  and  was 
certainly  highly  creditable  as  a  cultural  trophy. 
OdontoglOBSum  nsevium  majus. 
There  is  not,  I  consider,  a  more  beautiful  Odontoglossum  in 
existence  than  this,  and  it  really  deserves  more  consideration  at  the 
hande  of  growers.  It  has  never  become  common  or  so  cheap  as  some 
others.  To  grow  it  well  the  plants  must  be  placed  in  small  pots  or 
pans  and  suspended  near  the  ventilators  in  the  coolest  house.  Ample 
atmospheric  moisture  must  be  kept  up,  and  heavy  shading  will  be 
necessary  in  summer  to  keep  the  temperature  low.  The  lovely 
arching  spikes  contain  a  large  number  of  white  flowers  closely  spotted 
with  rosy  purple. 
Dendrobium  lituiflormn. 
Although  the  flowers  of  this  pretty  species  are  not  large  enough 
to  find  favour  with  growers  at  the  present  day,  the  appearance  of  a 
well-flowered  plant  is  very  graceful,  and  it  is  still  worth  growing. 
The  stem 8  are  very  slender,  and  the  blossoms  are  produced  in  pairs  at 
the  unpsr  node?.  It  is  very  easy  to  grow  in  a  moist,  warm  structure, 
such  as  Dendrobiums  like,  and  after  the  growth  is  complete  a  fair 
amount  of  rest  is  necessary,  though,  in  comparison  with  other  deciduous 
species,  it  takes  more  moisture  in  winter.  The  lip  is  trumpet  shaped, 
a  fact  from  which  the  species  takes  its  name,  and  is  deep  maroon  in 
colour,  the  sepals  and  petals  a  pretty  amethyst  purple. 
Epidendrum  Wallisii. 
Where  there  is  room  for  its  full  development  there  is  no  question 
as  to  the  beauty  and  utility  of  this  fine  species.  It  is  hardly  ever  out 
of  flower,  and  the  colouring  is  very  charming,  a  pretty  chrome  yellow 
ground  with  spots  and  lines  of  purple.  Strong  plants  grow  as  much 
as  6  feet  high,  and  both  at  the  base  of  the  upper  leaves  and  also  at  the 
apex  of  growth  the  loose  panicles  of  flowers  appear.  It  is  this  habit  of 
double  flowering,  very  rare  indeed  among  Orchids,  that  makes  it  so 
constantly  attractive,  as  before  one  set  of  blossoms  are  past  another  is 
opening. 
In  houses  that  do  not  admit  of  its  being  grown  on  the  stages,  the 
plant  is  sometimes  cultivated  by  being  trained  up  under  the  roof. 
This  plan  has  the  advantage  of  consolidating  the  growth  well,  but 
they  have  rather  an  unnatural  appearance.  The  roots  of  E.  Wallisii 
are  fairly  robust,  liking  a  sound  open  compost  of  peat  and  sphagnum 
in  equal  proportions,  with  sufficient  crocks  mixed  with  it  to  form  a 
light,  well-divided  medium.  It  is  not  necessary  to  pinch  the  roots  for 
pot  room  or  to  elevate  the  compost  muih  above  the  rims,  just  enough 
to  throw  off  superfluous  moisture  from  the  base  of  the  stems.  A 
native  of  New  Grenada,  it  does  not  need  much  heat,  the  cooler  end  of 
the  Cattleya  house  suiting  it  well. — H.  R.  R. 
Moorea  irrorata. 
A  plant  of  this  rare  S.  American  Orchid  (see  illustration  on 
page  277)  is  at  the  present  time  flowering  in  an  Orchid  house  at 
Kew.  It  has  only  been  recorded  as  flowering  on  two  or  three 
occasions  previously.  It  was  originally  imported  by  Messrs.  Shuttle- 
worth  &  Co.,  and  sold  by  them  unnamed.  In  March,  1892,  it 
flowered  in  the  Glasnevin  Botanic  Garden,  and  was  named  after  the 
director,  Mr.  Moore.  At  that  time  a  figure  was  prepared  for  the 
“  Botanical  Magazine,”  t.  7262.  The  plant  flowering  at  Kew  is 
growing  in  a  basket  in  the  warmer  division  of  the  range,  and  is 
carrying  two  spikes  of  seventeen  and  nine  flowers  respectively.  The 
pseudo-bulbs  are  short  and  thick,  and  carry  two  leaves  each.  The 
leaves  are  2£  feet  long,  on  short  petioles,  6  inches  wide,  and  ribbed  or 
plaited.  The  flower  spikes  spring  from  the  base  of  the  bulb,  and  are 
upright  and  sturdy.  The  flowers  measure  2  inches  across,  with 
reddish  brown  sepals  and  petals,  white  at  the  base,  white  column,  and 
yellow  lip,  barred  and  netted  with  browD.  It  is  a  very  handsome  and 
distinct  plant,  and  is  creating  much  attention. — G.  K. 
Ccelogyne  pandurata. 
“For  a  note  on  this  somewhat  rare  Coelogyne  (see  illustration)  we 
would  refer  the  reader  back  to  page  235,  March  21st.  It  is  in  flower 
about  the  present  time  of  year.  As  regards  culture,  it  is  rather  more 
difficult  to  grow  than  others  of  the  genus,  and  the  growth  is  rather 
straggling. 
