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P.  violacea  Schroderi,  and  the  Floral  Committee  awarded  a  first-class 
certificate  for  it.  It  is  distinguished  from  the  typical  form  by  the 
flowers  being  of  a  uniform  bright  purplish  tint,  the  petals  not  being 
whitish  at  the  points  as  in  the  species.  Another  pretty  variety, 
P.  v.  Murtoniana,  is  also  knowD,  a  yellow  hue  being  largely  present 
in  the  blooms. 
Cattleya  Aclandise. 
Both  in  its  flowers  and  growth  this  fine  Cattleya  is  totally  distinct 
from  all  others,  and  only  the  fact  that  its  culture  involves  rather  more 
difficulty  than  most  species  prevents  its  becoming  very  popular.  In 
some  instances  this  is  undoubtedly  due  to  faulty  methods,  a  very 
frequent  mistake  being  to  overload  the  roots  with  compost.  The  plan 
I  have  found  most  successful  is  to  place  the  plants  on  trellised  blocks 
PH  ALiENOPSIS  VIOLACKA. 
Phalaenopsls  violacea. 
r~  Though  one  of  the  small-flowered  species  of  this  beautiful  genus, 
CP.  violacea  possesses  considerable  attractions  for  culture  in  baskets, 
for  its  violet  purple-tinted  flowers  are  produced  very  freely,  the  neat 
bright  green  leaves  and  dwarf  habit  also  being  additional  recommen¬ 
dations.  In  shape  and  size  the  flowers  are  rather  suggestive  of 
P.  Luddemanniana,  though  they  have  not  the  distinctive  markings 
of  that  species,  the  sepals  and  petals  being  oval  in  form,  whitish 
towards  the  tips,  but  deep  violet  purple  at  the  base,  the  column  being 
of  a  similar  tint.  They  are  borne  several  together  on  short  racemes, 
but  the  latter  are  pioduced  so  freely  that  the  plant  has  a  very 
pleasing  appearance  when  grown  in  a  basket  suspended  from  the  roof 
of  the  Orchid  house.  It  was  introduced  about  forty  years  ago,  but  was 
only  certificated  in  the  year  1881,  when  shown  by  Messrs.  J.  Veitch 
and  Sons  of  Chelsea  at  a  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society 
in  June.  A  very  distinct  and  beautiful  variety  was  exhibited  at 
a  meeting  of  the  above  Society  in  August,  1882,  by  Mr.  Ballantine, 
gardener  to  Baron  Schroder,  The  Dell,  E'ham.  This  was  named 
of  teak,  and  to  allow  only  a  thin  surfacing  of  peat  and  moss  around  the 
plant,  increasing  this  a  little  as  the  young  leads  push  out.  I  have 
grown  it  on  bare  blocks,  and  it  has  done  very  well,  but  the  plants 
have  always  been  smaller  and  lesB  floriferous  than  when  the  roots  have 
a  little  compost  to  run  in.  Only  avoid  anything  approaching  closeness, 
as  if  once  the  roots  are  surfeited  they  decay,  and  the  plant  will  be  lost. 
Regarding  the  atmospheric  treatment,  the  plants  like  plenty  of  heat 
and  moisture,  but  this  must  be  tempered  by  the  admission  of  plenty 
of  fresh  air  and  light,  or  the  growths  will  be  soft  and  easily  checked 
by  slight  fluctuations.  It  is  well  to  keep  it  to  its  proper  aunual 
routine  of  growth,  flowering,  and  rest,  if  possible  ;  but  with  some 
specimens  this  will  be  found  difficult,  owing  to  their  habit  of  starting 
new  growths  from  the  base  of  the  last  matured  pseudo-bulb  while 
th  s  is  flowering. — H.  R.  R. 
