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Cypripedium  x  William  Lloyd. 
This  is  one  of  the  handsomest  C'ypripediums  in  cultivation, 
and  stood  out  prominently  in  Messrs.  J.  Cypher’s  collection  at 
-a  recent  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  in  London. 
It  is  a  hybrid  from  C.  bellatulum  and  C.  Swanianum.  The  upper 
sepal,  like  the  whole  flower,  suffused  with  purple-rose,  with 
darker  veins;  the  petals  are  heavily  blotched. 
Vanda  Kimballiana. 
This  beautiful  species  flowers  generally  in  autumn,  throwing 
scapes  12in  to  18in  long,  bearing  several  flowers  apiece.  The 
flowers  are  nearly,  or  quite,  2in  in  diameter,  with  white  sepals 
and  petals,  sometimes  flushed  with  pale  purple.  The  lip  is  tliree- 
lobed,  the  side  lobes  small,  yellow,  and  spotted  with  red-brown. 
The  central  lobe  is  of  a  bright  amethyst-purple,  the  spur  light 
purple,  and  about  lin  long.  The  species  is  a  native  of  Burmah, 
and  requires  the  temperature  of  an  intermediate  house. 
The  Week’s  Cultural  Notes. 
The  Anseclitochilus,  and  several  other  nearly  related  genera, 
are  by  no  means  generally  cultivated  or  well  done  by  growers. 
Yet  the  culture  of  many  of  them  is  not  difficult  if  a  few  of  the 
principal  details  are  carefully  gone  into.  I  think  that  more 
of  these  lovely  plants  have  been  killed  by  too  abundant  heat 
and  a  close  atmosphere  than  anything  else,  closely-fitting  bell- 
glasses  and  handlights  not  being  at  all  to  their  taste.  Whatever 
is  used  to  cover  them,  there  should  be  a  constant  supply  of  air 
coming  through,  the  bellglass  or  handlight  being  raised  slightly 
at  the  bottomland  a  small  hole  provided  at  the  top. 
This  prevents  condensed  moisture  falling  upon  the  beautiful 
foliage,  and,  what  is  equally  important,  renders  the  stems  hard 
and  firm,  capable  of  withstanding  any  slight  check  that  may 
occur  even  with  the  best  care.  At  present  the  plants  are  taking 
very  little  water,  the  growth  being,  comparatively  speaking, 
at  a  stop,  but  the  roots  are  always  slightly  active,  and  a  per¬ 
fectly  dry  state  must  be  avoided.  Watch  carefully  now  for 
signs  of  red  spider  or  thrips,  and  as  soon  as  any  are  seen  have 
the  whole  of  the  plants  removed  from  the  cases  and  well  sponged. 
This  can  do  no  harm  even  if  insects  are  not  present,  as  fumiga¬ 
tion  is  dangerous  to  them,  and  sponging  may  prevent  its  becoming 
necessary. 
Several  of  the  Pleiones,  such  as  P.  lagenaria,  are  beginning 
already  to  root  in  the  new  compost,  and  must  be  kept  under 
close  observation.  Light  waterings  at  first,  with  a  position  where 
.abundant  light  reaches  them  from  all  sides,  are  necessary,  in¬ 
creasing  the  water  supply  as  the  roots  develop.  The  later  flower¬ 
ing  species  should  have  attention  immediately  the  flowers  are 
past,  or  the  new  roots  will  begin  to  push  and  be  damaged  in  the 
repotting  process.  Not  a  drop  of  water  should  be  allowed  around 
the  bulbs  at  first.  They  have  ample  substance  in  them  to  keep 
the  young  shoots  going,  and  the  dry  compost  is  best  for  the  new 
roots  when  they  appear.. 
The  later  repotted  Cattleyas,  such  as  C.  gigas,  C.  aurea,  and 
even  C.  Bowringiana,  are  now  well  established  in  their  new  pots, 
the  freedom  given  to  the  new  tiers  of  roots  having  served  to 
swell  up  fine  new  growths.  The  quieter  these  are  now  kept  the 
better,  a  thorough  rest  strengthening  the  plants  and  tending  to 
Cypripedium  x  William  Lloyd. 
vigour  in  the  young  growth.  Keep  C.  Warner! — the  spring 
flowering  C.  labiata — well  up  to  the  glass,  and  allow  sufficient 
water  to  prevent  the  least  sign  of  shrivelling.  The  same  remark 
applies  to  the  cool  house  species,  C.  citrina. — H.  R.  R. 
ROSES  NEAR  LARGE  TOWNS. 
At  the  monthly  dinner  of  the  Horticultural  Club,  presided 
over  by  Mr.  Harry  Yeitch,  at  the  Hotel  Windsor,  on  the  9th 
inst.,  Mr.  Herbert  Molyneux  gave  a  most  interesting  and  in¬ 
structive  paper  on  “  Roses  near  Large  Towns,”  in  which  he  gave 
the  results  of  intelligent  culture  well  within  the  area  affected  by 
London  smoke.  He  pointed  out  that  one  of  the  chief  causes 
of  the  failure  which  attended  so  many  amateur  attempts  at 
Rose  growing  under  similar  conditions,  and  which  led  to  a  popular 
belief  that  success  was  impossible,  was  the  fact  that  in  most  cases 
the  plants  were  purchased  at  auction,  which  involved  generally 
an  unduly  prolonged  exposure  of  the  roots  to  the  air,  and  a 
consequent  loss  of  vitality,  which  was  eventually  increased  by 
the  injudicious  method  of  dibbling  in  adopted  by  the  jobbing 
gardener. 
Success  could  only  be  obtained  by  planting  Roses  freshly 
acquired  from  the  nursery,  and  protecting  the  roots  as  much  as 
possible  prior  to  their  installation  in  properly  prepared  stations. 
This  done,  with  judicious  syringing  with  water,  and,  when 
needed,  with  insecticide  infusions,  the  foliage  could  be  kept  in 
a  clean  and  healthy  condition,  with  the  result  that  an  abundance 
of  splendid  flowers  eventually  richly  rewarded  the  extra  care 
involved.  A  real,  and  not  a  merely  professed,  love  of  flowers 
was  essential,  and  if  this  existed  the  trouble  involved  was  a 
pleasure,  and,  in  any  case,  experience  had  proved  to  the  lecturer 
that  it  was  the  laziness  of  the  amateur  rather  than  the  atmo¬ 
spheric  conditions  which  led  to  the  great  bulk  of  the  failures. 
Messrs.  Geo.  Paul,  jun.,  H.  Veitch,  E.  T.  Cook,  J.  Hudson,  and 
others  discussed  the  paper  fully,  and  confirmed  its  conclusions 
throughout,  the  last  named  gentleman’s  work  at  Gunnersbury 
under  similar  handicapping  conditions  forming  full  practical  con¬ 
firmation  in  itself.  A  hearty  vote  of  thanks  was  coupled  with  a 
request  for  a  further  paper  dealing  with  other  points,  and  this 
was  promised. 
