. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . rather troublesome, although itdoes not do so much damage as green-fly. Itcan be destroyed by clearing the roots of it whenrepotting, and keeping it from the neck of theplant by dipping a small brush in tobacco-powderand brushing it off; the insects not brushed outwill be killed by the powder. J. Douglas. CtpripediumFeilinc x Mahlerianum, s VARIETY. ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. EPIDENDEUM number of plants of this handsome, slender-growing Barkeria, as it is more commonly calledin gardens, h
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . rather troublesome, although itdoes not do so much damage as green-fly. Itcan be destroyed by clearing the roots of it whenrepotting, and keeping it from the neck of theplant by dipping a small brush in tobacco-powderand brushing it off; the insects not brushed outwill be killed by the powder. J. Douglas. CtpripediumFeilinc x Mahlerianum, s VARIETY. ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. EPIDENDEUM number of plants of this handsome, slender-growing Barkeria, as it is more commonly calledin gardens, have been in bloom in Mr. H. nursery, Amyand Park Boad, Twicken-ham, for several weeks past. The species, likeall the other Barkerias, has a reputation for beingdifficult to grow, and the appearance of such apretty and rare plant so well cultivated is worthrecording. The slender - stemmed plants aregrowing, several together, in small Orchid-pans,which are suspended in a light intermediate-house. They have been watered freely until theflowers appeared, and it is intended to keep them. Fig. us.—ej-idendrum (bahkeria) elegans. dry and cool like resting Dendrobes until theycommence to grow again. The non-observanceof the resting season, and the fact that the plantsare usually kept too warm and shady at allseasons, goes far to account for the poor conditionof the specimens usually found in Barkerias in their native habitat in Mexicogrow on the twigs and smallur outer branches oftrees, often overhanging streams, and alwaysexposed to a large amount of sunlight. The plants referred to have slender spikes ofpretty flowers, each about 2 inches across, whitemore or less tinged with purplish-rose, the showylabellums having a large crimson blotch in front,and some small purple markings on the base andcolumn. There is great variety in colour, andalso variation in form. ODONTOGLOSSUM X WlLCKEANUM ALEXANDRA. A flower of this very fine Odontoglossum fromthe collection of
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