bright purple stains here and there, and an extremely deep purple base; the lower half (hypdchilmm)
nearly globose! firmly united to the eolr.mr. at the base, rather prominent at (lio front on the under
side, With excessively thick dilated margins; their anterior angle extended on each side into a long,
sharp curved, channelled horn, whose anterior edges meet at the base in a broad fleshy tubercle
standing at the Base of the cpichilium, and closing up the entrance to the cavity of the hypochilimn;
the upper half (cpichilium) ovate, channelled, obsoletely 3-toothed, slightly articulated w.th the lower
half. Column plano-convex, with the margin so little widened upwards that the two edges are
almost parallel; white, spotted with crimson.
I am gratified by being allowed to name this superb plant in compliment to the Noble Duke in
whose unrivalled collection at Cliatsworth it first flowered The success with which epiphytes are
there cultivated by Mr. Paxton is wonderftd, and the climate in which this is effected, instead of being
go hot and damp that the plants can only be seen with as much peril as if one had to. visit them in an
Indian jun-lc, is as mild and delightful as that of Madeira. As to luxuriance of growth, never
have they been seen in their native woods in such perfect beauty. It, therefore, affords me no M e
satisfaction to be enabled, by the peimission of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, to publish the following
account of the management of OrchhiactiS! at Chalsworth, drawn up by Mr. Paxton himself.
.. The following treatment is not only applicable to the growth of Stanhope.», a n d b a b i v S n t » edvauttga in the
srowth of any species of Orchidaceae (the terrestrial, and those that grow in moss excepted). B B B B I ,
? « Over the drainage hole of the pot to be used, is inverted one of a smaller size, generally covermg about half the bottom of the
pot, orer the, is carefully ihmwn a quantity of brake. pots, sulfidon, to f.11 toe fa n e, torathm ometoud of to.top. A “ * '™
quantity of fibrous, moderately sandy peat, is neat selected end placed on the top of the dramas» being f a t broken into ... on, form.
but none of «bom 1L M M «.placing thorn, cam is taken to diepot. of „eh „ a. to leave, a B Q B | ■
of vator, thia it mom effectually »eared by .putting in, as the pracess ol potting goes on, a f.v p.eo« of broken potg my b et.™
every layer, more or lea, «cording to the si» of the plant; indeed, I ««d it an excellent plan to contn.no a connect»« of broken pots
I n i i y np the cento, to « . L . of Urn psendo-bnib,. After Urn pent become, level » to pot, t h e '
am made ftstbi means H small pegs varying torn four to six ihcb.sl.ng, them peg. run torough U.e lajcre of peat add thus ».»re
■ .toole firmlytogether. At elite t o d i above the line dm plant is placed on the top; the mote are I
up to the bsse If the bulb, vary carofnlly .ill. snndlor pioee. of peat and poteh.rds, contmmng-to Ihton the peat » More deWnbed, ■
until the whole is finished, .ben it .111 be n foot or fifteen inches bom the top of the potj-small plants are not potted At .
»dh shifting the pitot is rated a littl. higher. When I eemmene. potdng a «nail M * » ™t rased mom than B B D B Q j
at first, but as it £o»s larger it k progressively raised in balding up as here described rath peat: it does not H fa fa * O B I
a tone but is carried up nearly square, being merely ranmled a little at the top. Unless the plant« a . mry b.Mthy, but very l.Mo I
given at the root, and in winter v*y littl. or none, the grant dridoratum in the cnltiratnm of Omhniaeea bo.ng lojnwcrsc
the roots, which, by over-watering, especially in. winter, are almost sure to be destroyed. . .
« The general temperature of the house ranges from 60 to 85 degrees; in the afternoon, dunng the growing season H U |
early and dm pad» well Watered, and one. or trace a week . little water is sprinkled on their heads. I find-great «dv.nb.go m , b g *
a tan bed in the house to plunge the large'pitots in, the beat from the tan circulates through the peat tod potsherds, and raures theplaiit
to grow rath great luxuriance. It might ho objoeted to this method nf growing Orahnlacean that ramdJ.ee < d f a r « l W H H g
ham Mowed this plan f a « 7 « and d. tot know to iustanco of danrngc by them; indeed the ten .s too-mo«t «harbour
Of insect» In « f a to make this account» intelligible « I f a . I u® “ the manner m .tech a young p ant was tretost■ -Onto« .
20«. of May last year I received a vary small damaged pitot of a new Stanhope.. I « H e w e d « » '
and placed In a.trong bottom land, with a strang heat above; the pitot began » grow m about a forte,gl,» and at » » en d of July
had Lfeeted a snndlhulb; the plant f a then kept dry about a fortnight, and was agate pltoad .«».strong bottom h e ., » d ■ « » tem-
peraturwnevOT lower than lo d.ireos, but often i .n .r i .g in the day to from 90 to 100. By the end of September .t had perfected a
Lornl bulb, considerably larger than th. fid. The plant was again dried on» hot line for a tort»,ght, and then removed mto a larger
pot, tod elevated a little above the surface; it was again rcplungcd into a strong bottom heat, and, by the end of December, had
‘ fctod t„o more bulbs, making four since it. commencement. I should here observe the plant had butane bnlb -hen I meowed
it -—the plant was now dried for a month, then re-potted, and placed, as before, in a strong heat;SHU about the fid week™ Apnl he made two mom perfect bulb» the pmee» of drflng f a agauf gone through, tod tea ^ “ on it now August 91, nine bulbs, made in the short space of 15 months. I „poet to have the plant m a date lorflowcrmgn.it
season Thiplant was chi,sled rath a number olother snrnll ones, in a sm.ll house that could b , k ept^yhot. -
“ I cannot.conclude this statement better than By recommending those who wish to grew Tcrrcstnal Orchid».» well, to attend.,
to th. following brief rule» in applying the four groat elements ol vegetable life, v.s. to, light, heat, and water.
« Air.—Terrestrial Orahidacca. should never have a great volume of external to admitted at one., however fin. the weather m.y
be; to prevent tho house becoming too hot, a thick canvas shading should bo e f a n t o f a g B B B g B O
'“ "iiokr_Tho best aspect for to Orchidaceous-house is due south, tod the hens, should be .muleTo admit as much hght as
potobfe tsam m or a fofekcnnvas is always put on the hern» to prey,., the bright -f a damaging toe pltote In w.nte, ove^ ray
°r Jm ilD n riirta'g ro w in g season, Orehidacom require a moderately moiat heat, varying from 65 to 85 degrees; m the
dormant season from 60 to 75 is quite sufficient; in the season of rest the house should be kept dry. t ,
« Water.—With this element more damage is done than by all the others put together. Orch.dacete in pots should bo sparmgly
watered in the growing season; in the dormant state little or no water should be given. The secret of growmg these plants * to take
care never to kill the old roots; when too much water is given while the plants are not in a growmg state, a os a e o
invariably perish.
require quite a different treatment.’1