The following is a list of the Orchids in Mr. J. T. Peacock's group at the great Summer Show, Kensington, recently, for which a silver-gilt medal was awarded: - Brassia verrucosa, Burlingtonia venusta, Cattleya citrina, C. Mendelli, C. Mossiae, Cypripedium niveum, C. laevigatum, Dendrobium chrysotoxum, D. Pierardii, D. sua-vissimum, D. tortile roseum, Epidendrum vitel-linum majus, Laelia majalis purpurata, Lycaste Skinneri, L. aromatica, Masdevallia Harryana, M. Houtteana, Nanodes Medusae, Odontoglossum Alexandras, O. Andersonianum, O. Cervantesii, O. citrosmum, O. cordatum, O. cordatum superbum, O. Coradinei, O. gloriosum, O. hebraicum, O. Hal-lii, O. maculatum, O. nebulosum, O. Pescatofei, O. Phalaenopsis, O. polyxanthum, O. Roezlii, O. Rossii, O. triumphans, O. tripudians, O. vexillari-um; Oncidium ampliatum, O. Kramerii, O. Mar-shalhanum, O. cucullatum, O. phymatochilum, and Phajus Wallichii.

We give this list to American readers because there is a growing feeling that many of these curious air plants will thrive very well in the open air of our American summers, and therefore a list of such as bloom in summer will be of value to those who may be disposed to experiment with them. There are no doubt some, perhaps many, which must be kept under glass all summer, on account of requiring a very moist atmosphere, but it is known from actual experience that many will do admirably hung out under trees.

The orchids which obtained the chief premium at the New York Horticultural Society in October were grown by Mr. \V. H. Clements, gardener to Mrs. M. J. Morgan, and were: Odontoglossum Roezlii, Cypripedium ni-veum, Cattleyea Trianae delicata, Oncidium vari-cosum Rogersii, Cattleyea labiata pescatoria and Cattleyea Exoniensis.