148 THE WOODLANDS ORCHIDS 



structure twice. Now it is hurrying to make a third turn. 

 Pothos is the neatest of cUmbers, pushing no side-shoots, 

 growing very fast, and thrusting forth its large leaves at 

 equal intervals. The variety aurea is touched with gold 

 here and there, and to my mind it makes the ideal edging of 

 a stand. 



To right in this house is Cattleya Lawrenceana, of which 

 we have probably 150 plants. This again is a species 

 threatened with extinction — indeed the threat is very near 

 fulfilment. It was never common in its native woods. I 

 may quote a few lines from the report of Mr. Seyler who 

 went to collect this, and two other orchids which dwell on the 

 Roraima Mountain, for Mr. Sander ; the date is January 19, 

 1893:— 



' . . . I collected everything at Roraima except Catt. 

 Lawrenceana, which was utterly rooted out already by other 

 collectors. . . . We hunted all about for Catt. Lawrenceana 

 and got only 1 500 or so, it growing only here and there. . . . 

 What I want to point out to you is that Catt. Lawrenceana 

 is very rare in the interior now. ... If you want to get any 

 Lawrenceana you will have to send yourself, and, as I said to 

 you, the results will be very doubtful.' 



The variety Macfarlanei has rosy pink sepals ; petals 

 of club shape, bowed, crimson, deepening towards the tips. 

 Labellum long, narrow, all crimson of the darkest shade. 



Noteworthy is a plant which we may suppose a natural 

 hybrid of L. purpurata. with L. elegans, resembling the 

 latter in size, comparatively small, as in its narrow sepals 

 and petals flushed with rose. The lip is very bright and 

 pretty, with large clear yellow throat, ringed with white ; the 

 disc, of lively crimson, has a purple margin finely frilled, and 

 a whitish purple patch in front. 



Among miscellaneous examples here is a handsome 

 specimen of Cymbidium Devonianum, and a very remarkable 



