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"VV. H. Perot, near Baltimore, was once a most promising one, sev- 

 eral houses having been filled with plants numbering at least 1,500 

 to 2,000. It is a matter of regret that it is now nearly dispersed. 



Another good collection is that of William Barr, at Orange, 

 N. J. A house 72x22 feet is devoted to it, and contains some 

 250 plants, which are grown in different sections of the house 

 very successfully. A large part of this collection is made up of 

 Cattleyas, Odontoglossums, Oncidiums, Dendrobiums, and Cypri- 

 pediuras, with a fair proportion of other genera. 



The collection of Henry S. Hollingsworth, in Brooklyn, is of 

 good extent, numbering 877 plants and over 300 varieties. 

 Mr. Hollingsworth personall}^ cares for his plants, giving them 

 more air and less heat than is usual, and with beneficial results ; 

 a course which all amateurs would do well to follow. 



In the Western States, as a rule orchids are not numerous, 

 though many amateurs there are forming the nuclei of collections 

 which, in all probability, ten years hence will closely rival those 

 of the Eastern States. 



About the best collection in the West, of which I have any knowl- 

 edge, is that of W. H. Chadwick, of Chicago, Illinois. This lot 

 of plants is a very good and comprehensive one. It embraces 

 about 522 distinct sorts, though the total number of plants is 

 larger than this figure. There are 64 sorts of Dendrobiums, 36 of 

 Epidendrums, 48 of Cattleyas, 42 of Odontoglossums, 40 of 

 Oncidiums, 14 of Vandas, 26 of Cypripediums, 22 of La?lias, and 

 16 of Masdevallias, with a large representation of Central Ameri- 

 can and South American species. 



Alexander Mitchell, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has a collection ; 

 but I have not been able to secure an}' detailed information con- 

 cerning it. 



Charles E. Hay, of Springfield, Illinois, has a nice small lot of 

 miscellaneous plants grown in two houses, embracing all of the 

 standard kinds. There are three or four other small collections in 

 Illinois and Wisconsin, but none suflficiently large to note. 



I have not been able to secure full information in regard to the 

 collections around Philadelphia, where one would naturally expect 

 to receive every aid towards helping on the cause of orchid 

 growing. The collections however in this section are by no 

 means large, as compared with those I have described ; and can 

 only take rank with the small lots scattered about in different 



