packed in boxes, were placed on these. The larger plants were 

 packed in hay on the bottom of the car. Unfortunately the 

 selection of the car was a poor one, as it broke down in transit, 

 and was located in a disabled condition at New Haven, where 

 the contents were transferred to another car. The collection 

 finally reached the Garden just one week after its shipment, 

 fortunately suffering no harm whatever from the delay. 



Owing to the crowded condition of the conservatories, this 

 collection has been divided, a part of it, mainly the venus's-slip- 

 pers (Papkiopedilum and Phragmidepium) and the cattleyas, 

 being placed on the central bench in house no. 1 5 of the conser- 

 vatories, while the remainder, for the present, is located in house 

 no. 3 of the propagating range. 



This collection, brought together at much expenditure of time 

 and money, hardly needs comment as to its value. It is exceed- 



interest to a botanical garden, but also in hybrids, among which 

 may be numbered some of great beauty and rarity. Among 

 other interesting plants are many secured by Mr. Ames in his 

 personal explorations in Cuba and in the southern parts of Florida, 

 or by collectors whom he sent out especially in search of orchids. 

 Many things have come to him from Mexico and other parts of 

 Central America ; and from the Philippines he has received many 

 plants, some of these being the types of new species which Mr. 

 Ames has recently described. All these interesting and valuable 

 species are included in the gift to the Garden. 



The collection is particularly rich in forms from the New 

 World, this region being represented by about fifty-five genera 

 and over four hundred species and varieties. Among the New 

 World genera rare in cultivation are, among others, the following : 

 Hexadesmia, Schlimia, Mesospinidium, Aspasia, Triclwcentnim, 

 Trigonidium, Lockhartia, Cirrkaca, Amblostoma, Scuticaria, 

 Dichaea, Lanium, Eriopsis, and Anguloa. Those from the New 

 World which are represented by five or more species or varieties 

 are the following : Maxillaria, 24; Cattlcya, 72; Epidendrum,6$; 

 Miltonia, 7 ; Schomburgkia, 5; Oncidium, 40; Sobralia, 5; Stan- 

 hopea, 8 ; Odontoglossum, 22 ; Brassavola, 5 ; Laelia, 26 ; Lycaste, 



