July 7, 1888.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



THE DOWNSI DE COLLECTIO N of ORCHIDS. 



HIGHLY IMPORTANT EIGHT DAYS' SALE 



Of the Whole of this Renowned Collection, 



Including many Plants matchless in point of rarity, the whole remarkable for Culture and Condition, embracing 

 unquestionably tbe most valuable and extensive collection of 



ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS 



that has ever been submitted to Public Competition. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS are favoured with instructions from Wm. Lee, Esq. 

 (who is selling the Estate of Downside, and relinquishing the cultivation of Orchids), to SELL by AUCTION, 

 on the Premises, Downside, Leatherhead, about 1 mile from either of the Leatherhead Kailway Stations, 



THE WHOLE of this Most Valuable Collection of ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS. 



THE FIRST SALE WILL TAKE PLACE on TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY NEXT, 



July 10, 11, 12, and 13, and the 



SECOND SALE oh TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY, JULY 24, 25, 26 & 27, 



Commencing at half-past 12 o* Clock precisely each day, in consequence of the large number of lots. 



Amongst the CATTLEYA TRIAN-ffi 

 SECTION (mostly fine specimens), will be 

 found : — 



and 



a Trianee Leeana, 

 plants of this si 

 perb variety. 

 Osmani, 3 plant * 

 Dodgsoni, 3 plants 

 Dayana 



Empress 

 Emilias 



Orion 



virginalis 

 eboracensis 

 compacta 

 regina 

 implicata major 



C. Trianee Victoria Begim 

 Busselliana 

 Vestal 

 marginata 

 bellicosa 



Normani 



gigantea 



Williamsi 



lilacina 



General Gordon 



Buddigore 



Mephistopheles 



Chelsoni 



beatifica 



Archduke 



Archduchess 



bella 



nany others not yet named, which will be offered with 

 portraits painted by Macfarlane. the whole forming 

 probably the grandest collection of line varieties of the Trianse 

 ■ brought together, many of the plants, moreover, 

 being of the largest size, with many strong leads. 



Amongst the HYBRID CATTLEYAS 

 will be found : — 



Cattleya fausta I Cattleya Dominiana 



,, calummata „ Germinyi 



i, Mardelli I ,, Mastersoniee 



HYBRID LiELIAS will include :— 



Leelia Amesiana I Leelia bella 



,, Veitchiana ,, flammea 



,, callistoglossa, a grand { ,, Leeana 

 plant, with 16 great I „ Bivieri 



bulbs and 4 breaks 



The HYBRID DENDROBITJMS will 

 include : — 



Dendrobium Ainsworthi 



Dendrobium splend idissiinum 

 grandirlorum, the grandest of 

 all, with 8 bulbs over 2 feet 

 high, and 3 breaks 



The HYBRID CYPRIPEDITXMS will 



include : — 



Cypripedium grande 

 amandum 

 Arthurian um 

 albo purpureum 

 calu rum 

 euryandrum 

 Io 



Morgan iee 

 Swannianum 

 Vervteneanum 

 selligerum majiH 

 Harrisianum 

 ,, superbum, the special 



fine variety of 



Veitch 

 Ashburtonite 

 microchilum 

 javan ico- su perbiens 

 chloroneurum 



Cypripediam cardiuale 



,, Sedeni, and its fine 



variety candidulum 



,, Crossianum 



,, conchiferum 



,, Dominianum 



,, Hartwegi 



,, Leeanum superbum 



„ politum 



,, marmorophyllum 



,, calophyllum 



,, tesselatum porphyreum 



,, superciliare 



,, vexillarium 



„ oenanthum 



,, ., superbum 



„ Schroderre 



., w 



CATTLEYA SECTION. 



Skii 



„ alba 



Fercivaliana, special 



varieties 

 ,, alba, rare 

 ,, delicatissima 

 Mossise alba 

 ,, Beineckiana 

 ,, Southgatei 

 ,, rubra superba 



Cattleya Mendelii.manyspecial 

 varieties 

 ,, elegantissima 

 „ „ Selbornensis 

 „ ,, Morganiee 

 ,, Jamesiana, rare 

 „ gigas [iana 



„ imperialis and Sander- 

 ,, Hardyana 



LiELIA SECTION. 



Lcelia elegans alba 

 „ ,, Leeana 

 ,, ,, Stelzneriana 

 „ „ Dayana 

 ,, ,, prasiata 

 „ ,, Houtteana 

 ,, „ Hesperis 

 ,, ,, Wolstenholmiie 

 ,, ,, Turneri 

 „ purpurata alba and rosea 

 ,, „ Busselliana (a mag- 

 nificent specimen) 

 „ Brysiana 



„ „ albo-lilacina (a splen- 

 did variety) 



Leelia purpurata Williamsi 

 ,, „ Warneri 

 ,, ,, Nellisi 

 (> anceps Schrodene 

 ,, M Sanderiana 



Hilliana 



alba (true) 



Percivaliana 



Barkeri 



Calvestrina 



blanda 



DENDROBIXTM SECTION. 



Dendrobium Phaloenopsis I with 3 bulbs over 2 feet long, 



,, nobile nobilius, the well- and 3 growths 



known large plant, | Dendrobium arachnitei 



LYCASTE and CCELOGYNE SECTION. 



Ccelogyne Massangeana 



Coelogyne cristata alba 

 „ ,, Chatsworth variet 

 „ „ Lemoineana 

 „ ,, Trentham variety 



,, Lowii 

 LycasU Skinneri (fi 

 ties, true to name 



MASDEVALLIA SECTION. 



comprises a grand and complete collectic 

 many of the highest class, and some very n 



of Masdevalliai, 



ODONTOGLOSSUM SECTION. 



There is a large and very choice collection of the finest 

 varieties in large plants, true to name, which have been 

 grown at Downside for several years, and are mcdels of 

 successful cultivation. 



PHAX-ffiNOPSIS SECTION. 



Amongst the Phaleenopsw are two plants of P. Brymeriana, 

 also intermedia, Portei, one of the true variety Dayana, and 

 several leucorrhoda and casta. 



VANDA, AERIDES and ANGRiECUM 

 SECTION. 



A grand assortment of these, all in splendid health. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



MaxillariaSaDderiana,5 plants I Saccolabium Heatbi 



(one in flower) ,, Harrisianum or gigant- 



Cypripedium Wallisi, 2 plants eum album 



„ Wallisi, 3 plants 



Messrs. P. $ M. desire to mention that no Plants will be Sold Privately, but that the whole will be submitted to Public Competition. 



The plants may be viewed any day prior to the Sale on presentation of Catalogue, or Card to View. Catalogues 

 of both portions are now ready, and may be obtained of Mr. WOOLFOED, the Head Gardener, on the Premises ; 

 or of the Auctioneers, at their Central Auction Booms and Estate Offices, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C. 



