plant becomes stronger, we may reasonably hope to see more flowers developed. 
The flowers measure some two inches across, and are pure white, saving a few 
spots and dots of purplish magenta at the base, the lip also has a few yellow 
lines and streaks on the crest. We only know this plant as coming with 
O. Cervantesii, and as that plant is scattered over an immense tract of country, 
we cannot at present determine where to look for it, but as we can grow 
O. Cervantesii well so also O. Galeottianum should yield to the same treatment. 
Cypripepiums at SrreatHamM.—We called in at The Woodlands a week before 
Christmas, and the change from the dreary winter weather, frost and snow, which 
the interior of the Cypripedium house presented, was quite enchanting; such a 
sight makes one exclaim that there really is nothing in the Orchid world to equal 
these Slipper Orchids for making a display, at this season of the year especially. 
Here were upwards of half a hundred distinct kinds shedding their beauties 
around, and hundreds of bright and _ lively flowers, the hybrid forms which 
exist in such numbers in this collection being by no means destitute of charming 
and delicate colours. Amongst them all the old C. insigne, which was 
represented by considerably over two hundred flowers, stands supreme; a large 
batch of this species, which were in bloom a week or two before, had been cut 
for indoor decoration, or there would have been quite five hundred flowers of this alone 
C. insigne Sandere is one of the very best of its forms; it was recently in bloom 
here, and must take the palm from all the varieties which have appeared, for the 
chaste delicacy of its markings. This and the exquisite C. Fairieanwm, however, were 
over, and did not count amongst the many fine kinds to be seen here at 
Christmas. From amongst the many we select a few. One of the prettiest of 
Messrs. Veitch’s hybrids is C. Niobe, between C. Spicerianum and C. Fairieanum, and 
which is a beautiful flower. C. Muriel Hollington is also a superbly chaste and beautiful 
form, its pure white flowers being exquisitely dotted and spotted. The superb 
flower recently shown and certificated under the provisional name of C. Osbornii seems 
to be an extra good form of C. Pitcherianum; it has been named C. Pitcherianum 
superbum, and is the result of selecting two good varieties for its parents; this plant 
was raised by Mr. Osborne, gardener to Mrs. Howard, The Grove, Teddington, 
and better known as having had charge of the Wilton House collection of Orchidss 
at Southampton. C. Pollettianum is a grand flower, something in the way of C. 
enanthum superbum, there were also C. enone, Mrs. Charles Canham, Measures- 
vanum, Amesianum, Leeanum superbum, Dayanum, a erand form of Harrisianum 
superbum, and a host of others, including many bright coloured flowers belonging to 
the Selenipedium group, which up to the present time take the lead for brilliant 
colours.—W. H. G. 
