Though this, new species is not so showy as many other kinds, it js quite 
worthy of a place in the most select collection, the flowers being exceedingly pretty 
and very pleasingly coloured. It has bloomed with the Messrs, Veitch during the past 
year, and was exhibited by them, and greatly admired at one of the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society’s Meetings. It is of this plant, thanks to the importers, th 
artist was allowed to avail himself in preparing the figure we now 
It produces drooping foliage of a light green colour, and be 
in a pendent raceme. The sepals and petals are white, transversely barred with 
reddish brown and rosy purple, and the lip is of a deep rich magenta. 
The plant requires the same kind of treatment ag the other species of Phale- 
nopsis, which has been already explained in connection with Plates 11 and 39 of 
our first volume. 
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OrcHIDS at Wootton Woop, Liverroot, tHE Sear or 4H. GASKELL, Ese.—We 
have had great pleasure in visiting this place, and may state that we were greatly 
‘surprised to find such a fine collection of Orchids brought together in so short Bicdb io 
of time. Mr. Gaskell has commenced in the right way, in that he has built good 
houses for the various Orchids that come from different climates, and require a 
distinct mode of treatment, No doubt this collection will take rank amongst the 
finest in the country, especially as it is the good kinds only that are being added 
to it. This, indeed, is the only way in which a really select collection can be made; 
but when this is done, the plants are of real value, and every day become more 
and more interesting to the owner. In this case, Mr. Davis, who has the care of 
the plants, takes great interest in their welfare, the result being that. they are 
thoroughly well attended to. 
We noticed in the Woolton Wood collection some fine specimens of Cattleya 
-labiata in full bloom, one plant having had several grand spikes of flowers upon 1b; 
there were also in bloom C. exoniensis, C. gas, and a very fine C. mascinet, which 
were extremely showy. In the same house, along with many other fine Orchids, were 
the lovely Vanda cerulea, with fifteen finely-coloured blossoms ; a superb variety of 
Cymbidium Mastersii in fal] beauty, and some grand Cattleyas and Leelias. We also 
noticed a wonderful specimen of C. Skinneri alba, such as we had no idea was 
to be found in the country. 
In the next house was a fine lot of plants, many of them in bloom. Among 
the Calanthes, which make a grand show at the dull season of the year, we 
noticed many fine Odontoglossums, including some good varieties of O. Alexandre 
in full bloom. The cool Orchids were thriving well in the different houses. 
We were glad to see that Mr. Gaskell intends to have a good collection of a 
Indian Orchids. We noted some fine specimens of Phalaenopsis, Saccolabium, ane 
&e. These genera rank amongst the finest of their race. In addition to the Oreht 
there are here other valuable plants, and a nice fernery, which is always interesting, 
as the plants associate so well with the Orchids. We regret that our space 38 
limited to permit us to give further details of this charming collection.—B. 5. Y- 
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