densely spotted with the same colour. It blooms at different times of the year, 
according to the maturation of its growth, and lasts for six weeks in perfection if 
the flowers are kept dry. Too much moisture causes them to spot, so that it is 
better, if possible, to move them when in flower to a drier house, but while under 
these altered conditions the soil should be kept moist, as the plants require a good 
supply of fluid about their roots to prevent them from shrivelling. The best plan is 
to cut off the spike of flowers and to place it in water, as when treated in this 
way it will last a long time. Jt requires the same treatment as O. Alexandra. 
Lorp RENDLESHAM’s OrcHIDs.\—We were recently favoured with a box from 
Rendlesham Hall, containing the following flowers :—Lycaste Skinnert amabilis. In 
this the flowers were very large, six and a half inches across, the petals two inches 
long, bright rosy crimson, the sepals pale blush, and the lip white, irregularly 
margined with bright crimson. JLycaste Skinneri, a fine variety, with two flowers 
to a scape, the sepals rose, the petals well recurved, bright rose, and the lip 
indistinctly spotted with bright rosy crimson. Cattleya citrina, a very large variety, 
the petals two and a half inches long and one and a half inch broad, canary yellow, 
beautifully scented, the lip bright gamboge. Odontoglosswum Alexandre, a grand 
variety, three and three-quarter inches across, the sepals rose coloured, both sepals 
and petals marked in the centre with distinct reddish-brown blotches, 7.e., one blotch 
to each, five in all; petals almost white, lip profusely marked with small irregular 
spots. This is one of the most distinct varieties we have seen.—B. 8S. W. 
Hieu-pricepD CatTTLEyas.—At a recent sale at Stevens’s Auction Rooms, on the 
occasion of the distribution of the late Mr. R. B. Dodgson’s Orchids, enormous prices 
were realised for some of the established plants. Cattleya Triane Osmanii, a 
variety named some years ago by ourselves, realised the sum of 215 guineas, and 
was purchased for our own collection. Cattleya Triane Dodgsonii realised 185 guineas, 
and was purchased by W. Lee, Esq., Downside, Leatherhead. We hope on some 
future occasion to figure both these gems.—B. 8S. W. 
CaTrLeYA SKINNERI ocULATA.—During a recent visit to the Collection of Orchids 
belonging to G. Hardy, Esq., Pickering Lodge, Timperley, we noticed a grand 
specimen of this splendid variety. There were seven spikes on the plant, some 
carrying as many as ten flowers; the colour was an intense mauve-magenta. Mr. 
Hardy grows this Cattleya extremely well. We also noticed a grand lot of Cattleyas 
coming on, especially C. Warnerw and C. Mossie, together with some fine examples 
of Lelia purpurata, showing well for flower.—H. W. 
