Jan teed THE ORCHID REVIEW 5 
but added much to its vigour. Miss Watson had zest and enthusiasm, and 
it was a sad day for Orchidology when she got married! 
The collection is contained in some seven houses or divisions, which run 
out of, or are connected by, a corridor, so that the whole block of houses 
may be viewed without going outside. A feature of some of the houses 
is that the brick ends are fitted with pockets, which are tastefully planted 
with ferns and suitable foliage plants, interspersed with Orchids that are 
among the more easily grown, such as Cypripediums and Cymbidiums, 
making a kind of rockery of exotic plants, which gives a finished and 
pleasing effect. It is proposed to carry this idea throughout all the houses. 
The Odontoglossum house is a commodious one of good width, but 
without centre staging. The plants are arranged round the sides, while 
from the centre are suspended a good selection of Masdevallias, including 
a number of the Chimera section. The Odontoglossums are mostly 
crispum, but there are a good number of hybrids and Odontiodas, good 
examples of O. Bradshawie, Brewii, Zephyr, Charlesworthii, etc., being 
noted, while at one end is a good selection of Cymbidiums. 
We lead out of this house into a corridor which is divided into three 
compartments. From the roof of the first division are suspended two 
dozen fine plants of Odontoglossum citrosmum and other things, while on 
the stages area number of Thunia Marshalliana, T. Winniana, Miltonia 
Hyeana, M. Bleuana, M. Lyoth, Zygocolax Veitchii, and the rare Promenea 
Crawshayana. In the second division are plants of Renanthera Imschoot- 
iana, Vanda coerulea, and back divisions of the better plants of the 
collection are here collected together for purposes of propagation. A 
notable plant here is a healthy piece of a fine Cattleya Mossie Wageneri, 
which received an award as far back as 1898. This plant flowered last 
season, and was a really fine thing. Cattleya Mossiz has a name for 
deteriorating in cultivation, but there are some historical plants which 
point the other way, and probably the most famous is C. M. McMorlandiz, 
which received a First-class Certificate from the R.H.S. in 1868. At least 
one healthy piece of this plant is in cultivation, and it would be interesting 
to hear of any other Cattleya species being as long in cultivation as this 
one. The third division of the corridor contains a collection of Calanthes, 
including C. Wm. Murray, C. bella, C. Harrisii, etc. 
My visit took place in November last, when a lot of seasonable things 
were in flower, and a selection from the various houses were arranged ina 
division recently fashioned for a show-house. The advantages of the show- 
house are that the atmosphere may be kept drier than where the plants 
have been growing, and they may here be better arranged for effect with 
foliage plants. Strong, well-flowered plants of Cattleya Bowringiana, C. 
labiata, C. Fabia, C. Astron, C. Minucia, with an inflorescence of eight 
