Marcu, 1922.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 7 
THE BORDE HILL COLLECTION, CUCKFIELD, SUSSEX. 
HE extensive assemblage of plants cultivated in the beautiful garden of. 
Colonel Stephenson R. Clarke, C.B., at Borde Hill, Cuckfield, Sussex, 
has long held a high reputation, and regarding the Orchids there are 
very few collections that better represent this highly important and 
beautiful family. Although many of the plants have been at Borde Hill 
for along period, some of them possess an earlier history, for they were 
formerly cultivated in the Croydon collection of Colonel Clarke’s father. A 
noteworthy example may be selected in Cattleya Trianze Clarkeana, which: 
was imported in 1876 by Messrs. Rollisson & Sons, of Tooting, and after’ 
being cultivated for many years at Croydon is now among others of its kind! 
in the present collection. 
With the advent of the New Year come the first buds of the popular’ 
species Cattleya Trianz. Some of the finest varieties of this Colombian: 
plant are cultivated, and a notable example of vigour may be seen in three’ 
fine specimens of C. Trianz delicata, being respectively eight, eight and- 
fourteen well-developed blooms. A flower of excellent shape is the variety 
Emperor, and two unusually pretty forms are to be seen in Isis and 
Perfection, which resemble one another very closely. C. Trianz Harefield 
Hall is represented by several plants, and the well-known C. Trianze Back- 
houseana stands along with the varieties Empress of India, Rajah, Britannia, 
Imperator, Mooreana, Grand Monarch, Reine des Belges, and the Premier. 
These names, so important in themselves, serve to distinguish the high- 
gtade nature of the varieties to which they are attached. Other distinct 
forms exist in C. Trianz Lady White, with pure-white sepals and petals, 
also in the Uplands variety, and in the form called concolor, this being of 
similar coloration throughout all the segments. 
Albino Cattleyas comprise a wide selection, and in addition to white’ 
Varieties of the principal species there are the albino hybrids known as 
Cattleya Cowaniz alba and C. Dusseldorfei Undine. In strong contrast to- 
Cattleya Skinneri alba is Temple’s variety of this species, with flowers ot 
tich rose-purple colour. There are many good varieties of Cattleya 
Schréderze, as well as C. Mendelii, the latter including Princess, Colossus, 
and an unnamed one from the Westonbirt collection. In a warm portion 
of the house may be seen some hundreds of Cattleya and Lzliocattleya 
hybrids, the largest have already reached the flowering stage, and some fine 
Novelties have appeared. 
The East Indian House is always of interest, for it contains many 
stately plants that are not seen in present-day collections as much as they 
deserve. On one side of the door is a tall plant of Vanda suavis, and on 
the other an equally fine example of V. tricolor, both clothed with healthy. 
