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about by too high a temperature in the day time. The bottom ventilators 
remain open day and night. 
This treatment has yielded some excellent results in the case of Vanda 
coerulea, always a difficult subject to maintain ina healthy condition for any 
prolonged period. Of the four fine specimens, one has seventeen pairs of 
healthy leaves, and when last flowering produced two spikes each with 
fifteen blooms. The other three plants are but slightly smaller. Close to 
these specimens is a tall plant of Aérides Vandarum, with its singular 
cylindrical foliage. 
. The Lycastes include cruenta, aromatica, Deppei, selected varieties of 
Skinneri, and the rare xytriophora from Ecuador. At the end of the house 
space is found for a select assortment of Cymbidiums, which include 
Ceres, a fine variety of Warbler, Hanburyanum, as well as richly coloured 
forms of President Wilson and Alexanderi. Anguloa Clowesi, with its 
cradle-like blooms, the sweetly-scented Maxillaria picta and the pretty 
Promeneza citrina are also to be seen. Mention may also be made of 
Epidendrum Boundii, with its heads of orange-red flowers, and of E. 
gattonense (Boundii X xanthinum). 
Cypripediums are the special favourites of Mr. F. J. Hanchet. Many of 
the specimens have been grown on from very small pieces, a number of 
which are to be seen in a propagating case placed in the hot-house. Among 
the noteworthy varieties are Shogun, F.C.C., R.H.S., with eleven growths, 
Germaine Opoix, Miss Louisa Fowler, Thalia var. Mrs. F. Wellesley and 
Alfred Dimmock. Two special favourites are Cypripedium Bankholme and 
€. woodcotense (Alabaster X Leeanum). C. Maudie and C. Venus grow 
with considerable vigour, and fine flowers are produced from numerous 
other hybrids in the genus during the winter months. Mr. Hanchet obtains 
excellent results in the culture of Cypripedium bellatulum by using pieces 
of old red brick mixed with loam fibre. A recently imported piece of C. 
Godefroyz is being similarly treated. Space only permits of one other 
Cypripedium being mentioned, and that is King George V., which received a 
First-class Certificate, R.H.S., in 1910. 
Odontoglossum Doreen was purchased at the Chelsea Show last year, 
and it has handsome flowers heavily blotched with bluish-purple. A nice 
selection of these charming spring flowering hybrids is to be seen, as well 
as Odontiodas. Among the latter is a plant of Oda. Graireanum, which is 
making two growths from the same side of the last bulb, and two growths 
from the back bulbs. Oda. heatonensis yielded no less than eight spikes of 
bloom last spring. A recent addition to this house is the rare Trias picta. 
In the hot-house may be seen two fine specimens of Vanda tricolor. 
They are grown in large pots filled with pieces of old red brick and sphagnum 
moss. Close to them is the rare Vanda Sanderiana, which appears to be 
