36: THE ORCHID REVIEW. [DECEMBER, 1922. 
although not so long, that is almost filled with 250 plants of Vanda coerulea. 
This species has always been a most difficult one to cultivate, no matter in 
what locality or collection. These plants have been here from eight to ten 
years, and although their condition might satisfy many cultivators, they are 
not entirely free from disfigurements of the leaves. Different methods have 
been tried, and at present a row of plants is being grown in various 
composts, but so far with no apparent difference in the results, there being 
a varying amount of spotting that occurs on the foliage through some 
ainaccountable reason. A few plants have been grown for some time in the 
seed-raising house, where the temperature is high and there is a continuance 
-of excessive moisture with little or no ventilation. Perhaps it is too early 
to speak of the final results of this method, but at present the plants appear 
to be appreciating the treatment. However, the Vanda house contains 
‘many plants that may be described as healthy specimens, and one has only 
to recall the brilliant group of these flowers intermixed with Cymbidium 
insigne Sanderi that was exhibited by Mr. Ralli at the Autumn Exhibition 
of Orchids last year to form a just opinion of their exquisite decorative 
nature. Vanda ccerulea King of the Blues, one of the richest forms yet 
‘seen, carried a spike of 11 flowers and 9 buds when it received a First-class 
Certificate on October roth, 1920. Other Vandas include tall specimens of 
suavis and tricolor, and there are plants of Angraecum sesquipedale that 
have been in the collection upwards of 30 years. A plant of Zygopetalum 
maxillare Sanderianum growing on a piece of tree fern came from the 
collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence. Lelia Gouldiana and L. anceps in 
variety are showing their tall flower spikes, and on the central staging is a 
representative collection of Cymbidium species and hybrids. 
Another house, of the span roof type, is filled with unflowered Cattleya 
seedlings. | Many crosses have been made with the intention of producing 
yellow-flowering hybrids, and of these a promising batch exists with C. Iris 
and Le. luminosa aurea as parents. Others have been raised fromm C. Venus 
and C. aurea. White-flowering hybrids are another speciality, and include 
‘promising seedlings from the albino variety of C. gigas known as Firmin 
Lambeau. A number of plants that will come in very handy for flowering 
at the time of the Chelsea Show result from C. Mossie crossed with 
Le. Aphrodite. The second division of this house contains a number of 
unflowered seedlings, a fine strain of Le. Honoria which bears flowers 
‘beautiful in shape as well as in colour, also plants of Sc. Doris, Dendco- 
‘chilums, and the richly-coloured Miltonia spectablis Moreliana. Cattleya 
Gaskelliana, of robust habit, has been raised from seed, all the plants 
yielding pure white flowers. The third division is devoted to a selection of 
‘Cypripediums, such as Venus, Boltonii, and insigne Sander, a robust lot 
-of Miltonias of the vexillaria section, including Empress Augusta, and 
