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‘Odontonia brugensis, the result of crossing Od. Edwardii with the 
G. D. Owen variety of Miltonia vexillaria. In the fourth division of this 
long house there are over a thousand seedlings, including excellent crosses 
between Blc. Thyone and Blc. The Baroness, from which yellow-flowered 
results are expected, also various hybrids between albino Cattleyas and 
Brassocattleyas. Vanda Sanderiana is cultivated in a teak-wood cylinder, 
and several plants of Phalznopsis Rimestadiana in shallow pans suspended 
from the roof. Angraecum Leonis with its peculiar foliage succeeds 
admirably, as also does the very scarce but delightful Lzeliocattleya Illione 
with its spikes bearing upwards of twenty flowers, 
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am taeda M APHRODITE VAR. MRS. T. 
OF BRIGHT LILAC ROSE- -COLOUR 
The new Odontoglossum house is shaded by means of lath blinds placed 
and with the laths parallel to them. During the 
brightest period of summer an additional blind of canvas material is — 
about a foot above the glass, so as to aliow a current of air to circulate 
between the two blinds. There are some thousands of Odontoglossums, 
and all of them look uncommonly well, the foliage being fairly stiff and 
having just that nice touch of bronze tint that is the sure sign oe good 
health. In a collection of this importance there are always many represen- 
‘tatives to be found of the well-known species. In this house are numerous 
directly on the sash bars, 
