JANUARY, 1923.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 23 
pretty and brightly coloured form. At the end of the Hall, Messrs. Sanders 
staged a very effective group, rich in variety, both of species and hybrids. 
Noticeable were Vanda ccerulea, Cattleya labiata in variety, Oncidium 
bicallosum, Lc. Britannia, and Cattleya Fabia, from the white sepalled and 
petalled form to a very dark variety. Also Cypripediums Fairrieanum, 
insigne Sandere, elatior var. Golden Fleece, The Baron, and a specimen 
plant of Dreadnought. Brassocattleyas included Mrs. J. Leemann and 
Everest, while other Orchids were Cirrhopetalum Rothschildianum, Le. 
Schreederee, a fine variety, and Goodyera Dawsonianus. Each of the three 
trade exhibits was awarded a Gold Medal. 
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AN AMATEUR’S EXPERIENCE. 
By JOSEPHINE R. WALKER. - 
HE Leelias have lived up to our hopes, especially the L. Gouldiana, one 
plant, carrying two spikes, with a total of nine beautifully formed and 
coloured blooms, has been a joy to look on. We have had quite a lot of 
sunshine, and they seem to grow with its help. All the other spikes have 
had three blooms. I had hopes of six flowers on the big plant, but they 
did not all develope, my husband said they never did. This plant has 
another leading bulb nearly as good as either of the flowering ones, so we 
are hoping for three spikes next year. It is a lovely plant and has been 
grown in the full sun on a shelf close to the glass. The flowers of L. 
anceps seem very poor in comparison, so far as colour and texture are 
concerned. We have nine plants of L. Gouldiana, and, like other members 
of the genus, the back bulbs break forth into new growth splendidly, 
probably because we put them into the ‘“‘ Monkey House” to start with. 
A small mistake occurred in my notes of last month: the Cymbidium 
Sanderi was in a Lelia pot, but not with a Lelia. Wedo experiment, but 
not quite so badly as that. My editor must forgive this. 
Our friend, whose Orchids we take so much interest in, has shaped-up 
wonderfully ; every pot and plant is spotless, as is everything about them. 
They are a fine lot and very beautiful varieties. We assisted in re-potting 
them all during the week end, everything was ready for the process, and all 
“hands’’ worked. This amateur has since been staying with us, and gave 
us great-encouragement by asking what had become of the wee seedlings on 
the central staging ; they had been re-potted and had grown so well in six 
months that she did not know them, the majority of the leaves being as large 
again. She was delighted with the Cymbidium Tracyanum, which was in 
flower, also with a number of big Cypripediums, the flowers of these come 
up smiling every year; one carried all double flowered spikes last year, but 
this time eight single examples. 
