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them potted up singly in minute pots before the winter arrives. The 
seedlings that are left crowded together in the seed-raising pans never make 
the same rapid headway when subsequently removed. In potting the little 
seedings the smaller ones are generally placed near the edge, one in a pot, 
for in this position they appear to succeed better than when placed in the 
centre. The stronger seedlings are always placed in the centre of the pots. 
Interest is also being taken in the production of hybrid Dendrobiums, 
especially crosses of the exceptionally fine D. Model, POG, BRati§. 
From this parent there are already 400 vigorous seedlings, In most 
collections Dendrobiums have rather dropped out of fashion, as well as 
existence, and when their popularity returns, as it surely will, these fine 
hybrids will be greatly appreciated. D. Phalenopsis is represented by a 
batch of 70 strong plants.that were imported last year. They are still full 
of their native vigour, and have yielded a good supply of showy flower 
spikes. Another seedling house is devoted to Cymbidiums, and here may 
be seen several hundreds of healthy little seedlings that have been raised 
from carefully selected parents. An interesting rarity is Cymbidium 
Alexanderi album, a pure white variety. In these houses large shallow 
tanks of galvanised iron are erected under the staging and exactly over the 
hot-water f{pipes, thus furnishing an abundant supply of warm rain-water. 
In times of need these tanks can be replenished from much larger ones 
erected in the roof of the potting sheds. 
Although Calanthes have been familiar subjects for many years, 
probably no such fine specimens as those in the Baron’s collection have 
ever before been seen. Of Calanthe Harrisii over 150 flower spikes were 
Produced during the past winter. On counting the buds and blooms on 
one of these spikes the number was found to be 48. C. Baron Schrider 
(Regnieri x vestita) is represented by two distinct varieties: in that known 
as superba the sepals and petals are rose-coloured and the labellum purple, 
while the variety alba has white sepals and petals. The batch of this 
elegant Calanthe produced about 70 spikes, several of them with over 40 
flowers. All these plants are potted in fibrous loam, no other materials 
being included. Mr. Shill cultivates these plants with remarkable success, 
and some idea of their robust nature may be gained from the fact that one 
bulb alone weighed rlb. Miltonias of the vexillaria section also grow 
unusually well, as may be proved by fine specimens of the varieties Lyoth, 
Charlesworthii, Baroness and Lord Lambourne, the latter a richly-coloured 
flower that received a First-class Certificate and Silver-gilt Lindley Medal 
at the Royal Horticultural Society, February 14th, 1922. 
In another house may be seen large numbers of the finest Cattleyas ; at 
One period of last year over six thousand flowers were open at the same 
time, and when cultivated to perfection, as they certainly are here, the effect 
