138 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [May, 1923. 
record book I find that during the five years I purchased 327 Orchids, and 
acquired as presents other 32 plants. Propagating certain plants was fairly 
easy, and from this source I got together about 60 good varieties. 
Altogether 32 genera of the Orchid family were represented, including 4 
bigeneric and 1 trigeneric. Species, and varieties of species, as well as 
hybrids, and varicties of hybrids were equally divided. As regards 
casualties 130 plants perished, but 40 per cent. of these took place after I 
had left Portobello. I had taken a furnished house in Edinburgh, where 
there was a cold greenhouse, so I could not resist taking some Orchids with 
me. These consisted of 20 of my best Cypripediums, and about 60 of my 
best Odontoglossums and Odontiodas. I gota paraffin stove to keep out 
the cold, but an accident happened one day, and, instead of snowing 
outside, it snowed soot inside, with the result that witha few exceptions the 
Odontoglossums and Odontiodas faded out. Cypripediums must have a 
hardy constitution, for these plants came through their rather severe 
experience, and are amongst the good Cyps. in the Edinburgh Botanic 
Gardens. My Orchids were presented to the Gardens in three portions, 
and were much appreciated by the authorities there. 
My most important genus was Odontoglossum, followed by Cypripedium, 
Odontioda, Oncidium, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Coelogyne, in the order 
named, the rest of the plants covering 25 genera. I found at an early stage 
that I could not succeed with the Cattleya family and its numerous hybrids, 
this section only including 18 plants, but not remaining long at that 
number. However, I had two successes in this group, namely, Cattleya. 
citrina, which bloomed regularly each year in a position near the door, and. 
a Sophronitis hybrid which emanated from the Brackenhurst collection in 
1916. This hybrid was Slc. Marcelia (Leeliocattleya Mercia xX Sophro- 
cattleya Saxa), and was a very decorative plant ; it was recorded by Messrs. 
Stuart Low & Co., but owing to an accident, when the lead of the plant 
with two buds got broken off, I was prevented from recording this cross- 
twelve months earlier. I was able to establish the leading growth, and now 
this hybrid is represented by two healthy plants in the Botanic Gardens, 
where they have bloomed well during the last two seasons. 
Two Brassocattleyas which I purchased from Messrs. Mansell &. 
Hatcher in 1917, unflowered, grew well with me without blooming, but 
they were easily divided, and four smart plants are now doing well in their 
new home. Lelias were only a partial success; my two best being 
Gouldiana and Jongheana. The various anceps varieties were amongst my 
earliest arrivals, and I suppose my inexperience had a lot to do with their 
failure. Again, when one had to shade the other inmates of the house, 
one could not always give the Lelias enough sunshine. The best form of 
anceps for the amateur to grow is the variety Chamberlainiana. Epiden- 
