SEPTEMBER, 1923.] THE ORCHID REVIEW: 277 
manner in which he received me. My visit will be a lasting memory of a 
happy afternoon spent with one of the keenest Orchid amateurs of the 
United States. Mr. Hannington, who has charge of this noted collection 
is well known in England, and has served a useful apprenticeship to enable 
him to work in harmony with such an enthusiastic employer. His abilities 
are very much in evidence by the countless numbers of Cattleya and 
Leliocattleya seedlings that he has here raised since taking charge. The 
order and cleanliness of the whole place reflects great credit on his 
Management. 
Another collection that is full of interest, and probably the most 
comprehensive of its kind, is that of Arthur C. Burrage, Esq. He is 
a great enthusiast, and I was delighted to see with what determination 
this amateur has set himself to prove that Odontoglossums and Odontiodas 
an be successfully grown in the United States. In a sunken span-roofed 
house I saw some 2,000 splendidly grown plants, many of the Odontiodas 
were in flower with strong branching spikes of brilliant colour. There 
were also a few good Odontoglossum hybrids, thus proving conclusively 
that these plants of commercial value with their wealth of showy flowers 
can be grown if their natural requirements are understood. Every 
provision is made for their well being, and I was much impressed by the 
water sprinklers arranged between the glass and the double shading ; they 
are used during the summer months, and from the evidence of the plants 
themselves this method of cooling the atmosphere is very beneficial. The 
plants look very happy and compare most favourably in health with those 
in our English collections. 
Cattleyas are grown in abundance, both the species and the hybrids. 
Many specimens of the former are monuments of high culture, for example, 
€. Schroederze had 130 flowers and buds, a giant plant of Lelia purpurata 
¢arried 150 flowers and buds, and there were fine specimens of Cattleya 
Skinneri, the largest having over 300 flowers and buds. These plants were 
a special delight to me, as of late years very few fine specimens of Cattleyas 
have been seen in England. 
In order to convey to our readers some idea of the vastness of this 
collection, I may mention batches of species, such as 1,000 plants of C. 
Mossiz, a similar number of C. Schroedere, 2,000 of C. Trianz, 200 C. 
Lueddemanniana,.an. equal number of C. Gaskelliana, and also of C. 
Hardyana, as well as 100 C. Hardyana alba. Of the Brassocattleyas there 
are over 500, including many fine and up-to-date varieties, one of the best 
being Bc. Cliftonii magnifica. Brassolzliocattleya ’ The Baroness is greatly 
prized, for it obtained the Gold Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society. Other noteworthy plants in this section are Cattleya Warscewiczii 
var. Firmin Lambeau, C. Mossiz alba, C. Enid alba, C. Lord Rothschild 
