NOVEMBER, 1923.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 241 
with flowers four inches across, and particularly rich in point of colour. 
In the Odontoglossum house may be seen a varied collection of the most 
popular hybrids, including selected varieties of Doris, Dora, eximium, 
Queen Alexandra, and the pretty promerens xanthotes. Species are well 
represented, and among them are strong plants of hastilabium, the 
attractive Rossii majus, cordatum, and the very rare Londesboroughianum. 
A few natural hybrids include those known as Humeanum, aspersum, and 
Wilckeanum. No amateur’s collection is now considered complete without 
an assortment of the richly coloured Odontiodas. Consequently the stock 
of these plants has been somewhat reduced through many orders. But the 
largest plants comprise distinct varieties of Brewii, Madeline, heatonensis, 
and Red Riding Hood, the latter appropriately named and obtained by 
crossing Oda. Bradshawiz with Odm. Rossii. 
Oncidiums are often enquired for, and it is found necessary to obtain 
frequent importations of O. varicosum, as the plants always exhaust them- 
selves by profuse flowering. O. flexuosum seems a much easier species to 
keep healthy and vigorous, and although its Sowers are smaller, they have 
a fairy-like nature for decorative purposes. In another part of this 
establishment one may see members of the Trichopilia genus, some 
interesting Maxillarias, several forms of Brassia, Zylobium species, as well 
as the attractive Dendrochilum filiforme and D. glumaceum. 
The various Cirrhopetalum species have many attractive features to 
amateurs botanically inclined, and the more they are studied SO much the 
more is the construction of their flowers admired. A large number of them 
are here cultivated, and among those that have recently flowered are 
Meduse, with its tuft of flowers looking like a rough head of hair, 
Cumingii, very pretty, robustum, one of the stronger growing kinds, 
Mastersianum, appendiculatum, and miniatum. Bulbophyllums are equally 
numerous, and include the rare mirum, the singular barbigerum, with its 
constantly moving feather-like lip, and saltatorium, in which the lip is 
rarely still. A pretty little rarity exists in Sophronitis violacea, and there 
are many hybrids of Sophronitis grandiflora, of which Slc. Prudence 
produces flowers of an intensely rich colour. 
Messrs. Keeling make a speciality of disposing of Orchid collections by 
private treaty and special catalogues. Among those recently so dealt with 
have been Dr. Bedford’s collection of rare species and hybrids, and Mr. 
Warburton’s celebrated plants. At the present time a catalogue is being 
prepared for the Rev. J. Crombleholme’s collection. Although it is 
generally a sad event to see old-established collections broken up, Messrs. 
Keeling find that by distributing these plants to all parts of the world, a 
fresh stimulus is given to other amateurs, who thereby obtain additional 
gems for their gardens. 
