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albino form. Here is a fine block of Cymbidiums arranged on a tall 
stepped-stage and comprising amongst others the valuable Alexanderi 
album, the handsome erythrostylum, Tigrinum, Pauwelsii and Doris, 
together with some hundreds of strong plants of Cymbidium insigne. 
Phaius maculatus and P. Sanderianus must not here be forgotten, as also 
strong plants of Oncidium superbiens, O. lamelligerum, O. macranthum, and 
O. McBeanianum, mostly showing their flower spikes. Calanthes are culti- 
vated with much success, together with a wide collection of Bulbophyllums 
and Cirrhopetalums. Probably a thousand plants of Cattleya Mendelii are 
growing in an adjoining house with a large number of C. Warneri. 
Perhaps the most striking example of good cultivation is a side bench 
full of Cattleya Mossiz—a species that is notoriously difficult to keep 
healthy for a long period—most of which plants have been in the country 
IO or 12 years. Many of the best known varieties are amongst them. 
These houses open out of a lean-to corridor facing full south with a step- 
stage so arranged as to catch the utmost possible amount of sunshine. It 
is an ideal place for sun and moisture-loving plants, also for ripening-up 
late-made bulbs for flowering—quite the counterpart of the north corridor 
by the first block passed under review. 
A house of smaller area, more easily maintained at the requisite 
temperature, is devoted to subjects from warm, moist climates; these 
include many Indian Dendrobiums, and a fine batch of the North 
Australian Dendrobium Phalenopsis; the latter were in perfection at the 
time of making these notes, the colour varying from rose-purple to blush 
tinted blooms, even to the pure-white form. Dendrobium superbiens is 
also here, but is a rarer plant. Vandas look well, and quite a chapter could 
be written on their history, but we can only mention that they include 
Sanderiana, Charlesworthii, Roxburghii, Dennisoniana, and the elegant 
Parishii var. Marriottiana, Stauropsis gigantea and Angrzcum sesquipedale 
are both stately plants that rarely fail to attract attention. Two houses of 
smaller area are devoted to Cypripediums, the hybrids being numerous 
and represented by thousands of vigorous plants, Rothschildianum and 
bellatulum crosses being conspicuous. The species are also well represented, 
‘in fact, such old time plants as C. Stonei, C. caudatum, C. Lowii, C. 
‘barbatum, and others can still be seen here. 
Another pair of houses is devoted to the culture of C. Warscewiczii 
(gigas), comprising just on Looo strong plants, many with two and three 
leads. They were collected from diverse districts to secure a lengthened 
flowering period, which this season extended from early July to the end of 
October. There are also batches of C. Lueddemanniana, with its white 
‘varieties, and of Empress Frederick, one plant of the latter, though strong 
and vigorous, has never flowered, although fifteen years old. 
