166 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (JUNE, 914 
of O. Edwardii hybrids, a few O. Thompsonianum and O. Clytie being in 
flower and many others in spike. A somewhat novel feature noted was 
that each spike is weighted with a small ring of lead, which is suspended 
from near the apex of the spike, and has the effect of gradually bringing it 
down as growth extends, and thus induces earlier branching and a less 
rambling spike. Near by were two fine plants of the rare Oncidium 
zebrinum, one of which was producing a spike, and among various other 
Odontoglossums we noted some O. crispum and O. Uroskinneri showing 
for flower. On the side stages were batches of O. grande, O. pulchellum, 
some of which were in bud, some O. Edwardii seedlings about two years 
old, a small batch of Cochlioda Ncetzliana with a few in flower and spike, 
and a lot of Sophronitis grandiflora, the majority being over for the season. 
The greater part of one side was devoted toa batch of O. Pescatorei and 
O. triumphans mixed, just as received from the collector, the Pescatorei 
being about twice as numerous as the triumphans. Examples of both were 
in flower and spike, and among them was a good form of the natural hybrid 
O. excellens, with the earliest flowers expanded and quite intermediate in 
general character. There may be others’unflowered. 
The next range is devoted to Warm-grown Orchids, and the first house 
contained a fine lot of Phalenopsis amabilis at the back, about fifty being 
in bloom, also two P. Lueddemanniana. P. sumatrana was producing two 
spikes. A nice lot of healthy Cypripedium niveum is grown in lime-stoné 
chippings and loam with scarcely any fibre, and about a dozen were in 
bloom. There was a good batch of C. Maudie, another of Coelogyné 
pandurata, and many other interesting things. : 
At the back of the next house’ was a batch of Cypripedium Fairrieanu™ 
in thriving condition, and it has an interesting history. The plants bei 
going back under cool treatment, and various experiments were tried, bi 
no beneficial result, until they were placed here and grown warm and moist, 
when they began to pick up at once, and are doing well. They are he 
in loam fibre and moss, and watered when dry enough. C. Charlesworth, 
it was remarked, is a species that must also be grown warm and moist. +2 
the front was a nice batch of Ancectochili, including numerous species; and 
these are grown with more shade. Here was a nice batch of import 
plants of the rare Paphinia cristata, and a plant of Oncidium Kramerianum 
coming into bloom. 
In the next house was a nice lot of Miltonia vexillaria, and some M- 
Bleuana which have been raised here, also a fine lot of Renanther# 
Imschootiana forming a brilliant bank of flowers: Lzelia cinnabarina * 
Cattleya Mendelii had two spikes, with three flowers each, the colour being 
light salmon-rose, and the lip carmine with a buff yellow throat. Forms 
Cattleya Mossi, Lawrenceana, Lalia purpurata and others were in bloom 
