168 THE. ORCHID REVIEW. (JUNE, 1914. 
‘a few C. Mossiz and Mendelii, Lelia Latona x C. Mendelii, and a nice 
lot of Leliocattleya Hyeana and L.-c. Baden-Powell, a batch of L.-c. 
-Canhamiana in sheath, Vanda tricolor, Arachnanthe Clarkei in spike, about 
120 Renanthera Imschootiana in bloom, and a plant of R. coccinea ona 
-stump ; this is not in flower. Here also Lelia Boothiana x B. Digbyana 
-of about flowering size was pointed out. 
In the following Intermediate houses we noted batches of Trichopilia 
Backhouseana, Odontoglossum grande, plants of Lelia monophylla, a lot 
-of Oncidium concolor and others, Lycaste Skinneri and Deppei, a few 
Promenza citrina in bloom, Cymbidium Lowgrinum, a lot of imported 
Miltonia vexillaria, &c. A plant of M. Bleuana laekenensis was here 
‘pointed out making a good growth. This plant was obtained nearly dead, 
so all the compost was removed, and it was placed in living sphagnum 
moss, with the result mentioned. Cattleyas that have got into bad 
condition are treated in the same way, and with success. ae 
A series of Warm houses followed, and we can only mention a few 9 
the subjects noticed, for it is difficult to condense an account of such a large 
establishment into a few pages. A lot of Dendrobium superbum Huttonii 
‘were flowering very freely, and made a fine show, as did also the chaste 
D. nobile virginale, a few other species keeping them company. A number 
-of Vanda teres were pushing spikes, and here was the rare V. pumila, found 
in an importation of V. ceerulea. We noted also Saccolabium ampullaceum, 
Bulbophyllum inflatum, Listrostachys Chailluana, Epidendrum Parkin- 
‘sonianum, Maxillaria tenuifolia and Sanderiana, and other interesting 
things. Of Cypripediums there is a representative collection, now mostly 
out of bloom, while a batch of Ccelogyne pandurata was in thriving 
condition. 
In one of the houses we noticed a lot of Arachnanthe Clarkei, Cattleyas; 
and other Orchids, laid ont on wire netting stages to plump up after being 
imported, for, in spite of the enormous development of hybridisation 
‘during recent years, there is: still a big business done with importe 
‘Orchids, and of this Messrs. Mansell & Hatcher have a large share, in fact 
we inspected a large airy room provided with racks, on which the plants at 
daid when unpacked, and here we saw a fine importation of Cattleya 
Mendelii, and a few other things, some of which had already been packed 
off to the Sale Rooms. We also saw the department devoted to osmunda 
fibre and other potting materials, in which the firm does a large business 
-and inspected the compost prepared ready for potting the seedling Orchids. 
The whole establishment is laid out in accordance with the best 
‘traditions of modern commercial Orchid growing, and the culture of the 
~plants is excellent in every respect. We congratulate Messrs. Mansell x 
Hatcher on their success. 
