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Nirvana (Oda. Charlesworthii x Odm. nevium), with spikes of eight 
and nine flowers, the segments acuminate, and blotched with red-brown 
on a yellow ground, good forms of O. Gloss (Odm. triumphans xX Oda. 
Charlesworthii), differing much in the depth of the shining, orange-buff or 
yellow ground, as well as in the shape of the segments, forms of O. Henryi, 
and seedlings of earlier crosses which successively reach the flowering 
stage, and form materials for selection. All were sturdy little plants, and 
there were many elsewhere of smaller size. 
Passing into the large north house, we were confronted by a brilliant 
sight, between three and four hundred plants being in bloom, the majority 
being Odontiodas and Odontoglossums. Here the Odontiodas were 
numerous, including O. Aspasia with a long raceme of 16 blooms, O. Floryi 
with a large panicle of uniformly red flowers relieved by the orange-yellow 
crest, a magnificent example of O. Coronation with a panicle of large, 
round flowers, blotched with scarlet on a light yellow ground, a dark 
O. Cereus (Oda. Charlesworthii xX Odm. excellens), and examples of 
O. Bradshawie, Vuylstekez, Henryi, Joan, Madeline, Cooksoniz, Clotho, 
and others, these brightening up the house in a remarkable way. On the 
front stage was a large batch of seedlings and established plants of 
the same. 
The Odontoglossums were numerous and excellent, and included various 
seedling forms of O. crispum, with broad, rounded segments and great 
diversity in the amount and colour of the spotting, a brilliant example of 
O. Wilckeanum, with clear yellow ground and large dark brown blotches, 
a charming form of O. Wyonianum, with clear white ground and rather 
few spots on the petals, a richly-coloured O. Marathon (amabile X 
eximium) just expanding, beautiful examples of O. Peerless, O. Nora, forms 
of O. Thompsonianum, and numerous well-grown examples of familiar 
hybrids. 
In this house we also noted a brilliant form of Sophronitis grandiflora, 
Maxillaria Sanderiana, a few Cymbidiums, Masdevallia Reezlii, and a few 
other cool-growing Orchids, which we must pass over. oe 
The Cattleyas and allies occupy several houses, and are in thriving 
condition. Progress in this group now largely consists in recrossing the 
finer hybrids with each other and with the original parents, and in 
increasing the number of albinos. Among the latter some beautiful 
accessions have flowered, and we noted how easily the seedlings can be 
recognized by the bright green colour. Many beautiful things were in bloom, 
among those noted in the first house visited being the white Lelia purpurata 
Lewisii, Cattleya Dusseldorfii Undine, C. Mendelii alba, C. William Murray 
with six richly-coloured flowers, a very dark Brassocattleya Veitchii, the fine 
. The Czar, with a zone of purple round the lip, light and dark forms of 
