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The plants are both grown and rested here, being partly suspended from 
the roof and partly from galvanised wire staples fixed to the wall, and 
their vigour and floriferousness afford evidence that the cultural conditions 
are suitable. The point about allowing a natural rest was emphasised by 
Mr. Gurney Fowler, because it is sometimes held that a long, cool rest is 
conducive to floriferousness. He finds, however, that nothing is gained by 
this, while some kinds suffer considerably by such severe resting. And 
there is further evidence that the cultural conditions are sound, for thriving 
plants of D. Wardianum were pointed out that have been in the collection 
for twenty years. In fact, under proper treatment, there is no reason why 
the plants should deteriorate. 
The collection is a representative one, and contains many of the 
principal species and hybrids, among the latter being a series of fine forms 
raised in the collection. D. nobile was represented by a number of 
beautiful varieties, including the charming albino, virginale, Amesiz, with 
white sepals and petals and an intense blackish maroon disc, the large and 
richly-coloured nobilius, elegans, characterised by its broad segments and 
very round flowers, the freak variety Cooksonianum, with lip-like blotches 
on the petals, Ballianum, blush white with a pale pink disc, and violaceum, 
a charming light form, with a light rose-coloured disc, quite recalling the 
variety murrhinianum. This was obtained from D. nobile Amesiz X n. 
virginale, and quite a number of plants were in bloom, showing much 
variation in colour, the majority being light, but a few having reverted to 
rosy purple forms with the usual maroon disc. All are said to have been 
obtained from a single capsule, and it will be noted that they are not 
hybrids, for both the parents are varieties of D. nobile. 
Of other species in bloom we noted two forms of D. aureum, one of 
them constantly producing pseudobulbs of only a few inches high, D. 
Findlayanum, D. Wardianum, D. signatum, D. fimbriatum without a dark 
blotch on the lip, a particularly well-fringed form of D. Brymerianum, and: 
others. : 
The hybrids formed a particularly fine show, but we can only mention a 
few of them. There were some good forms of D. Ainsworthii (nobile x 
aureum), among which we noted Thompson’s var., with broad rose purple 
ground colour, and a very dark disc, and the fine Woodhatch var., white 
with a broad well feathered maroon disc. D. Ainsworthii recrossed with 
D. nobile has given a very varied series of hybrids, which rank as varieties 
of the originale D. Rubens. Here was the large and richly-coloured D. 
Rubens grandiflorum, with the varieties Apollo album, Armstrongia (A. 
Robinsonianum X n. Amesiz), white, with an intense maroon disc, and 
other beautiful forms. Another stage is reached in D. Perfection (D- 
Rubens Apollo x nobile), an exceptionally fine rose purple flower, with a 
