THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



ORCHIDS AT KEW. 



It has always been remarked that among showy Orchids there is a great 

 falling off in the floral display during the summer months, but this does 

 not apply so much to a more representative collection, where a constant 

 succession of bloom may be found throughout the year. The new Orchid 

 houses at Kew have proved a great success, and during the last week in 

 July a very large number of species are in flower, including many of showy 

 species, with the usual instalment of interesting rarities. 



The genus Cattleya is well represented, including the very rare natural 

 hybrid C. X sororia, C. Aclandiae, C. granulosa, an example of C 

 Loddigesii with three fine racemes, together with C. Warscewiczii, C. 

 Gaskelliana, C. Eldorado and the pretty white form C. E. Wallisii. The 

 pretty little Lselia monophylla is represented by a healthy specimen bearing. 

 nine of its orange-red flowers, other species in bloom being L. Dayana and 

 L. xanthina, together with the pretty little hybrid L. X Euterpe. A small 

 plant of Sophrocattleya X Chamberlainiana, bearing two flowers, of a light 

 rosy cerise with a yellow disc to the lip, is very distinct and beautiful. 



Several interesting Epidendrums are in flower, including E. evectum, 

 E. elongatum bearing numerous heads of bright purple flowers, a well) 

 flowered specimen of E. radiatum, E. prismatocarpum bearing four spikes^ 

 E. nocturnum, the curious little E. equitans, a plant seldom met with, and 

 two or three others. 



A few other things belonging to the Epidendrum group are the curious- 

 little Hartwegia purpurea, having variegated leaves, and purple flowers, 

 and a good example of the brilliant Epiphronitis X Veitchii. 



Dendrobium is represented by the interesting little D. secundum, with 

 its flowers all turned towards one side of the spike, D. Draconis, D. 

 infundibulare, D. macrostachyum, and D. gracile, a curious species having: 

 the slender stems club-shaped near the base, and the flowers white. 



The feathery-lipped Bulbophyllum barbigerum is carrying two spikes, 

 and B. grandiflorum is producing several of its remarkable flowers, while 

 the allied genus Cirrhopetalum is represented by C. Makoyanum. Eria 

 velutina is a good specimen with numerous flowers, a second species being 

 the Bornean E. latibractea. 



Masdevallia is exceptionally well represented, those in flower including 

 the remarkable M. muscosa, both the dark purple and light coloured 

 varieties of M. infracta, good examples of M. inflata, M. peristeria, and 

 M. floribunda, the graceful little M. gemmata and tridactylites, the rare 

 M. Carden, together with M. xanthina, M. coriacea, M. maculata, M. 

 Reichenbachiana, M. Wageneriana, M. x glaphyrantha, M. X Gairiana, 

 and others of the showy-flowered group. Of allied genera may be 



