102 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
Braun—who afterwards died at Antananarivo—may be the present species. 
It was said to be a giant Orchid not belonging to the Angraecum group, 
but two leaves only were sent home, which measured about two feet long. 
I am afraid that some time will elapse before living flowers are seen in 
Europe—at all events the Kew plant died without making any attempt to 
start, and it would be interesting to hear if any one has been more 
successful. It is evidently a remarkable Orchid. 
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AN AMATEUR’S NOTES. 
SINCE my last notes were written the usual winter-flowering Orchids have 
made a brilliant show, and among them the variously coloured varieties of 
Cattleya Trianz have taken a leading place, ranging from the normal rosy 
purple, through light blush, down to the charming C. T. alba. “Ge 
Percivaliana is a rather small but brightly-coloured species which always 
helps out the display at this season, together with the brilliant orange- 
coloured Lelia harpophylla, which has again flowered well. Equally 
brilliant is the good old Ada aurantiaca, which never fails to make a good 
show. Another fine old species is Zygopetalum intermedium, whose 
fragrant flowers last long in perfection, and being so easily grown in the 
Cool house, I consider it indispensable in an amateur’s collection. 
Ccelogyne cristata and its charming varieties alba and Lemoniana have, as 
usual, been wreathed in flowers. Other occupants of the Cool house which 
have been very effective are Sophronitis grandiflora and Odontoglossum 
Rossii, while among those now in their beauty are O. crispum, Pescatorei, 
triumphans, constrictum Sanderianum, and the beautiful violet-coloured 
O. Edwardii, not overlooking examples of the hybrids Andersonianum, 
mulus, Wilckeanum, Coradinei, and excellens, all of them very charming. 
Lycaste Skinneri also cannot be overlooked. 
In the Warm house are beautiful examples of Phalznopsis Schilleriana, 
Stuartiana, Aphrodite, and. Lueddemanniana, also Eulophiella Elisabethe, 
which is again flowering well. It evidently likes plenty of heat and 
moisture. Among the Dendrobiums, which are pre-eminently the plants of 
this season, there is a fine display of D. Wardianum, crassinode, the ever- 
welcome old D. nobile and some of its handsome hybrids, also examples of 
D. Hildebrandii, the pretty little D. Loddigesii, and several others. 
Numerous other fine things are coming into bloom, and for the next two 
months the collection will appear at its best. There is a wealth of beauty 
among spring-flowering Orchids, and it is no wonder that these plants 
are becoming increasingly popular, for with a judicious selection a 
succession of flowers may be obtained throughout the year. 
AMATEUR, 
