THE ORCHID REVIEW. 297 
ORCHIDS AT WESTON-SUPER-MARE, 
THE collection of Orchids belonging to W. M. Appleton, Esq., Tyn-y-coed, 
Hill Road, Weston-super-Mare, is a thoroughly representative and very 
interesting one. Arranged in six houses of modern construction, well 
adapted to their requirements, the plants are for the most part in thriying 
condition, and show the skill and ethusiasm which their owner, and his 
gardener, Mr. Brooks, bring to bear on them. There are many features of 
interest in the place, but the Orchids are Mr. Appleton’s special hobby, 
and many of the details of culture and hybridisation are attended to by 
him personally, and with great success. 
The structure and arrangement of the houses are always matters of 
great importance, and we may remark in passing that they were erected | 
by the well-known firm of Messrs. Crispin and Sons, Bristol, and are well 
adapted to the requirements of the plants. The stages are well arranged, 
and consist of an open stage on which the plants stand, affording ample 
provision for ventilation, and a solid one some distance below on which 
moisture-retaining materials are placed, so as to give the necessary degree 
of humidity. The iron-work which separates them is furnished at front 
and back with a circular trough, which is kept full of water, and thus 
very effectively prevents marauding insects from reaching the plants, a very 
important matter in the case of seedling plants, which are so. well 
represented here. The ventilation is efficient, and lath roller blinds are 
used, and with the best results, though it has been found that a few plants 
burn in bright weather in a southern aspect, and for these canvas blinds 
are preferable. 
Many features of interest were noted during a recent visit, and some 
of these must now be mentioned. In the Cattleya house were three plants 
of Cattleya Harrisoniana, bearing an aggregate of eight spikes of bloom, 
and a plant of C. elongata carried two of its long spikes, one of them with 
six good flowers. An early plant of C. labiata was also out, and for several 
years this plant has flowered in advance of the others, which are showing 
well, as also is C. Bowringiana. A dozen plants of C. dolosa planted on 
rafts were in thriving condition. A good plant of Lelia longipes alba, pure 
white except for the yellow on the front lobe of the lip, was flowering well, 
and a plant of Cattleya Mendelii crossed with Lelia Digbyana carried two 
fine pods, while an equally good one was borne by C. Warscewiczii crossed 
with the same species. Oncidum microchilum and several plants of 
Cypripedium Chamberlainianum were also in flower here. 
In the next house were forty flowers of the beautiful Cypripedium 
Charlesworthii, showing the usual range of variation in colour, C. X 
Carnusianum with two twin-flowered spikes, C. x regale, a plant of C. x 
