THE ORCHID REVIEW. Trl 
volume, has the lip bright purple, and the base of the column spotted all 
over with brown on a yellow ground; but in the variety Lobbii there are 
two broad chestnut brown bands, one on either side of the lip, separated by 
a narrow white line, and a similar line on either margin. The base of the 
lip also has only a pair of eye-like spots on the yellow ground, The two 
forms afford a very effective contrast. : Ri A. R. 
ORCHIDS AT. BURFORD. 
SEVERAL remarkable Orchids are now flowering in the rich collection of 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking, of which a few notes will 
probably prove interesting to our readers. Platyclinis glumacea is a 
remarkable plant, about three feet across, with 106 spikes fully open. It 
is certainly a beautiful species, and a large specimen when well flowered 
is a sight not easily forgotten. A very great point in its favour is its easy 
cultivation. When growth commences it requires the temperature of the 
East Indian house. The flower spikes are produced with the new leaves, 
during which time the plant requires almost unlimited supplies of water at 
the root. Immediately the flowers fade is the best time for repotting the 
plant, which does not require much space to grow in, just keeping the 
outside bulbs within the rim of the pot. The pots should be quite three 
parts full of crocks, with a thin layer of sphagnum, to secure efficient 
drainage. A suitable compost is equal parts of good fibrous peat and 
clean picked moss, with a moderate quantity of broken crocks mixed with 
it. After repotting, place the plant in a moist, shady part of the Warm 
house, and give just sufficient water to keep the compost moist until the 
new growths are completed. Then the plant should be removed to a 
Cattleya, or Intermediate house, and the supply of moisture gradually 
decreased. There it may remain with safety until new growths appear, 
which they generally do about the end of the year. 
Another plant worthy of mention is Angrecum pellucidum, which has 
fourteen spikes, each quite two feet in length, and very beautiful, the 
semi-transparent flowers being exceedingly interesting and attractive. 
There are fifteen dark green leaves on the plant, measuring considerably 
‘over a foot in length and nearly three inches in width. It is a very 
pretty object, and much appreciated by those who have seen it in full 
beauty. The species requires very careful attention, especially as regards 
sunlight, and the direct rays of the sun should on no account be allowed 
to touch it at any time, as the foliage quickly assumes an unhealthy 
yellowish hue from this cause. When the flowers are over, the plant 
may be repotted if necessary, or re-surfaced with fresh material. The 
pots should be nearly full of drainage, and the plant well elevated above 
the rim of the pot. Surface the compost with freshly-picked sphagnum 
_ moss, and water with a fine-rose watering pot, giving sufficient to keep 
