256 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
CONTINENTAL NOTES. 
By C. DE BOSSCHERE. 
At the last meeting of the Société Royale d’Agriculture et de Botanique de 
Gand and the Chambre Syndicale des Horticultures belges a number of 
beautiful Orchids were exhibited worthy of mention, including about twenty 
choice varieties of C. Mendelii, C. Mossiz and C. Warscewiczii. M. Jules 
Hye-Leysen exhibited a fine Lzlio-cattleya x Arnoldiana, the remarkable 
Cypripedium x Youngii, an elite form of Odontoglossum X Wilckeanum, 
and the beautiful C. Mossie Wageneri. M. Ed. Pynaert sent a good 
Cypripedium X Morganie; M. J. De Cock an Angraecum sesquipedale, 
with twenty flowers and buds; and M. De Smet-Duvivier Promenza 
xanthina, with innumerable small yellow flowers. 
The culture of Orchids is continually extending in Belgium. At Bruges 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co. have opened a branch establishment, where many ° 
houses are devoted to them. At Liége also M. A. de Lairesse has con- 
structed a beautiful series of houses for their culture. 
In the establishment of M. Ch. Vuylsteke, of Loochristy, we had 
occasion to admire a richly coloured form of Miltonia vexillaria, a 
remrakable variety of Odontoglossum Harryanum, Cattleya Warscewiczil, 
and a pretty light variety of C. Gaskelliana; also an example of Odonto- 
glossum Lindleyanum with twenty racemes, three fine forms of O. X 
mulus, and O. x elegantius. The beautiful Oncidium macranthum and O. 
superbiens must also be mentioned. Cypripedium Chamberlainianum 
commenced to flower in May, 1894, and has since continued to pre 
flowers and buds on the same raceme. 
The seedling Odontoglossums in this establishment continue to 
progress, but very slowly. Their treatment isa matter of great difficulty, 
and we propose to note any changes in their growth, as a matter of 
considerable interest to readers of the Orchid Review. 
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CORRESPONDENCE, &c. 
W. J. R., Maghull. Lzelio-cattleya x Schilleriana and a os 7 of Cattleya Rex. 
W. B. L. , Birmingham ncidium candidum and Cirrhea " 
J. S. M., Bishops Waltham. The form of Odeaienieean Se pesui known aS 
hystrix, but the sepals and petals of unusual substance : 
Photographs received, with thanks. O.O. W. ches 
we. or age soe : ae le ee Ee a 4 
W.E. L., Wimbledon. The form known as D 2 
endrobium Falconeri giganteum. 
We have received the Catalogue of Plants offered by Mr. W. Bull, EL S., for 1895-6, in 
which 30 : 
saiccns ee are devoted to Orchids, the list containing most of the kinds gene 4 
