140 THE ORCHID REVIEW. {[May, 1911, 
The next house entered was a cool Cattleya house, in which Cattleya 
Mendelii and C. Mossiz are grown. Upon the roof we found suspended 
three rows of albinos of these two species, with two or three plants of C. 
Schroeder alba, the rest being smaller plants of C. Mossiz and Mendelii. 
Amongst the C. Mendelii are the pure white varieties, memoria J. McBean, 
alba, White Queen, and leucoglossa. Among C. Mossiz there was one 
C. M. Wageneri with seven sheaths, and several with three and four. Other 
white Mossiz are Reineckeana superba (true), R. excelsior, Lady Wigan, 
White Lady, and Arnoldiana in several varieties. Other white Cattleyas 
noted as growing in this house were C, Percivaliana alba, C. Triane alba, 
C. Skinneri alba, and several others. Ten rows of plants are suspended 
in all. 
The side stages of this house were filled with C. Mendelii and C. Mossiz, 
which have mostly been selected in flower. On one side is to be seen a very 
fine batch of Miltonia vexillaria and Bleuana, the latter including the 
wonderful M. B. Hessle variety, B. virginalis, and several others. Of 
M. vexillaria we noted the varieties magnifica, alba, Queen Alexandra, 
Lambeauiana, Cobbiana, Empress Augusta Victoria, chelseiensis, superba, 
Leopoldi, and many others, all the picture of health and vigour. At the 
north end were specimens of Cymbidium, including Winnianum, Hookeri- 
anum, Tracyanum, and a batch of unflowered seedlings. The south end is 
occupied with Lelia purpurata, and includes the varieties Littleana, 
Robsoniz, Schroederz, alba, and others. 
The southern end of this range is devoted to Cypripediums and other 
warm Orchids. The roof is occupied in the summer months by Dendrobiums 
which include most of the best varieties, and which are now in full bloom, 
Among those that are not too well known is the lovely D. Rolfez roseum, 
which is indeed a gem. But to describe all the varieties grown of this family 
would take up too much space, so I will pass on to the Cypripediums, which 
are grown on the side stages, and on a middle bed. To start with, what 
strikes one more than anything at first sight is a noble specimen of C. 
Pitcherianum Williamsii, which has carried a crop of thirty-two flowers this 
season. Specimen plants are the things aimed at, and in looking through 
the collection one must admit that the aim is realised. 
Among the Cypripediums are C. Gaston Bultel, C. Germaine Opoix, 
Euryades New Hall Hey var., E. splendens, E. King Edward VII., and of 
€. Leeanum, which is a favourite, the varieties Hercules, Queen Alexandra, 
Monarch, Lavertonianum, Clinkaberryanum, Staffordianum, Gratrixiz, 
Purity, and many others. Of the general collection it is sufficient to say 
that it includes such varieties as C. Minos Youngii in an eight-inch pot, 
C. Mrs. E. V. Low in a seven-inch, C. Hindeanum Vine House variety with 
four spikes of flowers, one being twin-flowered. Speaking of twin-flowered 
