May, rgrtt | THE ORCHID REVIEW, 14 
Cypripediums, it is said that C. Beeckmanii here nearly always comes twin- 
flowered. Cypripediums are admired here for their winter-flowering 
properties, and include most of the best varieties, such as C. eboriacum, 
Troilus, F. W. Ashton, Bianca, Lord Ossulston, aureum Surprise, Alcibiades 
Hessle var. (which is synonymous with C. Alcibiades Illustrious), Priam, 
The King, and others. Growing in this house is the certificated plant of 
Angraecum Veitchii, which every year produces a fair crop of flowers. In 
this house also was observed two plants of Spathoglottis aureo-Vieillaredii 
with spikes some five or six feet high, which had been for months, and is 
still, in flower. 
The next house we pass into is much narrower, with a walk straight up 
the centre and a stage on each side. It is divided into three compart- 
ments, which are devoted to cool Orchids. White Odontoglossums have 
always been favourites with Mr. Burkinshaw, and here are to be found a 
goodly number of O. crispum xanthotes, O.c. virginale, and other white 
forms of this Queen of Orchids. O. armainvillierense xanthotes is in flower, 
and is of fine shape and size. Several Odontiodas of different varieties are 
suspended from the roof. The majority of the plants are specimens, and 
the only thing they seem to appeal for is more room. In passing through 
I was struck with'a fine specimen of Nanodes Medusz, which is undoubtedly 
one of the finest specimens in cultivation. At one end of the house is 
grown a few specimens of Masdevallias of the Harryana and Veitchii 
section, with a few botanical species, such as M. muscosa and others. 
Maxillaria Sanderiana, in a twelve-inch basket, was just opening four of its 
peculiar flowers. 
We next passed into the last compartment of this range, which is filled 
with the cooler-growing Cypripediums, such as insigne Sandere, which is 
growing in sixteen-inch pans, Harefield Hall var., and others. A goodly 
number of C. callosum Sandere were pushing up their flower spikes, also 
its offspring, C. Maudie magnificum, was here in flower. C. Lawrenceanum 
Hyeanum and C. L. Gratrixianum were also pushing up spikes. C. Thalia 
giganteum and C. Mrs. F. Wellesley thrive wonderfully. Perhaps the 
largest plant of C. H. Ballantine in the country is growing here, also two 
very fine C. Baron Schréder. Suspended from the roof are to be found a 
grand selection of Sophrocattleyas, inclu ling Calypso, Chamberlainiana, 
Saxa, and Doris, also Sophrocatlelia Marathon, Medeia, and the Hon. 
Barbira Wilson, the latter now in flower. Ccelogyne sparsa has been a 
picture in itself, completely covered with its fragrant flowers. On the other 
side, also suspended, are several very fine specimens of Bulbophyllum Dearei 
and Godseffianum, which, with the allied Cirrhopetalum, are doing well. 
C. Collettii was observed in eight-inch pans, C. ornatissimum, in a seven- 
inch, and the wonderful C. Rothschildianum in a six-inch. A _ gzod 
