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Oncidium Leopoldii was also growing very well in this house, and promises 
soon to make a strong flowering plant. 
Mr. Burkinshaw is to be congratulated upon the zeal and enthusiasm 
displayed in bringing such a fine collection together, and the plants are 
eloquent as to the abilities of the cultivator, Mr. J. T. Barker, under whom 
the collection has been practically built up. Mr. Barker has been with Mr. 
Burkinshaw some sixteen or seventeen years, and the best of good feeling 
exists between employer and employed. Ina collection like this there is 
always something interesting, and I have not attempted to describe all the 
things seen in flower on account of space. The record of the collection at 
the Grand Yorkshire Gala, the only place where Mr. Burkinshaw shows for 
competition, reads as follows: 36 first prizes, 27 seconds, and 8 thirds—a 
record which speaks for itself. 
EBORITE. 
ORCHIDS AT TWICKENHAM. 
THe Orchid Nursery, Amyand Park Road, Twickenham, was established 
many years ago by Mr. H. A. Tracy, and is now being carried on by Mr. . 
Sydney Flory, a nephew of Mr. Tracy’s, who has been associated with the 
firm since boyhood. The other day we had the pleasure of calling on Mr. 
Flory, and found a large number of interesting plants in the establishment. 
There are six houses, containing a very varied collection of species and hybrids. 
An interesting importation of Ceylon Orchids had just arrived, including 
plants of Ancectochilus regalis, which had travelled well, and a few of the 
beautiful Dendrobium Maccarthiz, which is unfortunately one of the most. 
difficult species in the genus to grow. We saw also a lot of interesting 
Orchids from Peru, from the importations of Mr. Kromer, some of which are 
unfamiliar, and not improbably contain species hitherto undescribed or 
unknown in cultivation. 
The first house entered contained a lot of the heliotrope-scented Cattleya 
Schroederz, of which over two dozen were on flower, and a number had been 
cut the same morning. They showed the usual amount of variation, and 
made a very charming display. A Leliocattleya highburiensis was also 
carrying a good spike, and several plants of Dendrobium infundibulum were 
flowering freely, and are very useful for cutting. This house contained a 
varied collection of Cattleyas and allies, and a number of choice varieties 
were pointed out, the best being for the most part suspended from the roof, 
as the most favourable position. We cannot enumerate them, but may 
mention a couple of plants of the chaste C. Skinneri alba and the distinct 
C.labiata coerulescens. Here was also a good plant of Bifrenaria Harrisonie 
in bloom, and a Gongora producing three long spikes, the flowers not yet 
expanded. We suspect it is G. quinquevulnera, as it came from Peru, and 
