162 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JUNE, 1911. 
May prevent some of our amateur exhibitors from putting in an appearance, 
as was indeed to some extent the case at the Temple. Among Orchids, as 
elsewhere, coming events cast their shadows before, and we know that 
‘certain plants are resting this year in anticipation of the big event. 
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ORCHIDS AT CHELSEA. 
FirtTy years ago the Establishment for New and Rare Plants was founded 
at Chelsea by the late Mr. William Bull, and in order to celebrate its 
Jubilee, the present firm of Messrs. William Bull & Sons arranged a show 
of Orchids and other flowers, which was held from May 15th to 2oth, in the 
‘Conservatory forming the entrance to their establishment in the Kings 
Road. It recalled, in some respects, the exhibitions that were held there 
annually some years ago, though less exclusively devoted to Orchids than 
formerly. On this occasion the Orchids were arranged on either side of a 
winding path to the right of the central aisle, with a background of foliage 
and other plants, forming a very picturesque effect. The Odontoglossums 
made a beautiful display, prominent among them being a batch of about a 
‘dozen seedling O. crispum, showing much variation in the amount of 
spotting. O. c. Mikado is a fine form, having a zone of large cinnamon- 
brown blotches on the segments, while O. c. Florence has larger and darker 
blotches. O. c. Premier has very broad, much fringed segments, each of 
which bears a large chestnut-brown blotch. O.c. Diadem and O.c. The 
Kaiser were also good, the latter having much purple blotching on the flower. 
Another, which had only produced its first bloom, had a single very deep 
chestnut blotch on each segment, and should develop into a fine thing. 
‘Several forms were pointed out as being from the same capsule, and showed 
a great amount of variation, and it may be added that some unspotted forms 
had also appeared among them, and some of quite ordinary shape. One 
very handsome form is figured on page 177, from a photograph, but this had 
been disposed of at the time of our visit. A number of imported O. crispum 
~were also included, with some good examples of O. Pescatorei,O. triumphans, 
a few good O. Adriane, some prettily spotted hybrids from O. Wilckeanum 
and O. Hallii, with various others. 
Lzliocattleyas were represented by a fine series of L.-c. Baden-Powellii 
(C. Lawrenceana x L. tenebrosa), some fifty plants being exhibited out of 
about 250 that have bloomed. They varied somewhat, but the general 
colour may be described as vinous purple, while the shape of the lip most 
resembled C. Lawrenceana. There were also some good L.-c. Aphrodite, 
Brassocattleya Thorntoni, Brassolelia Helen, a number of fine Cattleya 
Mossiz, C. Mendelii, and a good example of Lelia Stathere, the hybrid 
between L. flava and L. purpurata. 
There were also some well-grown examples of Dendrobium. Wardianum, 
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