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that they contained a large number of healthy seedlings, with a few interest- 
ing things in bloom. We then entered a house chiefly devoted to choice: 
Cypripediums, and here we saw several plants in bloom of an interesting 
cross from C. callosum Sanderze X Maudiz, most resembling the former, 
but the dorsal sepal veined with green nearly to the apex; also many of the 
pretty C. Helen II., a very fine C. triumphans, C. Chapmanii, a pretty form 
of C. Vipani, and several others, with plants of Caelogyne pandurata. The 
majority of the Cypripedes are out of flower at this season, but many choice 
things were pointed out. 
In the house devoted to raising the seedlings everything is well adapted 
to the purpose, and the inmates are in correspondingly thriving condition. 
Here we saw a healthy batch of the old Cypripedium Dauthieri in bloom, 
and it was pointed out that they are used as beds for raising the young 
seedlings on, and with great success. Cypripedium seedlings are rather 
capricious in the manner of their appearance, and no better seed bed can be 
found than the compost in which healthy plants are growing. Cattleyas. 
and their allies are mostly raised on canvas strained over pots of moss, and 
here the young seedlings were coming up like the proverbial mustard and. 
cress, while the other seedlings were in equally thriving condition. 
We now entered the large lean-to house to the north of the Corridor, 
some 85 feet long by 20 feet wide, and here we found a large number of 
Odontoglossums in flower and spike, O. crispum being grown in quantity, 
and the plants are very vigorous and in excellent condition generally. One 
O. Pescatorei was bearing a panicle of remarkable strength, and on counting 
we found that there were twelve side branches and an aggregate of 112 
buds. It will be a picture of beauty when the flowers expand. Some plants. 
of O. Edwardii were also flowering freely. Masdevallias of the coccinea 
group were exceptionally vigorous, and throwing up lots of flowers. Mr. 
Armstrong uses a considerable quantity of leaves in the compost for Masde- 
vallias, and with the best results, for the plants are pictures of health. This 
is entirely a north house, and completely shaded from the sun by the high 
Corridor, but the cool Orchids thrive remarkably well, the light in winter 
being very good in this open locality. The temperature sometimes falls to 
50° in winter, though it usually fluctuates between 50° and 60°. Cymbi- 
diums are also grown here with great success, C. eburneum and others being 
in bloom. There were also some good forms of Lycaste Skinneri, and 
numerous other interesting things. 
The whole establishment is well-planned, and the culture throughout of 
the highest quality, while the success attained by the firm in raising seed- 
lings is remarkable. In fact the establishment is largely devoted to raising 
hybrids, which are present in quantity in every stage, and include a large 
number of choice crosses, several of which have already bloomed. One of 
