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fanum, and varicosum, Bulbophyllum Lobbii, Cypripedium niveum, 
Maudie, and various others. 
_ The plants, with few exceptions, had borne the long journey well, and 
were greatly admired, especially the cool-growing species, which are seldom 
seen in such perfection in Italy. 7 
AN AMATEUR’S ORCHID HOUSE. : 
UNDER this title our contributor, Mr. C. Alwyn Harrison, has given an 
account of his interesting little collection of Orchids and the conditions 
under which they are grown (pp. 11-15, 37-38).. We have now had the 
pleasure of seeing the collection, and although after a rather long absence, 
‘during which the plants were left in the care of a man who has had no 
experience of Orchid culture, we found several features of interest. It says 
much for Mr. Harrison’s enthusiasm that he has been so successful with so 
small a structure as the one described, which, it may be added, is part of 
an ordinary greenhouse in his father’s garden that has been cut off by a 
partition and adapted to Orchid culture. 
Details of the house having already been given, we shall only mention a 
few of the plants seen, which numbered about g2, with nearly an equal 
number in the frames to be mentioned presently. Those in bloom were 
Cattleya Schroedere with a four-flowered spike, Oncidium Papilio, two 
plants of Cypripedium Harrisianum, C. Curtisii nobilior, and C. Cymatodes 
with three buds, while in a Conservatory were several Odontoglossum 
crispum, including a good blotched type, Cattleya Mossiz and Cypripedium 
barbatum. Dendrobium Devonianum is a large plant which is said to 
have flowered freely for four years, while D. Wardianum and D,. nobile 
were growing on blocks on the back wall. D. Dominianum and a few others 
were also pointed out. A vigorous plant of Oncidium Kramerianum had 
three flower spikes, and ten plants of Vanda ccerulea on a shelf were 
growing and rooting well. Other plants pointed out were Brassocattleya 
Veitchii, Brassolelia Helen, Lzlia-_purpurata Russelliana, Cattleya Harrison- 
iana alba, C. Gaskelliana, and various others, also a few interesting seedlings 
which have been acquired. These included Cattleya Dowiana aurea X 
Percivatiana,-four seedlings of the former self-fertilised, and Lzliocattleya 
Golden Oriole x C. Dow/ana aurea; these from the collection of J 
McCartney, Esq. © Two which have already flowered are Lelia purpurata 
‘* cinnabrosa, and Cattleya Harrisoniana x L. xanthina. It may be 
interesting to record that zinc trays have been placed on some of the 
stages, which are kept full of water, and the plants stood on inverted 
saucers, the object being to provide plenty of moisture for evaporating 
purposes. ‘ 
The heated frame previously mentioned forms a somewhat novel feature, 
