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Matthewsii, belonging to the Nanodes group, E. ochraceum, and a few 
others. The handsome Lelio-cattleya x Henry Greenwood, and Lelia 
Boothiana, must also be mentioned, together with Acineta Barkeri, a fine 
Phalznopsis amabilis, the rare Sobralia Liliastrum, a fine plant of 
Platyclinis filiformis wreathed in spikes, Nephelaphyllum pulchrum, 
Habenaria rhodochila, and Microstylis Scottii. In conclusion we may 
mention some good clumps of Promenza xanthina and _stapelioides 
intermixed, as imported, which were flowering very freely in the Mas- 
devallia house, also the rare Masdevallia ventricularia var. longicaudata, 
and some good plants of both the purple and buff-coloured varieties of 
M. infracta flowering very freely. 
We have not made any attempt to indicate the commoner species 
seen in flower, but may briefly mention that they included the beautiful 
Cypripedium xX Morganie, and various others, some of them raised in 
the collection. 
Sir Trevor takes a great personal interest in his plants; indeed we 
found him busy among them, and we are indebted to him for pointing 
out many other rare or choice things not now in flower, besides the above. 
All have a history, and the flowering of several is awaited with interest. 
A large miscellaneous collection of this kind entails much care and watch- 
fulness to keep everything in health, but it is managed with conspicuous 
ability by Sir Trevor’s clever Orchid grower, Mr. White, who could 
doubtless give some interesting details about his struggles with some of 
the intractable subjects which must inevitably form part of such a 
collection. 
ORCHIDS AT OAKFIELD, MORECAMBE. 
A SPLENDID collection of Orchids has sprung into existence here with 
amazing rapidity, as on our recent visit we were most agreeably surpr ised 
to see with what leaps and bounds progress had been made. Oakfield is 
the very pleasant residence of Thomas Baxter, Esq., who is evidently no 
second-rate enthusiast, but a whole-hearted admirer of the “beautiful 
and aristocratic Orchid.” The houses are nicely and conveniently situated, 
forming a half-square, a range of lean-to’s forming one side, and a rigs i of 
three-quarter spans the other, which are connected at one end by a spacious 
and handsomely-built span-roof house, and a rockwork fernery. The 
whole of the houses are mainly devoted to Orchids. The first department 
of the lean-to ranges is devoted to East Indian and other warm-growing 
kinds, and we there noted in splendid health and vigour many well-known 
old favourites, such as Peristeria elata, Stanhopeas in variety, a fine batch 
of Calanthe x Veitchii, grand plants of Dendrobim suavissimum, 
