THE ORCHID REVIEW. 323 
ORCHIDS AT TYNTESFIELD. 
Tue collection of Fred. Hardy, Esq., Tyntesfield, Ashton-on-Mersey, is 
well known as one of the finest in the Manchester district, and when at the 
end of May last we paid a hurried visit, we found many features of interest. 
It was not the time to see the collection at its best, for, besides the late 
season, a sale of duplicates had just taken place, and packing of the plants 
for their new destination was still in progress. This, however, will give 
room for the better development of the remainder, which in spite of the 
large amount of space devoted to them were rather outgrowing their 
quarters. There are three ranges each 150 feet long, divided into compart- 
ments, and two or three detached houses besides, so that Mr. Stafford and 
his assistants evidently fird their hands pretty full in looking after the 
requirements of the plants under their charge. 
We can only give a few notes of the interesting things seen, without 
attempting anything like a general account of the collection, which is in a 
thriving condition, and we noticed such adjuncts of good cultivation as 
roller blinds, open stages, and modern improvements generally. 
In the Cattleya house were a lot of C. Mossiz in flower and bud, several 
brilliant forms being among those already expanded. C. Skinneri and C. 
dolosa were also observed, together with some good C. Schroeder, and 
the handsome C. xX Lawre-Mossiz. There was also a good form of Lzlio- 
cattleya x Schilleriana, together with a series of the variable Lelia 
purpurata. Nor must we omit to mention the brilliant little Sophro-cat- 
tleya x Hardyana which has since been figured in these pages (ante, p- 209). 
The Cypripedium group is strongly represented, and among those which 
were specially pointed out two plants of C. Fred. Hardy, a plant of some- 
what doubtful origin, but which has been suspected to be an albino of C. 
Charlesworthii. It has been figured in these pages (anle, v- P- 17). Among 
those in flower were some good forms of C. bellatulum, C. barbatum, a 
pretty seedling possibly derived from the latter and C. Argus, a good C. 
Mastersianum, C. x selligerum, C. * Gowerianum, of which also there 
were some seedling plants in bud, and a variety of others. 
Odontoglossums are, of course, grown in quantity, but very few of the 
crispums were yet out. We noted, however, some good O. Pescatoret, 
examples of O. gloriosum, a good form of O. X mulus, O. yee 
candidulum, some good O. citrosmum with their graceful pendulous spikes ; 
also two well-flowered plants of the brilliant Cochlioda Neetzliana, and 
among Masdevallias, good plants of M- Veitchiana and M. caudata. 
Besides these there are many miscellaneous subjects, In both the Warm 
and Cool houses, which we had not time to note, and many of them were 
“not yet in flower. 
