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Lowianum concolor and Dendrobium fimbriatum oculatum in bloom, and 
Aérides Houlletianum in spike, while among a lot of Cypripediums was C. 
Alma Gervaet (C. Lawrenceanum Hyeanum xX Maudiz), which retains the 
albinism of its parents. Then came a house of Brassocattleyas and Brasso- 
lzlias, in great variety, and the robust health of the plants, like that of the 
collection generally, shows how well the cultural details are looked after. 
Osmunda fibre and sphagnum moss are used as compost. 
We now come to the block of new houses, each thirty metres long, in 
which the latest improvements have been incorporated, and found every- 
thing in thriving condition. The Phalenopsis house contained a fine 
batch of healthy plants, of which a few P. Schillerianum were in bloom, 
while a lot of P. amabilis were in one of the Cattleya houses, together with 
extensive batches of C. Lawrenceana and Vanda ccerulea. Here also 
were pointed out a number of Annamese Orchids, including the pretty 
Cirrhopetalum miniatum, and we noticed plants of Eulophiella Hamelinii 
and Grammangis Ellisii, while two plants of Saccolabium giganteum were 
in bloom. Other botanical species were noticed here and there in the 
collection, though mostly not in bloom. 
Another house contained a fine batch of Dendrobium Phalznopsis on 
one side and Oncidium splendidum on the other. Some of the latter have 
been in the collection for seven years, and were in excellent health. They 
are grown in osmunda fibre and kept rather dry. Here were also a few 
plants of Dendrobium Wardianum. 
Cattleyas are imported largely, and a house was devuied to C. labiata 
and C. Trianz, the latter having overflowed into the next house in 
quantity, where also we noted a batch of Miltonia vexillaria. Another 
house was largely devoted to recently imported plants, which were lying 
under sheets of paper on the stages to enable them to plump up again. 
Then came a house containing a fine batch of Odontoglossum grande and 
Cypripediums, a few of the latter being in flower. 
The seedling house came last, and proved particularly interesting. A 
number of large square cases with glass tops are used, and into these is put 
a bed of cocoanut fibre as moisture-retaining material. The seeds are sown 
on canvas, stretched over sphagnum moss and then placed in pots, and 
here they germinate with the greatest freedom, in some cases almost 
covering the canvas with tiny green globules. In each case is put one or 
two plants of Pinguicula caudata, as ‘“‘fly-catchers,” for the fly which 
attacks germinating seedlings is as troublesome here as elsewhere. The 
house is kept warm and moist, and as uniform in temperature as possible ; 
the thermometer, we noted, registered the equivalent of 88° Fahr. There 
were thousands of seedlings in every stage, but we cannot attempt to 
enumerate the crosses. We noted, however, some seedlings of Cattleya 
