DECEMBER, 1913.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 379 
late Col. Sheppee, who died in March last, and Mrs. Sheppee, in reducing 
the collection, has made Kew the fine present of about 260 plants,’ including 
several of those mentioned in the following notes. 
In the Cattleya house at Hollyspring a very rare Orchid may now be 
seen in flower, namely, Odontoglossum Londesboroughianum, a plant most 
difficult to flower as a rule, but here it grows remarkably well, in a basket 
suspended from the roof, and flowers freely. The stout, creeping rhizomes 
and ovoid pseudobulbs give the plant the appearance of an Oncidium, as 
also do the flowers, which are bright yellow, barred with brown. The 
flower-spikes are about two and a half feet long. The plant requires 
plenty of water whilst growing and drought when at rest, when it loses its 
leaves and becomes quite dormant. 
In the same house several plants of Cypripedium thrive, notably C, 
Curtisii nobilior, which has very handsome foliage, C. Chamberlainianum, 
C. Rothschildianum, C. philippinense, C. Stonei, and others, also a good 
plant ot Brassia Lawrenceana. Cattleya Lueddemanniana isa very distinct 
member of the genus which is now flowering freely. Several plants of the 
fragrant Zygopetalum Mackayi are in bloom, also the rare Z. rostratum, 
which seems to require a rather warmer temperature than other species of 
the genus. There are also two nice plants of Arundina bambusifolia, both 
flowering freely, and resembling Sobralia in some respects, though much 
more slender in habit. 
In the warm division many plants grow remarkably well. Cyrtopodium 
punctatum is grown in a compost consisting chiefly of loam. This plant is 
kept quite dry when resting, and the same applies to Peristeria elata. 
Several species of Angreecum and Vanda grow well in this house. Of the 
latter may be mentioned plants of V. Parishii, V. Bensonii, V. Denisoniana, 
and a beautiful plant of the rare V. Sanderiana, all exceptionally clean and 
healthy. Ccelogyne Dayana and plants of Ansellia africana also succeed 
here. There is quite a number of Dendrobiums, both species and hybrids, 
and these, as indeed nearly every genus in the collection, are exceedingly 
well grown by Mr. Swanborough, who has been in charge of the collection 
for about fourteen years. There are some good plants of Dendrobium 
Dalhousieanum, D. fimbriatum oculatum, and, probably the best of all, a 
good specimen of D. sanguinolentum album. 
Many of the Cool house subjects are also grown well, among the 
Masdevallias being some good plants of the beautiful M. tovarensis, and M. 
Davisii, the latter having flowers of a rich yellow colour. Odontoglossum 
pulchellum is represented by a few good examples, and there is a good 
selection of the usual popular kinds. | Several species of Anguloa, Lycaste, 
and many other plants are also growing quite happily in this interesting 
collection. Op ee aa ; H.L 
