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Masdevallia racemosa, M. gargantua, a number of Cochlioda Neetzliana, 
some of them bearing seed pods, and various other interesting things. 
In another-house were well-bloomed examples of Phaius pauciflorus and 
Gongora galeata, the pretty Coelogyne Schilleriana, Masdevallia Chimera, 
a fine Brassia brachiata, two well-flowered plants of the brilliant Lelia 
monophylla, Epidendrum paniculatum, Chondrorhyncha Chestertoni, the 
rare C. fimbriata with three buds, and various other interesting things. A 
plant of Plocoglottis javanica was noticed as having the leaves spotted with 
blackish spots. In the corridor we noticed the handsome Sobralia 
Lucasiana, and several plants of the beautiful S. x Colmaniz (xantholeuca 
x Veitchii), one of them with some bronze-colour on the front lobe of the lip. 
We had noticed many capsules in the different houses, and on reaching 
the seedling department we found that excellent progress had been made. 
A house of seedling Odontoglossums contained many interesting crosses, all 
in thriving condition, with seedlings of Odontioda Bradshawiz, and others. 
In another house were Odontoglossum X percultum, O. X Queen of 
Gatton, O. x armainvillierense xanthotes, and the pretty Odontioda 
Thwaitesii. Cattleyas, Lzliocattleyas, and Brassocattleyas are represented 
in every stage, and a lot of Sophrocattleyas were growing well. 
Dendrobiums are remarkably well grown at Gatton, and we noted a lot 
of sturdy seedlings, about two years old, which should yield some interesting 
things when they reach the flowering stage. In an adjacent house we saw 
D. nodatum in bloom, and the rare Australian D. monophyllum, the latter 
with two spikes, and the best bearing twelve flowers, the colour being yellow. 
There was also a plant of the curious Bulbophyllum clandestinum, while B. 
Binnendijkii, B. Reinwardtii, and the rare B. mirum were throwing up spikes. 
In the other houses we saw a lot of Spathoglottis Fortunei hybrids, some 
of which should flower soon, and here we noted a plant of the rare Sarco- 
chilus Fitzgeraldii, with the handsome Zygopetalum X Roeblingianum, 
Cypripedium Fairrieanum in bud, Cirrhopetalum biflorum with about a 
dozen spikes, now nearly over, and the curious Cynorchis Lowiana. Mr. 
Collier pointed out a batch of seedlings between Epidendrum X Boundii 
and Epiphronitis Veitchii, which will be watched with interest, as the latter 
is generally supposed to be a sterile hybrid. The deciduous Calanthes were 
doing remarkably well, the plants showing great vigour, and being free 
from spot, which sometimes works so much mischief among them. They 
should make a great.display in the coming autumn. 
The collection generally is in excellent condition, and we were 
particularly pleased to see the increasing number of rare botanical species 
it contains. Further progress may be anticipated in this direction, for Sir 
Jeremiah Colman takes a great interest in them, and the materials to select 
from are ample. 
