THE ORCHID REVIEW. 61 
AN AMATEUR’S NOTES. 
Tue Dendrobiums are now coming on in force, and a series of D, nobile, 
Wardianum, and crassinode brighten up the house, together with D. 
fimbriatum oculatum, D. x Cassiope,and some other of the beautiful hybrids 
which now make such an addition to the collection in the spring months. 
Coelogyne cristata has also begun to unfold its beautiful flowers, and this 
species and its varieties will be a feature of the Cool house for some weeks, 
while Cattleyas Percivaliana and Triane must also be added to the list, 
— anceps in a series of purple and white varieties, together with 
difl Masdevallia tovarensis, Calanthes, and several 
oitiets mencioneds in previous notes are also still flowering well, together with 
a number of good Cypripediums, which undoubtedly stand in the front rank 
as useful winter-flowering plants, and. will be increasingly so as time 
goes on. 
Odontoglossums are now throwing up strong spikes, and a few are 
already out, including O. pulchellum and the beautiful little O. Rossii, which 
hangs side by side with Sophronitis grandiflora, and produces a most effective 
contrast. Phal Pp are also p x favourably, and, if the fog keeps 
off, will soon commence to flower, though some buds have dropped already 
from this cause. Hitherto the weather has been unusually favourable, and 
everything is looking very promising for the coming spring. 
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ORCHID PORTRAITS. 
ANGRAECUM SANDERIANUM.——Journ. of Hort., Dec. 26, Pp. 599, fig. gt. 
CALANTHE X GIGAS.—Journ. of Hort., Jan. 9, P- 25, fig 4- 
CaTasEtum X IMPERIALE.—Gard. Mag., Jan 25, p. 51, with fig. 
CATTLEYA LABIATA (two-leaved).—Gard. Chron., Jan. 4, p- 13, fig. 2 
CypRIPEDIUM X ALLANIANUM suPERBUM.— Gard. Mag., Jan. 18, p. 
33, with fig. 
Cypripepium x ELLioTianum.—Journ. of Hort., Jan. 16, p. 55, fig. 8 
Cypripepium X EuryapEes.—Journ. of Hort., Jan. 16, pp- 47, 59 
fig. 7. 
CypRIPEDIUM INSIGNE (sepals alike).—Gard. Chron., Dec. 28, p. 763, 
fig. 129. 
DENpRopium HiLpEBRANDII, Rolfe.—Bot. Mag., t- 7453- 
OpontocLossum crtRosMuM.—Rev. Hort. Belge., Dec., p- 265, with 
plate. 
OpontocLossum coronariuM.—Gard. Chron., Jan. 18, p. 79, fig. 12 
OpvontocLossum (Erstepu.—Gard. Chron., Jan. 18, pp. 77, 79» fig. 11. 
STANHOPEA HasELoviana, Rchb. f,—Bot. Mag., t- 7542- 
