80 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
doubtful points. In colour, Messrs. Low’s plant much resembles G 
barbatum, but is not equal to it in point of beauty. aa 
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AN AMATEUR’S NOTES. 
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SINCE my last notes were written things have come on’ very he 
to the genial weather, and a host of beautiful Orchids are ee former in 
Cattleyas Trianz and Percivaliana have been’ very cue t. Aen 
several light and dark varieties, and the supply is not over oe nodal 
Lueddemanniana has now come out, and some fine trusses Z ia now in 
glossa, which is a noble plant when well grown. The — es d. Phale. 
flower are L. harpophylla and L. glauca, and both “are very go sar _ 
nopsis Schilleriana, P, Aphrodite, and P. Stuartiana are as a 
they always are at this season, and the former, especially, is a de several 
The Dendrobiums are now making the greatest show, yi: “ta 3 num, D. 
forms of D, nobile, some magnificent Wardianums, D. Find a . 
luteolum, D, Hildebrandii, and among hybrids D. X sie ee 
ianum, x Cassiope, and x chrysodiscus, are now the me Lemoniaes 
pans of Coelogyne cristata, with its beautiful varieties alba = rth growing 
form a charming trio. 1 cannot imagine an Orchid better ie pa 
than this, for it gives very little trouble compared with the disp a time of 
at this season. Ada aurantiaca invariably blooms well about t a of its 
year, and is a plant which everyone should possess, on eee 
unusualcolour. Oncidium splendidum, O. tigrinum, and Lycaste mi pre 
are also flowering well. No one who has a warm house, or aes ane 
stove, should be without some plants of the good old Phaius oo nae 
which never fails to throw up some fine spikes every season, and w 
grown is a really noble plant. 
i tted 
P. maculatus, too, on account of its Spe 
leaves, is worth growing, 
and is now in flower. Aérides Vandarum 
Saccolabium bellinum are also too good to be overlooked just a forms 
The Odontoglossums are coming on well, and include some ca hybrids 
of O. crispum and luteopurpureum, O. gloriosum, and the natur. Be 
O. X Andersonianum and O. x Wilckeanum, together with ae 
Mexican species, as l , bul ena Cochlioda 
pulchellum, and Rossii, the two latter flowering very freely. 
Tosea is also very good. 
well 
number of other brill 
that recent acquisi 
; . on, 
iant things are throwing up strongly, and am! 
ill form 
tion, Eulophiella Elisabethe, and these wi 
matter for future notes, 
AMATEUR+ 
