THE ORCHID REVIEW. 14t 
ORCHIDS AT CLARE LAWN. 
Many interesting Orchids were in bloom in the collection of Sir Frederick 
Wigan, Clare Lawn, East Sheen, during a recent visit, when the following 
notes were taken, though room was not found for them in our previous 
issue. A full account of the collection was given at page 78 of our first 
volume. 
First may be mentioned the Phalenopses, which always do well here, 
and though the bulk of the P. Schilleriana, Aphrodite, and Sanderiana 
were cut during February, a few representatives remained. Phalznopsis 
Boxallii was well in bloom. Two plants of P. Lueddemanniana were 
flowering very strongly, one plant having three spikes, up to 2} feet long. 
One of these was producing a young plant on the spike, while several plants 
of P. Stuartiana had young plants on the roots. A fine plant of P. 
Schilleriana vestalis was over, but had produced a splendid inflorescence of 
white flowers. The plant may always be distinguished when out of flower, 
as the leaves are green below, and have fewer spots. Mr. Young attributes 
much of his success to not pulling the plants about, and certainly his plants 
are a mass of roots quite outside of the compost; yet they seem to obtain 
all they require from the atmosphere. Probably the gravel walks and the 
plants underneath serve to throw off a constant supply of moisture, and 
with proper attention to the ventilation and heating apparatus, the plants 
seem to be almost indifferent to the compost, which consists chiefly of 
crocks and sphagnum. Mr. Young occasionally syringes out the old 
sphagnum, adding a little fresh among the old crocks; he also uses rather 
small baskets, but the plants are a picture of health, as they have been for 
years. Under the Phalznopsis are grown Cypripediums and other things, 
which also do very well. In flower were Cyprip dium xX Lathami 
very fine C. X macropterum, X politum , x Polletti xG 
x delicatum, and others; also Selenipedium x Perseus superbum and 
Sargentianum. The charming C. bellatulum album was doing well, grow- 
ing in loose peat and tufa. Pescatorea Klabochorum and P. Dayana were 
also growing very well. 
In another house were three plants of Coelogyne sparsa in flower, and 
one of them was a picture, bearing eleven spikes, and one with as many as 
eight flowers. Cattleyas Triane and Schroeder were very fine,a white form 
of the latter being particularly good. Eulophia Elisabethe was throwing 
up very strongly. Dendrobiums were very good, three plants of D. 
crassinode especially, each having six to eight flowering bulbs, and one 
bearing six spikes, all but one being three-flowered. Two plants of D. 
luteolum were also crowded with flowers, and in this state is particularly 
effective. D. x splendidissimum grandiflorum and many D. nobile were 
