14 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JANUARY, 1907. 
ORCHIDS AT SOUTHFIELD, EDGBASTON. 
ORcHIDs are not largely grown in, or around, the suburbs of Birmingham. 
Therefore it gave me great pleasure, the other day, to see the very fine 
collection of plants got together by Wm. Waters Butler, Esq., at Southfield, 
Edgbaston. It is not long ago since Mr. Butler commenced to grow 
‘Orchids, yet already he finds it necessary to increase his glass accommoda- 
ition, by building four more houses. One of these will contain Dendrobiums, 
one Cattleyas, and the other two are for Odontoglossums. These houses, 
mow nearing completion, are span-roofed, face due north and south, and 
‘from what I saw, nothing is being left undone to make them adaptable for 
their respective inmates. 
The Cool Orchids are at present grown in a lofty Octagon, which has 
‘served the purpose of a Cool-Intermediate house. Although the conditions, 
under which these plants have been grown, could not by any means be 
-considered satisfactory, yet the plants have done remarkably well, and look 
the picture of health. The centre stage contained a well-flowered batch of 
‘Calanthe x Veitchii, x W. Murray, X Bryan, and C. vestita varieties, 
other things noted in flower being a fine lot of Oncidiums, such as O. 
‘varicosum Rogersii, O. flexuosum, fine varieties of O. Forbesii, O. cheiro- 
phorum, and O. macranthum, with Odontoglossums x Wilckeanum, 
Uroskinnerii, xX mulus, Rossii majus, and Cervantesii, Sophronitis 
grandiflora, and Lycaste Skinneri. On the side stages the Odontoglossum 
-crispum are grown. Many fine varieties have b 
some of the more recent im 
look remarkably well, and s 
een flowered from amongst 
portations, and taken altogether the O. crispum 
how great promise to flower well at a later date. 
one especially, a very fine, well- 
‘coloured variety, carrying seven flowers—C. Warscewiczii (gigas) in flower, 
C. Mendelii, C. Mossiz, C. Triane, Lelia anceps, L. au 
tumnalis, Vanda 
coerulea, Angrecum sesquipedale, Saccolabium bellinum, several plants 
flowering freely, Vanda teres, V. X Miss Joaquim, Cattleya Harrisoniana, 
‘C. Loddigesii, Epidendrum x O’Brienianum, and Oncidium splendidum, 
pushing up vigorous long spikes. On a side Stage are grown the 
‘Cypripediums, amongst which may be mentioned C. insigne Harefield 
Hall var., C. j. Sandere, C. bellatulum, well grown and flowered, and C. 
Spicerianum. 
-grown Dendrobiums, 
ymbidium Tracyanum 
concolor, C, eburneum, and 
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