May, 1907.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 14? 
2,000 sheaths. These plants, having finished their growth, were being kept 
perfectly cool and airy, and away from sunshine, for the double purpose of 
retarding them and giving them a rest. They were being kept very dry, 
and it is hoped that thus thoroughly resting them after they have sheathed. 
may help the plants constitutionally; and really this treatment seems to 
me very reasonable, and it will be most instructive to know if good results 
follow. Cattleya Mossiz has a bad name, and perhaps here is a solution of 
how to keep it vigorous though old. These plants were strongly rooted 
and well ripened. Robust specimens of Oncidium macranthum and other. 
plants were at the end of this corridor. 
The next house contained Oncidium luridum in spike, good specimens 
of Cattleya Bowringiana, strong plants of C. Lawrenceana suspended, 
C. Schilleriana in sheath, &c., and beyond these in the next division were 
an interesting lot of Cattleya and Cypripedium seedlings ; alsoa number of 
Sobralia violacea alba seedlings. The last had been fecundated with its 
own pollen. 
The next two houses entered were also devoted to Odontoglossums of: 
various kinds, including a fine lot of triumphans. There were besides many 
kinds of Oncidiums in this house, and representatives of other cool-growing. 
genera. 
We now come to the Cypripediums, which are contained in two houses. 
having centre and side staging. Some alterations were being made here. 
The centre staging instead of rising~in tiers, as is usually the case in houses. 
of this description, was being brought down to nearly one level, so as to. 
avoid one side of the house being at any time shaded. This staging now 
stands quite free on pillars, there being no double staging underneath to- 
impede the free passage of air up through the plants. A rain water tank, 
open, runs along the centre of houses, which seem admirably adapted for 
the growing of Cypripediums. The plants themselves were in very fine 
condition, and among the few still in flower was an excellent form of C.. 
X Maudie raised in the collection. Messrs. Low make every effort to keep 
their collection of choice Cypripediums up to date, and in this respect it is 
probably unrivalled in the trade. It will of course be impossible to 
mention many of them here, but the following are hybrids of the first water: 
—aureum Hyeanum, a. virginale, a. Surprise, a. CEdippe (these Mr. Low 
considers the four best forms of aureum), Euryades splendens, E. magnifi- 
cum, E. New Hall Hey var., Minos Youngii, Thalia giganteum, T. Mrs. 
F. Wellesley, T. Schofield’s var., chrysotoxum Victor, Mrs. Wm. Mostyn, 
Chardwar var., fulshawense, Daisy Barclay, Germaine Opoix, with the 
Westtield var. (the only plant outside the Westfield collection), Watsoni- 
anum, Tracyanum, Prospero majus, Baron Schroder, triumphans, Milo, 
Westonbirt var., Leeanum Corona (part of recently certificated plant),. 
