196 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JuLy, 1907. 
plants of Epidendrum prismatocarpum, and a nice lot of Sobralias, 
S. Sanderi being over seven feet high. S. leucoxantha had ten flowers out, a 
with numerous buds to follow. S. x dellensis, raised here from the 
preceding crossed with S. Lowii, is a very fine plant. The handsomeS, 
xantholeuca was also in flower. Suspended from the roof were eight i 
healthy plants of Mormodes luxatum, grown from two bulbs received in 
1885. One good spike was pushing. Here was a plant of the old 
Renanthera coccinea, not in flower. 
In the Calanthe House the plants were growing finely, and included, 
among others, a fine lot of C. Regnieri, some 50 or 60 C. X Harrisii, anda 
lot of C. X Baron Schréder, both light and dark forms. These make a great 
show at the proper season. : 
We now come to a small range of Cool houses, in the first of which we 
noted about two dozen Epidendrum vitellinum in flower, these having been 
here for over 20 years. The next was an Odontoglossum house, and con- 
tained a lot of bloom, including some good O. Pescatorei, and we noteda 
healthy little batch of the unique O. P. Veitchianum, though none were in 
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bloom. Many of the choice named forms of O. crispum were out of flower, 
but we noted the fine O. c. Thompsonianum, a very large, fringed, blotched 
form, O. c. Rex, the beautiful O. c. Reine des Belges, and numerous un- 
spotted forms. The original plant of O. x excellens, which was purchased 
in 1884, and appeared at the Orchid Conference in the following year, bore 
a spike of twelve beautiful flowers. The beautiful O. luteopurpureum 
Vuylstekeanum bore two spikes, the best with 13 flowers, while a second 
plant bore a good pod. The remarkable O. X Coradinei mirabile was also ; 
in bloom, with O. cordatum and various others. The original O. X 
Wattianum and O. x W. Hardyanum were pointed out, neither being in 
flower, and the latter is said to be a very shy bloomer. The. remarkable 
little Pleurothallis ornata bore several spikes, and we noted also the — 
brilliant Cochlioda Neetzliana and some good Masdevallia Chimera. A 
good plant of Ornithidium coccineum well illustrated the two kinds of 
growth it produces, but the plant was not in bloom. 
The Masdevallia house was gay with bloom, to which numerous forms 
of M. coccinea and some good M. ignea contributed largely. There were 
several plants of M. Schlimii, the best having 17 spikes, the brilliant little 
M. racemosa ; M. Veitchiana, the rare M. amabilis, M. X Gairiana, M. X 
Chelsoni, the fine M. macrura, M. caudata, M. Wageneriana, M. Reichen- 
bachiana, &:. A large plant of the remarkable Cryptophoranthus Dayanus, 
not in flower, was pointed out, also the rare little Lelia monophylla, which 
succeeds well here. 
In an Intermediate house were numerous Miltonia vexillaria in flower, 
both dark and light varieties, one light-coloured form being exceptionally 
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