240 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [AUGUST, 1907. 
Some of the larger hybrids were suspended, anda few were showing sheaths 
for the first time. Albinos of C. Mossiz, Eldorado, intermedia, &c., are 
represented. A nice plant of C. labiata var. R. I. Measures I also noted. 
Lelia Dayana delicata is a choice variety having pure white sepals and 
petals and a slaty blue lip. 
We now come to several small houses containing a large variety of 
interesting things—Odontoglossum citrosmum, thriving batches of Cypri- 
pedium niveum, and C. Godfroye leucochilum, &c., while the Lelia pur- 
puratas have a division to themselves. These have flowered very well this 
year. In the Phalenopsis house was a strong plant of Coelogyne pandurata 
throwing up a spike, while the Phalznopsis themselves make a very 
interesting collection. The Dendrobiums are also accommodated with a 
small house to themselves, and they are making good growths, while another 
division is devoted to specimen Cymbidiums. 
In the Vanda house things are looking very well. There is included 
here a good selection of Aérides, Angreecums, &c. Vanda Parishii was in 
spike, while Saccolabium curvifolium was in flower. On the roof were two 
good specimens of Schomburgkia tibicinis, Coelogyne Massangeana, &c. 
In the Odontoglossum house were two very fine plants of Oncidium 
macranthum in flower. Several plants of Oncidium zebrinum grow quite 
freely here but do not flower. Good plants of Maxillaria grandiflora and 
M. Sanderiana were also noted. 
The Masdevallia house, which contains a fine collection of these plants, 
besides many botanical curios belonging to other genera, was quite bright 
with forms of M. Harryana and M. ignea. Many other curious things were 
also dotted about in flower. 
The Cambridge Lodge collection is a most varied and many-sided one, 
and requires much care and patience in handling, and Mr. Smith, who has 
been in charge for the last five years, is eminently suited for the work, 
being entirely free from the narrow prejudices in which some of us are 
ensnared. He is entirely devoted to his work, and while working under 
great difficulties because of the winter fogs, and from having sume of his 
houses overshaded, he plods along with the best of grace, and is making 
cumulative progress. 
Mr. Smith gave mea good hint on the way to kill cockroaches, which 
is worth a trial where they are troublesome. Fumigating one night as late 
as ten o’clock he found next morning a large number of dead cockroaches 
on the floor, and since then he has repeated the experiment with entire 
success. As it is at night that cockroaches come out of their cover, and as 
thrips do not hide up at night, one can thus kill two birds with one ston¢- 
It is just even possible that thrips will be easier caught late at night as well 
—literally caught napping. J. M. BLACK. 
