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and supporting. themselves well, and some intensely dark coloured. A good 
number of L.-c. exoniensis, L.-c. Aphrodite, L.-c. Remula, L.-c. Henry 
Greenwood, Cattleya x Dayvisii (C. velutina x C. x Hardyana), which 
varied enormously, and many others were flowering, and there was also 
an excellent show of sheaths, promising a good succession. Many choice 
species are also accommodated with good positions in this house. Mr. 
Gott was also busy here selecting good hybrids as they flower for seed- 
bearing, and a large number of podded plants were arranged along the top 
of the centre stages, where they have a good position to ripen well. 
We now comé to a series of houses opening out of a 340 feet long 
corridor, and at right angles to the last houses. The first of these con- 
tained a number of albino Cattleya species, and some of the very choicest 
things. In flower was a gorgeous Lelio-cattleya Ingramii splendidissima. 
Then follow five houses containing Leelio-cattleyas up to three years 
old, and all were looking in perfect health. Two houses of Cymbidiums, 
mostly species, follow, and then came a house containing Zygopetalums, 
Zygocolax, Epidendrums, Phaius, Zygonisia, Cymbidium hybrids, &c. In 
flower in this house was Cynorchis purpurascens. Some interesting plants 
were in the house following: batches of Cymbidium insigne and C. 
erythrostylum, the true plant of C. Sandere carrying a pod, Sobralia species 
in variety, &c. Some good species of Eriopsis rutidobulbon were suspended 
in this house. The next two houses were full of Cypripedium hybrids, one 
houseful flowered, and the other unflowered. A most excellent type of 
Cypripedium Godefroyz leuchochilum was noted in the next house. Pass- 
ing through this house we enter what is known here as the “ new” seedling 
house, which I have already mentioned. The cases were full of seedlings, just 
pricked off during this season, or only germinating on the seed pans. All 
along one side, neatly arranged on the side stage, were plants singly in 
thimble pots, standing securely on the smooth surface of the perforated 
zinc. The other side was occupied with choice Cypripediums in excellent 
condition, and a good many were already in flower. There was here com- 
prised all that is best in the way of Cypripediums. A plant of the new 
Ccelogyne Mooreana was suspended in this house. 
Going up to what is called the old range of seedling houses, we found 
the first full of choice Cypripedium insigne and other Cypripediums which 
like similar treatment. A most curious cross was shown me by Mr. Gott in 
one of these houses, namely, Chondrorhyncha Chestertoni X Zygopetalam 
Mackayi. There were quite a little lot of plants, and they eo Soe 
as one can judge them at present, to be mostly intermediate. It will be 
instructive to see how far the Zygopetalum will be able to assert its influence 
in this case. Some of the seedlings ought to flower next year. In one of 
these houses the Cypripedium Seed is’sown’ on plants. There ate three 
