OCTOBER, 1906.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 29 
ORCHIDS AT CLARE LAWN, EAST SHEEN, 
THERE is a seedling Odontoglossum in the Clare Lawn collection in which 
we are greatly interested, as it was derived from O. maculatum 2 X 
Rossii g, in the hope of proving the parentage of the natural hybrid O. xX 
Humeanum, Rchb. f. It originated in the collection of F. H. Moore, Esq.,. 
Royal Infirmary, Liverpool (O.R. vii. p. 277; viii. p. 240), and is now six 
years old. Its progress has been rather slow, and as Mr. Moore’s house is 
scarcely suitable for Odontoglossums, and Mr. Young had kindly consented 
to take charge of the plant, it was moved to its new quarters this spring. 
It is now suspended by the side of a vigorous plant of O. X Humeanum, 
and on calling to see it we find that it is making a good growth, and, apart 
from accidents its flowering is only a question of time, as Mr. Young is very 
successful with these dwarf Mexican Odontoglossums. O. Harryanum, 
sceptrum, and Pescatorei were in flower here, also Oncidium cucullatum, 
Miltonia candida and M. X Binoti, while a good plant of Zygopetalum: 
maxillare Gautieri had four spikes of buds. 
In the adjacent Cool Cypripedium house there was a fine display of 
flowers, including seven plants of C. Charlesworthii in fine condition, the 
best of which bore fourteen scapes, one of them twin-flowered, while a 
second twin-flowered scape was noticed on another plant. There was a 
good flower of C. Fairrieanum, a number of C. insigne just beginning to 
open, including the beautiful yellow variety Sandere, and two good plants. 
of C. x Arthurianum, which for the first time we were able to compare 
with its two parents side by side in a living state. A pan of Pleione lagenaria 
had also several expanded flowers. 
In another house were C. purpuratum and various others, with three 
plants of C. x Niobe in bud, Lelia pumila, and Trichopilia coccinea, 
also plants of Cymbidium insigne (Sanderi), and seedlings from C. grandi- 
florum x eburneum, pushing young spikes. 
The Cattleya house contained several interesting things, : 
Lelio-cattleya Dominiana langleyensis, L.-c. callistoglossa, L.-c. Gottoiana, 
L.-c. amanda, Cattleya x Iris, C. X Parthenia, C. labiata, Brassolelia 
Helen, and L. x Digbyano-purpurata Duke of Connaught, a richly coloured 
form, with numerous others in bud or sheath ; also a well-flowered plant of 
Miltonia Clowesii. It was curious to see here a plant of Gaudin — 
folium producing two young plants on the old flower-spike, and one of 
Epidendrum xanthinum in the same condition, an easy way of propagating 
the plants. 
In other houses we noticed a fine plant 
bearing a dozen scapes, one of them twin-flowered, t 
vexillaria Leopoldi, Dendrobium chrysanthum, a § 
as the brilliant 
of Cypripedium Spicerianum 
he handsome Miltonia 
ood batch of D- 
