“300 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [OcCTOBER, 1906, 
Phalznopsis, D. sanguinolentum, and half a dozen seedling plants in bloom 
-of D. formosum. These are four years old, and have been grown from a 
mature capsule found on an imported plant. The yellow on the flower 
varies considerably, in one case being orange-coloured and in another light 
yellow. Here were also, Cycnoches chlorochilon, Oncidium Papilio, 
Ancistrochilus Thomsonianus, Mystacidium distichum, and Spathoglottis 
Vieillardii. The latter are seedlings, it was supposed from pollen of 
S. aurea, but the result suggests that in some way the flower must have been 
self-fertilised. Cattleya x Lady Ingram and Lelio-cattleya Aphrodite 
were in bud. A fine capsule of Cattleya Aclandiz was pointed out as 
having been crossed with Lelia monophylla, and the result should be 
interesting. 
The Phaleenopsis house is always interesting. The fine batch of P. 
Schilleriana and others have been this year potted in polypodium fibre, and 
have made fine leaves. Mr. Young pointed out that for some reason the 
spikes were later than usual, not yet having started, and thus the more 
likely to escape destructive fogs later on. Several P. violacea were in 
flower, including the richly coloured var. Schroederiana, and Low's var., 
which is whitish except on the lip and inner halves of the lateral sepals. ¥ 
‘sumatrana had three spikes, and seems to flower almost continuously, P. 
Esmeralda was also in flower, and Bulbophyllum grandiflorum, the remark- 
able B. virescens being just over. Zygonisia X Rolfeana was bearing three 
fine spikes of its handsome violet-blue flowers, with a fourth to follow, and 
‘there were many good Cypripediums, including several C. X Maynardi with 
‘numerous flowers, a fine plant of C. x Allanianum, C. x Wigapianum. 
‘C. X Helen, a pretty hybrid between C. Charlesworthii and C. Dayanum, 
‘C. callosum, C. barbatum, and C. superbiens. Saccolabium calceolus bore 
two umbels, the flowers not yet expanded. We noticed here a number of 
seedlings, some in bud, apparently a Cynorchis, and Mr. Young remarked 
that they were from a plant imported by M. Warpur from Madagascar, 
which flowered and produced a capsule without being artificially fertilised, 
-and the seedlings now came up all over the place, and he had to pull them 
up as weeds. They also flower within a year of their appearance, which 1s 
remarkable. We must have the species determined. Some healthy yous 
seedlings of Cattleya Gaskelliana alba x Mossie alba were pointed out, 
and there are a good many other hybrid seedlings in various stages in the 
-collection. 
The Cymbidiums in the rock house are doing well, numerous youns 
‘Spikes of C. Lowianum being observed, including the variety concolor, ess 
C. grandiflorum. Some young plants of C. x I’Ansoni have been obtained 
from back bulbs, obtained when the plant was repotted. This handsome 
jplant is at present only represented in Sir Frederick Wigan’s fine collectio”- 
