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THE ORGCHIDREVigW. 
VoL. XIV.] DECEMBER, 1906. [No. 168. 
ORCHIDS AT FAIRLAWN, WEST HILL, PUTNEY. 
THE collection of Orchids formed by H. S. Goodson, Esq., at Fairlawn, 
West Hill, Putney, is now five or six years old, but, although young, it is 
one which is well known throughout the country, as Mr. Goodson has been 
a frequent and most successful exhibitor at the meetings of the R.H.S., and 
the collection is rich in certificated plants, more particularly in Cattleyas 
and Lezelio-cattleyas, although other classes have also had a large share of 
recognition. The collection is at present contained in four houses, all span 
roofed, with centre and side-staging, and if any fault can be found with these, 
it is that they do not run consistently due North and South, but are of 
different aspects. The plants, however, seem perfectly happy, in many 
instances being exceptionally vigorous, giving strong evidence that their 
wants are well understood by Mr. G. Day, who has charge of them, and 
who is an intelligent and thoroughly experienced Orchid grower. 
The first house under notice is chiefly filled with Cypripediums and 
Dendrobiums, the former occupying the side staging, while the latter are 
arranged on the centre one. In this house were noted some good 
specimens of C. x Morganie and, at the warmer end, C. Rothschildianum. 
In flower were Selenipediums xX Sedeni candidulum and xX calurum, and 
there was also a batch of Cypripedium Spicerianum in flower and bud, 
which showed a considerable range of variety. There was also in flower 
a dark C. purpuratum, while a nice batch of Calanthes were throwing up 
A partition has been thrown across the 
their spikes, and promising well. 
1 division thus formed there have been 
end of this house, and in the smal 
placed hot cases, in which efforts are being made to raise seedlings, and 
already some success has been achieved in this direction, a nice little lot of 
Lzlio-cattleyas having been potted off. The Dendrobiums area. nice 
representative lot, including X Juno, X melanodiscus, X Ainsworthii, 
and most of the best known hybrids and species, but Mr. Day finds some 
difficulty under their present arrangement in giving them the necessary 
amount of light during the summer without injuring the Cypripediums. 
The next house entered is filled with Cattleyas, Lzlio-cattleyas &c., the 
