142 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
Aneectochilus Leopoldi, a very robust Philippine species, the largest leaves 
being six inches long, beautifully veined like Macodes Sanderiana, and with 
a broad light band up the centre. 
MM. Duval et fils, Versailles, brought on the second day a good typical 
Odontoglossum X mulus, the panicle bearing four side branches and an 
aggregate of 19 flowers. 
Among groups of miscellaneous specimen plants we noticed several fine 
Orchids, including Cymbidium Lowianum, Lycaste Skinneri alba, Oncidium 
sarcodes and ampliatum, Masdevallia Veitchiana, Odontoglossum luteo- 
purpureum and Macodes Petola, some of them being the finest specimen 
Orchids in the show. 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
May has always been known from the most prehistoric times as the month 
of flowers, but could we add to it, taking into consideration the charming 
display now made with our favourites, we should call it the month of 
the beautiful flowers, for it is a fact that May in the Orchid houses is the 
most productive time of the year. Out of doors the sweet zephyrs have 
with their mild breath dispelled the frosts and given back to our forests 
and woods their beautiful foliage; our gardens also are already splendidly 
decorated with their spring ornaments, and it is the same in our houses, 
all the spring flowering varieties being now in full bloom and forming 
with their colours most harmonious contrasts. 
We shall now take our monthly look round and see which of our plants 
are favouring us with their welcome blossoms during the present month. 
At the moment of writing the Cool house is actually in all its beauty, 
and numerous are the Cclogynes, Cymbidiums, Epidendrums, Odonto- 
glossums, Adas, Miltonias, and Sobralias, which are to be seen. It can 
hardly improve, for April is its best time, though a few other interesting 
things are showing. Well worth growing is the beautiful Cypripedium 
spectabile, especially the white form, Masdevallias are also promising ; 
M. bella is still flowering, the curious M. Carderi, M. coccinea and its 
variety Harryana, the curious M. demissa, geminata, ionocharis, and the 
very characteristic M. Rolfeana and Wageneriana, all of them requiring the 
warmer end of the Cool house. Oncidium macranthum and _ superbiens 
will open their showy flowers during the month, and a few more Odonto- 
glossums are blooming, but their season is drawing to a close. 
The Intermediate house will reach perfection, for beside the bright 
blossoms that it already possesses, many other plants will soon be in full 
bloom. Anguloa Clowesii and uniflora, which were previously mentioned 
