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out of this large importation. These included a series of O. xX Ander- 
sonianum forms—one plant of the variety Ruckerianum bearing a .large 
panicle of very richly-coloured flowers—and a still more brilliant lot of 
O. X Wilckeanum, both with white and yellow grounds, and varying 
greatly in the amount of spotting, one beautiful deep yellow form, called 
Princess des Canaries, bearing a spike of sixteen flowers with very long 
segments, being almost unspotted. Another appeared among crispums 
from another locality, and is clearly intermediate between that and O. 
Hunnewellianum. This is called O. X Adriane, and several plants were in 
flower, all somewhat different. O.cirrhosum and Pescatorei showed quite 
a forest of spikes, some of the latter being in flower, one of them bearing a 
fine panicle with thirteen side branches and an aggregate of sixty flowers. 
A batch of O. gloriosum was also noted. 
The houses on the other side of the corridor were devoted to a variety of 
things, and we noted fine batches of various Cattleyas, Coelogyne cristata, 
Dendrobium nobile, Cypripedium Lawrenceanum, showing the greatest 
vigour in both foliage and flowers, C. hirsutissimum, and a large mis- 
cellaneous collection of the latter genus, both species and hybrids. In 
flower were the handsome C. X Lebaudyanum, derived from C. Haynaldi- 
anum and C. Stonei, bearing a spike of four flowers, particularly fine forms 
of C. Argus and Rothschildianum, some good Cattleya Mendelii, a very fine 
Lelia pumila prestans, some beautifully-flowered plants of Trichopilia 
suavis, and others too numerous to particularise. 
We inspected the boilers, which are horizontal tubulars; the arrange- 
ments for shading and ventilating the houses; the water tanks running 
throughout the length of each alternate house, so that water can be reached 
from each ; the open stages; and, in answer to enquiry, M. Linden assured 
us that no manure whatever had been used. In fact, there was nothing 
unusual in the treatment, though everything was particularly well-arranged 
for the provision of a suitable atmosphere and its constant circulation 
throughout the range of houses. M. Linden, however, considers the water 
of the district and the situation generally, particularly favourable to Orchids. 
Indeed, it was through noticing how well Odontoglossums grew in the house 
of an amateur friend there that induced him to secure the lease of some land 
opposite, on which to erect this establishment; and, so far as cultural 
success is concerned, no better results could possibly be desired within so 
short a period. And concerning Odontoglossums particularly, we may 
remark that the sight of such an enormous collection, and so well cultivated, 
was one to be long remembered. 
Before leaving Brussels we must briefly allude to the establishment of 
M. Peeters, of St. Gilles. Here was a fine collection of Miltonia vexillaria 
in fine condition, some being in flower, though the majority were still in 
