276 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
ORCHID CULTURE IN BELGIUM. 
(Continued from page 238.) 
Two establishments at Bruges, which we particularly wished to see, were the 
old-established one of M. Vincke-Dujardin, and the recent one of Messrs. 
F. Sander and Co., and to these a day was devoted on our return journey. 
We may take them in the order visited. 
The important branch-establishment of Messrs. F. Sander and Co., at 
Bruges, has been quite recently organised, indeed, at the time of our visit, 
it was only partly finished, though the older part was replete with interest- 
ing things. It is not by any means limited to Orchids, though with these 
we are alone concerned. Four large houses have been constructed of pitch 
pine, with every modern improvement, each being divided into three 
compartments, and here we found thousands of the leading kinds, many 
of which are being grown chiefly for cut flowers. Some Odontoglossums, 
grown for this purpose, had been in leaf mould fortwo years, and were as 
healthy as could be wished. 
In the first range of houses visited, we found two divisions largely devoted 
to Cattleya labiata, and the third to Odontoglossums, together with a few 
other things ; and among the plants specially noted were a very fine speci- 
men of Lelia purpurata in a basket of two feet diameter ; a form of 
Ondontoglossum Pescatorei with exceptionally large flowers ; some good O. 
Cervyantesii and O. Rossii, including the peculiar O. R. Ehrenbergii with 
greenish markings ; and some good Oncidium concolor and Marshallianum. 
The second house had one division chiefly devoted to Odontoglossums, and 
two to Cattleyas and Lelias; while of the third, two contained chiefly 
cool Odontoglossums, and the other, a fine lot of Lelia anceps and Odonto- 
glossum grande. Among the Odontoglossums, we noted a batch of O, 
triumphans and Pescatorei mixed, as imported, one very good form of the 
latter being white with a few purple spots which set it off to advantage. 
Here, also, was a very good form of O. X Humeanum, and other hybrids, as 
O. X elegantius, and some good O. x Andersonianum and xX Wilckeanum. 
The fourth house had one division largely devoted to Lycaste Skinneri and 
two to Cypripediums and Cattleyas, with a few other miscellaneous things. 
A healthy batch of Dendrobium Phalznopsis was suspended from the roof. 
Several good Cattleya intermedia were observed in flower, also Cypripedium 
Mastersianum, and Trichopilia tortilis. Lycaste Skinneri was flowering in 
quantity and great variety, including several pretty forms, of which the 
variety alba probably comes first, on account of the purity of its flowers. 
There were also many plants of L. aromatica, and Cypripedium insigne 
was, of course, represented by a large batch. 
An interesting feature was the little rockeries at the ends of the houses, 
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