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Turning now to some of the species observed in flower, we may first note 
a large number of Cypripedium barbatum Warneri, which is a great 
favourite with Mr. Winn, and has the character of being always in flower. 
C. Curtisii was also flowering with remarkable vigour, the various plants 
being pictures of health. Another plant which was growing and flowering 
well was C. Volonteanum, which, though so much like C. Hookere in the 
flower, has leaves about twice as thick, so that they two may easily be 
distinguished by this character. Many plants of C. niveum were in flower, 
and the fine C. n. grandiflorum in bud. It is said to be double the size of 
the ordinary form. C. x Godseffianum was also worthy of note among the 
numerous other forms in flower. 
Among Selenipediums we noted a very fine S. caudatum, and its light 
variety Wallisii; the handsome S. x Schroedere, S. X grande atratum, 
also fine plants of many of the other well-known forms. 
Masdevallias are grown in quantity, and the mind naturally reverts to 
the handsome M. Winnianum, which originated here. Several plants were 
finely in flower, together with a very dark, almost blackish, form of M. 
Roezlii, and another with yellow-edged sepals. The forms just mentioned 
all appeared in the same importation with M. Winnianum, and may be 
considered as extreme forms of one variable species. The handsome M. 
Wallisii stupenda was also in bloom, its flowers being unusually large ; 
in fact, all the Masdevallias are well grown, many of the plants being large 
and strong, and when thas grown it is remarkable how long the same 
flower spikes will continue to push fresh flowers. 
Many handsome Cattleyas and Lzlias were in flower, including a very 
fine C. Mendelii with the front half of the lip very richly coloured and the 
tip of the petals splashed with a similar tint; the beautiful C. M. 
Morganiz; and a handsome form of C. Mossiz with flaked petals, much 
like C. M. Hardyana. A splendid form of Lelio-cattleya x Schilleriana 
was also in bloom. 
The handsome Dendrobium x Nestor was bearing a dozen of its richly 
coloured flowers; an excellent form of D. Dalhousieanum was finely in 
bloom ; a very strong D. Falconeri giganteum, with long pseudobulbs and 
flowering right to the apex, and many other of the usually grown forms. A 
curious feature with respect to D. Wardianum album has been observed in 
this collection. For many years the yellow disc showed no trace of spots, 
but afterwards a pair of pale or dusky spots appeared, which now reproduce 
themselves. 
A long list of plants in flower might be enumerated, but we have no 
intention of making a catalogue. An unusual form of Miltonia vexillaria, 
however, may be mentioned, in which the white lip was prettily spotted 
with pink. ee 
One thing we noticed in going through the houses is that the tempera- 
