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saw a lot of Trichopilia suavis and Backhouseana, some three dozen of the 
latter making a very fine display. Warscewiczella discolor was also in 
bloom. This genus and its allies are said to succeed in this house, when 
heavily shaded, this being an important point in their culture, for they are 
shade-loving plants. Maxillaria Sanderiana does specially well, also 
Eriopsis rutidobulbon, while Odontoglossum Harryanum, a plant which 
would not grow at Bradford, was making great progress. We noted a lot 
of Odontoglossum Uroskinneri and hastilabium in bloom, with a few Aspasia 
epidendroides, a batch of Ornithidium Sophronitis producing its pretty 
scarlet flowers, Ornithocephalus grandiflorus with four spikes, a few good 
Restrepia maculata, Masdevallia macrura, bella, triaristella, trichete, and 
others, some good plants of that little gem, Pleurothallis ornata, and ~ 
Octomeria diaphana flowering very freely. There were pointed out some 
plants of Odontoglossum cirrhosum crossed with the pollen of O. 
Uroskinneri, but they do not thrive, as they seem susceptible to some 
fungus. It was remarked that in every other case O. Uroskinneri was used 
as the seed parent. We noted also a lot of Miltonia vexillaria, one being 
very rich in colour, a batch of M. Phalenopsis which was growing very well, 
a plant of M. flavescens in bloom, and a batch of M. x Hyeana (Bleuana X 
vexillaria Leopoldi), including some good forms. 
Passing into a Cool house, where a minimum of 52° is adopted, we found 
a nice lot of Epidendrum Wallisii in bloom, showing much variation in the 
amount of spotting, a fine Brassia brachiata, a good plant of Oncidium 
graminifolium in bloom, anda small batch of O. Claesii suspended from 
the roof and doing very well. The majority of the plants, however, were 
Odontoglossums, and we noted a lot of good O. crispum and O. cirrhosum, 
with a large plant of O. X Coradinei, a fine O. luteopurpureum hystrix 
with nineteen flowers on a spike, and numerous others which we must omit. 
The next was an Odontoglossum house, all seedlings. Here we noted a 
lot of O. X Wilckeanum, raised from an unblotched form of O. crispum 
crossed with O. luteopurpureum Vuylstekeanum, but all the seedlings came 
spotted. Here, too, were a number ol O. X armainvillierense xanthotes, 
raised from O. crispum xanthotes and O. Pescatorei album, the entire batch 
being albinos like the parents, with all the markings yellow. A number 
were in bloom, but the others could easily be picked out by the pale foliage. 
A lot of O. X excellens were raised here, with O. triumphans as the seed 
parent. We noted fine batches of O. x Rolfe and O. x Othello, both 
sturdy growers, some good O. X concinnum and X warnhamense, both 
varying much, and one robust plant of the latter bearing two spikes, the 
best with fifteen side branches. There were also good examples of O. X 
Lambeauianum, O. X_ spectabile, and others, with the charming little 
hybrids Odontioda Bradshawie, heatonensis and Lutetia. 
