172 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JUNE, 1909. 
We then passed into an Intermediate house, about half devoted to 
Dendrobiums, and including D. superbum, thyrsiflorum, pulchellum, 
chrysotoxum, and others in bloom. The remainder included miscellaneous 
subjects, and we noticed Oncidium luridum, the handsome Spathoglottis x 
Colmaniz, and Leptotes bicolor in bloom. 
A Cool Intermediate house followed, where we saw some Oncidium 
concolor and cucullatum in bloom, with a large and handsome mottled form 
of O. crispum beginning to open. Large batches of the spring and autumn 
flowering forms of Epidendrum vitellinum were pointed out, a lot of the 
former being in bloom. It is interesting to note that the Jatter, which 
comes from a different district, has a narrower and much more elongated 
bulb. There were also batches of Nanodes Medusz and Cochlioda Neetz- 
liana, a few being in bloom, together with Masdevallia ignea and coccinea, 
Odontoglossum Cervantesii and Cattleya citrina. 
In the next Cool house Odontoglossum Edwardii and many others were 
growing well, and various Odontoglossums and Odontiodas were in bloom, 
with plenty of spikes which promise a fine display later on. 
The next house was about half devoted to Cypripedes and the rest to 
the Cattleya group, all being in thriving condition, and among the former 
we noted a lot of C. X Gowerianium in flower and bud, with a good C. 
x Gravesianum bearing a spike of three flowers, and examples of C. 
Haynaldianum, ciliolare and others. Lelia anceps grows well here, but 
owing to the bright light has to be shaded. A curious hybrid between 
Lelia tenebrosa and Epidendrum prismatocarpum was in bloom, and the 
flowers have much of the colour of the former and shape of the latter, 
though considerably enlarged. The Cattleyas were mostly not in bloom, 
but were growing well, and a batch of a handsome hybrid between Lelio- 
cattleya X Gottoiana and Cattleya x Hardyana was pointed out as having 
produced some fine things. Leliocattleya Duncanii appears to be the 
original name of this hybrid. — 
The next two houses were largely devoted to hybrid Cattleyas, and 
among a lot of plants in bloom we noted some good. examples of Brasso- 
cattleya Veitchii and Brassolzlia Helen in bloom, with forms of Lzlio- 
cattleya Wellsiana, Cappei, Ballie, Mercia, Schilleriana and Lydia, and 
some good forms of Cattleya x Frederickiw. The latter is not 
a good grower. But C. x Octavia, another C. Dowiana hybrid, does well, 
and was already producing some good sheaths. A plant of the rare Vanda 
x Marone here was doing well. - 
Then came a house devoted chiefly to the species of Cattleya, with some 
good C. Skinneri and numerous forms of C. Schroeder and Mendelii in 
bloom, also a flower of C. labiata appearing out of season, which will afford 
an opportunity for some unusual cross. Some good Lelia purpurata were 
