206 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Juty, 1909. 
is in thriving condition. The cleanliness and order everywhere apparent 
show both ability and industry on Mr. Fletcher’s part, and such a collection 
must keep him pretty busy. 
ORCHIDS AT WHALLEY RANGE. 
The collection of S. Gratrix, Esy., Whalley Range, consists chiefly of 
Cypripediums and Odontoglossums, with a few Cattleyas, &c., and under 
the care of Mr. E. Shill, formerly with the late Captain Law-Schofield, it 
is in an improving condition. 
The two Cypripedium houses contain a lot of choice varieties, good 
plants of C. x Germaine Opoix and C. X Gaston Bultel being pointed out, 
as well as C. x The Baron, of which we believe the entire stock is to be 
found here. C. Lawrenceanum Gratrizianum was in bloom, also C. X 
William Matthews, and a good plant of C. X Maudie carried three buds. 
A fine lot of autumn and winter-kinds were pointed out in thriving condi- 
tion, and promise a fine display of flowers later on. 
In the two Odontoglossum houses a number of good O. crispum were 
in bloom, including the beautiful O. c. Luciani, while O. x loochristiense 
bore a spike of ten flowers, and O. Pescatorei Charlesworthii, O X ardentis- 
simum exquisitum, and others were also very attractive. 
Among the Dendrobiums half-a-dozen plants of D. nobile virginale were 
pointed out, and in the Cattleya house we noted Lzliocattleya highburien- 
sis in flower and L.-c. Ballii in bud. Most of the plants here were not yet 
in bloom. 
(To be continued.) 
ORCHIDS AT HAYWARDS HEATH. 
(Concluded from page 173.) 
We may now mention a few of the interesting crosses that were pointed 
out. Of Cochlioda Neetzliana x Ada aurantiaca there are about half-a- 
dozen seedlings, some four years old, and the same species has been crossed 
with Miltonia vexillaria, Oncidium incurvum, O. concolor, O. Forbesii, 
Odontoglossum grande, O. Uroskinneri, and C. vulcanicum, some of the 
seedlings being still small. The last-mentioned cross should yield the 
natural hybrid C. X miniata, which appeared some time ago. C. 
Neetzliana crossed with Odontoglossum xX amabile is said to have yielded 
a light red hybrid having no markings beyond the yellow crest. Many 
other crosses with this species were pointed out, but we did not note them, 
though we hope to have the opportunity of recording them as they flower. 
In every case C. Neetzliana had been the seed parent, and Mr. Charles- 
worth remarked that he had used the pollen of this species on all sorts of 
things, but always without success. 
Among other interesting seedlings we noted two from Odontoglossum 
