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_ cirrhosum crossed with Oncidium Forbesii, also of Oncidium tigrinum 
crossed with the same species. Odontoglossum ramosissimum X O. crispum 
was also represented by a good plant, and a batch of O. Edwardii crossed 
with O. Rossii represents a very interesting cross. Of Trichopilia nobilis 
X suavis there were two good plants. Two interesting things in bloom 
were Odontoglossum X Fascinator X ardentissimum, a pretty, round, 
copiously blotched flower, while Odontioda heatonensis, crossed with Odonto- 
glossum X amabile, bore a small scape with two flowers of a white ground 
colour, prettily marbled with rose, and the crest yellow with a few white 
spines. Numerous secondary crosses have been effected between the 
choicer Odontoglossums, from which some sterling hybrids are anticipated. 
Seedlings from O. Rossii rubescens X ardentissimum should prove very 
handsome when they reach the flowering stage. 
In one of the Warm houses was pointed out what should be a very 
interesting cross, namely, Brassavola cuspidata crossed with Cattleya 
Mossiz Wageneri, while a curious hybrid from Lelia cinnabarina crossed 
with Epidendrum prismatocarpum was in bloom. A strong plant of Cypri- 
pedium niveum X Rothschildianum was pointed out as twelve years old, 
but cannot be got to flower. 
In one of the houses we found a number of plants which were being 
shaded with mats so as to keep them back for the Temple Show, and among 
them we saw a fine plant of Odontoglossum cirrhosum bearing three spikes 
from the base of the same bulb, two from one axil and one from the other, 
a thing none of us remembered to have noticed before. We also noticed 
the prettily-spotted O. Pescatorei Charlesworthii, some good O. x Othello, 
O. X Thompsonianum, a few fine seedling O. crispum, O. x spectabile 
with three spikes, several pretty Odontiodas, a dark Renanthera Imschoot- 
iana with three panicles of flowers, some fine forms of Cypripedium niveum, 
one bearing six flowers, the rare white Aérides virens Sandere, Lelio- 
cattleya Larissa, a pretty yellow hybrid from L. flava x C. Mendelii, and 
others too numerous to mention. 
The potting sheds proved very interesting, for we saw various seedlings 
being pricked off, and also examined the compost. About equal parts of 
Osmunda and Polypodium fibre are used, with a small amount of oak leaves 
(not leaf mould) and sphagnum moss, these all being cut up and thoroughly 
incorporated together. No sand or crock dust are used. Mr. Charlesworth 
regards them unnecessary, for such a mixture is sufficiently porous without 
them. A constant food supply is required, and such a compost is con- 
sidered to contain all the necessary ingredients. 
The arrangements for packing, &c., are very complete, and the various 
departments are lighted by electricity, the current being generated on the 
premises. In short, the whole establishment has been laid out for the 
