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crispums O. c. Mount Everest is probably the finest white in cultivation, 
followed closely by O. c. Mrs. Mary Gratrix and O. c. Mont Blanc. Many 
of these fine varieties are duplicated two or three times, and Mr. Leemann 
holds the entire stock. 
The second house contains seedlings, hybrids, natural and home-raised, 
and the best forms of ordinary Odontoglossums, if large flowers of excellent 
shape and substance can be called ordinary, as Mr. Leemann has a very 
high standard, and all doubtful plants are rigorously weeded out. These, 
by the by, with Cattleyas, Lzelias, Cypripediums, &c., are all presented to 
a neighbouring town, and have already formed a good nucleus for a public 
collection. ; 
The third house is filled with Cypripediums, the majority fine strong 
plants, for here they are not cut up for sale purposes, with the inevitable 
one growth and break, but are encouraged to grow and moved on into large 
pots as required. I noted C. X Germaine Opoix, C. x fulshawense, C. x 
Euryades vars. magnificum and splendens, C. X Minos, C. X Maudie var. 
Amy Leemann, C. X Thompsoni magnificum, C. X aureum in variety, &c., 
the lower division being filled with all the good varieties of C. insigne and 
hybrids derived from it. This division has a great many seedlings of the 
best blood, from one to four years old. I noted Sophrocattleya Doris and 
similar hybrids growing freely in this house. 
Entering the fourth house we find it higher and wider, with central 
stages, this and the next four houses being devoted to Cattleyas, Lelio- 
cattleyas, &c. The collection is particularly rich in albino Cattleyas and 
hybrids, and all the plants are fine strong pieces and of that fine dark green 
colour so beloved of Orchid growers. Brief mention can only be made of 
a select few, but when all are good it makes discrimination difficult. Of 
Leliocattleyas I noted a fine batch of Fascinator, Arnoldiana, Canhamiana 
Rex, callistoglossa, Fred. Boyle var. Kerchovee (L. anceps alba X C. 
Trianze alba), luminosa Saturn, this last very fine, and one from 
Lelia grandis x C. Schroederez, of rich bronze tint, also some good 
Cattleya X Mantinii nobilior. Then turning tothe white Cattleyas we find 
C. Mossiz Reineckeana var. Sheila, C. gigas Frau Melanie Beyrodt, C. 
Mossiz nobilior, C. M. Victoria-Regina, C. M. Excelsior,,and C. M. 
Reineckeana Hardy’s variety. I noted one plant of this last variety 
flowering on the leading bulb and also on one three bulbs back. Of many 
of these plants Mr. Leemann has quite a nice stock, as, for instance, I 
counted over thirty plants of Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, fifty fine plants of 
Cattleya Adonis (Enid), &c. Brassocattleyas are represented by many 
fine varieties, B.-c. Maronz, Leemanniz, Marie, heatonensis, Veitchii var. 
Queen Alexandra, and Thorntoni being a few selected at random. 
The last two houses are filled with unflowered seedlings of Cattleyas and 
