284° THE ORCHID REVIEW. [SEPTEMBER, 1909 
gigantea with nine’ flowers, L. Skinneri and L. S. alba, the pretty 
Oncidium chrysopyramis, Masdevallia caudata and xanthina, several forms 
of M. Chimera, a profusely-flowered M. Arminii, M. xX Pourbaixii with 
ten blooms, and a number of the scarlet-flowered group, these houses 
altogether containing a fine display of bloom. 
The two houses devoted to the Cattleya group contain quite a. 
representative collection, and among those noted in bloom were a lot of 
C. Mossiz, showing the usual variation, C. Mendelii, Skinneri, | 
Lawrenceana, Schilleriana, Lelia purpurata, Leliocattleya Cappei with a 
very fine spike, Epidendrum radicans, E. evectum, &c. Cattleya Mossiz 
Arthur Ashworth is a beautiful variety of the Reineckeana type, having a 
slate-blue tint over the front of the lip. The rare Trevoria Chloris was 
represented by five healthy plants, not now in bloom. We noted also the 
remarkable Cirrhopetalum Collettii, Bulbophyllum barbigerum, Den- 
drobium pulchellum, a capsule of D. Ccelogyne, Oncidium phymatochilum, 
Selenipedium caudatum, Phaius X Norman, Spathoglottis x Colmanii, and 
some good Vanda teres, Ccelogyne speciosa was in bud, and we noted a 
capsule which has taken a long time to develop, the flower having been 
crossed with C. fuliginosa in November, 1907, and is still unripe. The 
reverse cross was also made. 
A few other interesting things were noted in the remaining houses, 
including Phaius maculatus, Ccelogyne Massangeana, Oncidium maculatum, 
Odontoglossum citrosmum, Cypripedium xX Godseffianum, several C. X 
Deedmanianum, and four plants of a cross from C. X Lathamianum X 
hirsutissimum, raised here many years ago, one of them bearing seven 
flowers, most comparable with those of a light-coloured C. x Germiny anum, 
but with more white on the dorsal sepal. 
Mr. Ashworth is a very enthusiastic Orchidist, and takes the keenest 
personal interest in every department of his collection, which has been 
under the charge of Mr. Holbrook for many years, and is in a thriving 
condition generally. Some further notes may be found at pp. 181, 182, 
of our eighth volume. 
Dr. HopGkKINsoNn’s CoLLECTION.—Another old-established collection is 
that of Dr. Hodgkinson, The Grange, Wilmslow, which we have twice 
previously had the pleasure of seeing (O.R., ii. pp. 195-197; Vili. pp. 178- 
180). Several houses are devoted to Orchids and contain many well-grown 
plants, and a number of very interesting rarities. 
The Odontoglossums were in a thriving condition, and many strong 
plants, with very large bulbs, were pointed out. They are grown in a 
compost of Osmunda fibre. We saw a lot of good O. crispum, including 
spikes of a dozen flowers, the handsome O.-c. Lindeni, and O. c. Woorel, a 
