NOVEMBER, 1909.] THE ORCHID REVIEW, 329 
THE AMATEUR’S COLLECTION, 
THE question what to grow will depend very largely upon the accommoda- 
tion at hand, and the price one is prepared to pay. Importations of the 
ever-popular Odontoglossum crispum. and other species are frequently 
arriving, and are obtainable at a cheap rate, and with. proper care soon 
establish themselves. The flowering of a batch of imported O. crispum is 
always an interéstitig matter, for no one can tell what surprises are-in store. 
A few natural hybrids usually, appear, and occasionally examples of the 
choice blotched varieties of O. crispum which are so highly prized. Even 
the: white and rosy forms vary considerably, and material for selection is 
immediately available. Examples of O. Pescatorei, triumphans, luteo- 
purpureum, Halhi, cirrhosum, Harryanum, Edwardii and a few. others 
should also be included, with a few of the Mexican species, as O. Rossii. 
Cervantesii, maculatum, &c., the smaller being suitable for growing in 
hanging pans. The brilliant Cochlioda: Neetzliana, C. vulcanica and. Ada 
aurantiaca should also be included, and opportunities often occur for adding 
a few other species and some of the garden hybrids which are now becoming 
common. There is abundant material to select from.. 
Of the Cypripedes a wealth of material is available, and the tk C.- 
insigne and its hybrids are amongst the very best. of autumn-flowering 
plants, and very easy to grow. C. insigne is very variable, and among 
importations made during recent years numerous handsomely-blotched forms 
have appeared, as well as. several yellow varieties. Imported plants soon 
establish themselves, and afterwards may be relied upon to flower annually. 
C. X Leeanum, X nitens, X Arthurianum and other of its hybrids are 
equally floriferous and will form the nucleus of a very useful collection. 
Dendrobium nobile, D. Wardianum and other species can be obtained 
as imported plants at the proper season, also various species of Cattleya and 
Lelia, while flowered and unflowered hvbrids are abundant and cheap. 
Numerous other things can be obtained as established or semi-established 
plants. The beautiful Coelogyne cristata and its varieties are also easily 
obtainable, so that there is ample material to select from. The rarer and 
more expensive varieties may be added as circumstances permit, and when 
experience has been gained in growing the common kinds. 
The Intermediate house is still the gayest of the three divisions, and the 
fine old Cattleya labiata has already commenced its annual display, also 
the well-known autumn-flowering C. Bowringiana, while the hybrids 
raised from them are both numerous and very beautiful, especially those in 
which C. Dowiana aurea is concerned. Lelia Perrinii is also flowering 
well, and this is a species from which several very beautiful hybrids have 
been derived. Lelia autumnalis and L. anceps are producing fine spikes, 
