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removed. It has the reputation of being a difficult subject to grow unless 
‘the right situation is found for it. Mr. Fowler’s plant was grown on the 
centre stage of the East Indian house, over a large tank of rain water. 
The principal station of the species is said to be at Davao, on the south- 
‘east coast of Mindanao, S. Philippines, where it grows on trees that 
‘overhang the beach, the long trailing roots often being within reach 
-of the salt spray. 
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PAPHIOPEDILUMS FROM BURY. 
WE have a further illustration of the value of the Paphiopedilum as a 
winter-blooming plant, in a series of about fifty flowers sent from the 
‘collection of O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury, by Mr. Rogers. 
They are cut from plants exhibited at the Drill Hall on December gth last, 
-and at Manchester two days later, a Silver-gilt Flora Medal being awarded 
by the R.H.S., and a Gold Medal by the Manchester Orchid Society. 
The flowers are all splendidly developed, and afford evidence of excellent 
culture. P. insigne is represented by a very fine series, including eight 
yellow varieties, varying somewhat in size and colour, and in the distinct- 
ness of the spotting on the dorsal sepal. Of these Sanderze and Laura 
Kimball represent the culminating point in colour development. The 
‘spotted forms are too numerous to mention individually, but Harefield 
Hall var. is remarkable for size, tessellatum for the close, 
spots, Dormanii for the rather sparse very large spots, 
very dark brown spots, 
‘though much smaller, 
partially confluent 
Youngie for the 
which are also strongly developed on the petals, 
and Berryanum for the rather elongated dorsal 
sepal, which is more undulate than usual, and the spots large and rather 
Spates, Eight -yarieties of P. x Leeanun iow the variability and 
‘decorative value of this beautiful hybrid. They have already been noted in 
“Our pages. Other noteworthy hybrids are the handsomely spotted P. x 
Swinburnei magnificum, P. x Arthurianum, P. x Lathamianum Bridge 
Hall var., exceptionally large and handsome, P. x calloso-Warneri, P. X 
‘Statterianum, P. x Schlesingerianum Mons. de Curte, P. x Calypso, 
P. X nitens Sallieri, P. x n. Hyeanum, and Arle Court var., P. * Minos, 
P. xX Antigone, and others. And we must not omit some beautiful 
varieties of P. x Hera (Euryades), of which the variety incomparabilis is 
‘extremely promising, as the lower half of the dorsal sepal is wholly deep 
red-purple, with the margin and apex nearly white. The lip and petals 
are also well-coloured. It is a Bridge Hall seedling, and the flower is 
probably not yet fully developed. Another excellent point about these 
plants is their value as cut flowers, for if cut before too old they last a very 
long time in water. It is an extremely beautiful series. 
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