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plants, and then more houses similar to the first, but varied somewhat as to 
their contents. Thousands of spikes were throwing up in these several 
houses, and a good many plants were in flower, those noted being some good 
forms of Odontoglossum crispum, white, rose-coloured, and spotted, several 
good forms of O. X Andersonianum, luteopurpureum, and Pescatorei, O. 
Edwardu, Oncidium superbiens and serratum, a fine batch of Masdevallia 
Veitchiana superba, forming a mass of colour, and several fine plants of 
Maxillaria Sanderiana in flower. 
We next went into two Cattleya houses, containing nearly 6,000 plants 
of C. labiata, and yet another largely devoted to Lelia autumnalis and L. 
anceps. Then came a house of C. Dowiana aurea, in splendid health, all 
in the inevitable leaf-mould. The latter are not grown for cut flowers, as 
M. Fr. Peeters, our chaperone, remarked that the plants were sold in the 
usual way. Then followed a Phalznopsis house, containing a lot of healthy 
plants, and a remarkable lot of Vanda ccerulea, in thriving condition. M. 
_ Peeters says they are grown warm all the year round. The next house is 
devoted entirely to Vanda coerulea, which is evidently a great plant for cut 
flowers, and one does not often come across four thousand plants of this 
species, and in such sturdy health. A few capsules on the Phalzenopsis tell 
of hybridising operations, including one of P. Schilleriana x P. amabilis 
Rimestadiana, but more of this presently. Lastly came a large house of 
Dendrobium Phalznopsis, how many we should not like to say, but we 
counted sixteen bays of about two yards each. It is a splendid plant for 
cutting. 
We now drove to another large establishment, where hybridising opera- 
tions are carried on largely, and where interesting objects were met with at 
every turn. 
We first entered a corridor some 200 feet long, from which extend 
seven houses-at right angles, and here we found an enormous quantity of 
Cattleyas in vigorous health, a few good C. Trianz being in flower. We 
were>also confronted by two flowering examples of the fine Lelio- 
cattleya x Choletiana, and M. Peeters showed us a beautiful plant of the 
very rare and valuable Cattleya Warneri alba, with seven bulbs and one 
sheath. 
Turning into the first house, we found a very fine collection of seedling 
Cypripedes and Cattleyas, and among the things pointed out were a batch of 
seedlings from a very white form of Lelia purpurata crossed with Cattleya 
Mossiz Reineckeana. These have commenced to flower, and have 
produced several Lelio-cattleya x Canhamiana alba, the proportion of 
whites being perhaps one third. 
The next three houses are largely devoted to choice seedling Cattleyas 
and Leelias, all in leaf-mould, and in the most robust health, often rooting 
