166 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JUNE, 1903- 
The block of houses on the other side of the corridor contained a more 
varied assemblage, and we will take them in the order of our notes. The 
first house, like several of the others, was divided into three compartments, 
and here we found a large number of choice seedling Cattleyas and allies, 
also Phalzenopsis amabilis, and others, in thriving condition. Seedlings of 
a few remarkable crosses were pointed out, and among them Epidendrum 
vitellinum x Cattleya Warneri, also the reverse cross, Ansellia africana X 
Cattleya Mendelii, and Phalznopsis violacea X Spathoglottis Vieillardii. 
It will be curious to note the results when they reach the flowering stage, 
for the genera in two cases belong to such distinct groups that one would 
not expect them to hybridise together. 
Another house contained a lot of Dendrobium nobile in flower, also- 
numerous Cattleyas and Lelias, including a batch of C. Dowiana aurea in 
_ excellent condition; also fine batches of C. granulosa and C. amethysto- 
glossa, with Miltonias suspended from the roof. Here we noted the 
rare Cattleya aurantiaca in flower, and some good Lelio-cattleya x 
Schilleriana. 
Entering the next house we saw a particularly fine batch of Cypri- 
pedium Lawrenceanum in the most robust health, both leaves and flowers 
being remarkable for their fine development. C. callosum Sanderz was: 
also very good, and among numerous others in flower we noted C. Victoria-. 
Marie, C. exul, some good C. hirsutissimum, and numerous hybrids, the 
more remarkable being two plants in flower from C. Victoria-Marize x C. 
insigne, and several plants of C. Chamberlainianum x cenanthum, together 
with the reverse cross. We were also much interested in examining two 
seedlings from Miltonia vexillaria x Odontoglossum crispum, now of good 
size, and unmistakably showing characters derived from both parents. We 
hope to see the flowers when they appear. 
The next two houses were devoted to Cattleyas, and included a lot of 
C. Mendelii and C. Schroedere, several of the former being in flower and 
the Jatter in bud; also some C. Gaskelliana, two of which showed fine 
double breaks. There were also many C. Mossiz in bud, including the 
varieties Reineckeana and Wageneri, and a lot of choice varieties of various: 
kinds in robust health, but not in flower. 
Another house contained a fine lot of Cypripedium insigne, also various 
Odontoglossums, some good O. xX Adriane being in bloom, also a good 
O. crispum with a spike of sixteen flowers. Here we saw a nice batch of 
_ seedling Odontoglossums close to the roof, including some raised by 
intercrossing choice spotted forms of O. crispum, whose flowering will be 
awaited with interest. We noted also the brilliant Cochlioda Noetzliane 
and vulcanica in flower, with a few other things. 
Odontoglossum hybridising is evidently going ahead, here, as elsewhere, 
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