228 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [AUGUST, 1903. 
ORCHIDS AT BALTINGLASS. 
OrcHID collections are not numerous in Ireland, but one that we have 
recently had the pleasure of inspecting is that of J. H. Grogan, Esq., 
Slaney Park, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. It is a small collection, there 
being only three small houses devoted to Orchids, with a few additional 
species suspended in an ordinary stove, and some Cymbidiums in a cooler 
house; but the plants are in that vigorous and healthy condition that 
shows how well their requirements are looked after. Mr. Grogan is an 
enthusiast, and spends a good deal of time among his plants; and his 
gardener, Mr. W. F. Oliver, who has the various other departments of the 
garden to look after, is an experienced Orchidist, having been Orchid 
grower at Selly Hill, Birmingham, before Mr. Winn sold his collection. 
The Cypripedium house is a lean-to structure, with a south-east aspect, 
and the plants are remarkably vigorous and healthy. Thrip seems to be 
an unknown quantity, and the only insects which are described as pests are 
woodlice, against which a continual warfare has to be maintained, as they 
constantly find their way into tie houses from outside. Among the Cypri- 
pedium insigne forms pointed out were a good plant of Sander, and a small 
piece of the Harefield Hall variety. C. Charlesworthii does remarkably 
well here, and it is difficult to realize that it has the character of being a bad 
grower. C. X orphanum was a sturdy little plant, having erect mottled 
leaves, and a well developed bud. C. Lawrenceanum was in flower, together 
with Phragmopedilum xX Sedeni candidulum and longifolium. We also 
noted about four dozen healthy little seedlings, and several capsules of seed, 
promising crosses being C. x Sir Redvers Buller x Leeanum superbum 
and C. Charlesworthii x insigne Chantini. Space being limited, Mr. 
Grogan intends to confine his collection chiefly to the autumn and 
winter-flowering kinds, some of the best of which are being hybridised 
together. Among other plants in the house which we noted were, the 
striking Oncidium Papilio in flower, and some Calanthes and Dendro- 
biums, among the latter being a seedling taken off some imported plants 
of D. Wardianum. A capsule of D. formosum x chrysotoxum was also 
pointed out. 
The Cattleya house contains a somewhat miscellaneous collection, in 
excellent health, including a lot of good Cattleyas, those in flower being. 
good examples of C. Loddigesii and granulosa, with C. Leopoldi in bud. 
Miltonia vexillaria does very well here, and one fine form was in flower- 
An Ansellia was pointed out which came from the Matoppo hills, and it willl 
be interesting to see what it is when the flowers appear. Another curious: 
plant pointed out was a Cattleya Warscewiczii which has not been watered 
for twelve months, the reason being that watering invariably rots the roots- 
