198 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JuLy, 1908. 
which were bedded out into pans of moss, so as to prevent them from 
drying up too quickly. One side of a house was taken up by seedlings in 
various stages, from various choice crosses, from which much is expected. 
A plant of Oncidium cucullatum was bearing a capsule, as the result of 
crossing with some Odontoglossum, though we did not note the cross. 
In many cases we noted young seedlings germinating on the parent plants. 
A plant of Odontonia Lairessez was bearing three fine panicles, the 
best with six side branches and an aggregate of 87 flowers, making a very 
fine display. Other cool Orchids in bloom were a number of Cymbidium 
Lowianum, Ada aurantiaca, the brilliant Cochlioda Neetzliana, a lot of 
brilliant Masdevallias, and many others. 
Passing into one of the Warm houses we found some Phalznopsis 
amabilis and a richly-coloured P. Lueddemanniana, a fine batch of im- 
ported P. Schilleriana, a well-bloomed plant of Dendrobium Harveyanum 
with its remarkable fringed petals, D. aggregatum, D. Falconeri, D. 
Wardianum, &c., while a plant of the rare D. Guibertianum was pointed 
out as one of the few remaining plants of an importation made some thirty 
years ago. We noted also Oncidium Kramerianum and Vanda ccerulea. 
The next house contained a remarkably fine batch of the latter species, 
all sturdy, compact plants, and well-furnished with roots. These scarcely 
bore out the reputation the plant has of being a bad grower. One point in 
their culture which was insisted upon was that of getting the roots well 
into the compost, a by no means easy matter in the case of such stout 
brittle organs, but Mr. Sander showed how they can be brought down 
when long enough, and even if they appear to break it is only the outer 
covering which ruptures, and this does not affect the subsequent vitality 
of the roots. 
We now passed through some Cattleya houses, and saw a very fine 
lot of C. Schreederz, about fifty plants being in bloom, showing a large 
amount of variation, and several very richly-coloured forms. This is 
certainly a very beautiful Cattleya, and its heliotrope-like fragrance is 
delicious. There were also good plants of C. gigas Sanderiana, and C. 
intermedia, Lzelio-cattleya Schilleriana, and a number of Brassocattleyas 
in bloom. A lot of capsules showed that the work of hybridisation is 
well to the front. 
After passing through some houses of Dendrobiums, with plants in 
thriving condition, and noting good batches of Vanda Kimballiana, 
Amesiana, and Renanthera Imschootiana, we came to a house containing 
many good Miltonias in flower. Here we saw some fine M. Roezlii and 
M. Phalznopsis, and a lot of M. vexillaria in thriving condition, including 
many fine varieties. There was also a fine batch of the hybrid M. X St- 
André (Roezlii x Bleuana splendens), of which a good many have already 
