258 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [SEPTEMBER, 1908. 
leaves form substantial proof that the house is admirably adapted for its 
purpose. » 
It is usually considered that hybrids are of easier cultivation than the 
species from which they are derived, and while this may be rather a moot 
point—a point about which I am not nearly so confident as I was a few 
years ago—one can observe but little difference here, and Mr. Davis thinks. 
that the species do fully as well. 
The older blotched varieties of Odontoglossum crispum are mostly 
represented, and as they are pretty well known it seems needless to mention 
them here. Two or three, however, which are less known, but which will 
be among the best when they are grown into the desired condition for 
flowering, are Fowlerianum, Mrs. J. McBean and rotundum. These have 
not yet been publicly exhibited. 
The gloriously coloured hybrids between the genera Odontoglossum and 
Cochlioda are great favourites with Mr. Fowler, and he has added a good 
many of them to his collection. These bi-generic hybrids form now quite 
a lengthy series, and Orchidists can safely look forward to wonderful 
developments when the secondary and tertiary hybrids from them appear. 
I noted plants of Odontioda Devossiana, O. Vuylstekez var. Kingsmillii, 
O..Charlesworthii, and others. Some of the other hybrids of which mention 
might be made were Odontoglossum Xx amabile Fowlerianum, many 
selected ardentissimum, the extremely rare and beautiful Smithii (Rossii 
rubescens X Harryano-crispum), and the other fine Rossii hybrid, Fowler- 
ianum, Eurydice, Ossultoni, choice varieties of percultum, including p. 
var. J. R. Roberts, and a long list of choice things, many of which have 
appeared at the meetings of the R.H.S. Odontonia Lairesseze (Miltonia 
Warscewiczii xX Odontoglossum crispum) was just passing out of bloom. 
The choicest plants were arranged together, and occupied about one-half 
the side staging on one side of the house, the rest of the house being largely 
filled with O. crispum, the larger plants occupying the centre staging, where 
were also growing in fine condition Oncidium macranthum, Odontoglossum 
Edwardii, &c. The weeding out process is also being assiduously carried 
on, only varieties of crispum of good shape and substance being retained. 
At one end of the house a number of pots had recently been sown with seed 
of various crosses, and germination was then promising very well. 
In an intermediate house were a fine lot of Cypripedium insigne in great 
variety. C. insigne is much thought of here, and they are grown extremely 
well. There are a large number of the yellow varieties grown, and among 
the larger coloured kinds the variety J. Davis is noteworthy. Two nice 
plants of Sophrocattleya Doris (Sophronitis grandiflora x» C. aurea) were 
prowing on a shelf in this house. By a peculiar irony of fate this hybrid, ' 
unquestionably the finest of all the hybrids yet raised from Sophronitis § 
