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origin. The remarkable Dendrobium Wardianum Fowlerianum, which 
has peloriate markings on the lateral sepals, making them resemble the lip, 
appeared as long ago as 1902, but Mr. Davis has not so far succeeded in 
propagating it from the nodes, which seems to be the only way to keep 
a stock of Dendrobes vigorous. It is to be hoped that he will yet succeed. 
The back wall of this lean-to house is covered with Epidendrum 
radicans and its hybrids E. X Boundii and O’Brienianum, for which pur- 
pose they are admirably suited. The idea is worth carrying out wherever 
there is a bare wall to cover. A trough has been run along the base of the 
wall, well drained, and in this have been planted the reed-like growths of 
the Epidendrums, which have grown luxuriantly. Mr. Davis also finds 
that the moss bed in which the Epidendrums are growing is an excellent 
place on which to lay the back bulbs of Cattleyas, &c., where they break 
very readily. 
In the first Cattleya house a few C. Mendelii were still in flower, one a 
good dark variety of fine shape. A fine specimen of Brassocattleya gigas- 
Digbyana with four leads, and a remarkable specimen of the white Cattleya 
gigas Frau Melanie Beyrodt having fourteen leads, were noted. A plant of 
Lzlia tenebrosa Waltham Grange var. with two leads has done well. This 
fine yellow variety has given cultivators a good deal of trouble, but no 
difficulty has been experienced here. Arachnanthe Rohaniana was doing 
well in this house. 
In the second Cattleya house are most of the Cattleya and Lelio- 
cattleya hybrids. Mr. Fowler has acquired many of the best that have 
flowered from various sources, a large proportion of them being certificated 
plants. One of the very prettiest is C. X Rosa Leeman (C. amethystoglossa 
x C. aurea),a painting of which was shownme. Brassolelia x purpurata- 
Digbyana var. King Edward VII. is now a good many years old, but it is 
perhaps the best of that cross that has yet been raised. L.-c. Fowleri (C. 
Schroederz aurantiaca. X B.-l. Mrs. Gratrix), a secondary L. cinnabarina 
hybrid, is wonderfully tinted. 
I am conscious of being able to do but scant justice to the fine 
collection of Orchids which Mr. Fowler has formed at Glebelands. It is 
difficult to pick out a few plants for special mention, where there are so 
many, without seeming to do the unmentioned ones an injury. Mr. Fowler 
is to be congratulated on his many fine acquisitions, and the generally 
prosperous condition of his collection. 
Besides Orchids there are many things to appeal to the general gardener : 
the roses, the fine collection of Selaginella, the fruit, all would repay a 
visit, even if the visitor was a sufferer from Orchidophobia, a disease. which 
could hardly survive an afternoon spent at Glebelands. 
Mr. J. Davis, head gardener, has the Orchids directly under his charge, 
