294 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Ocroper, 1908. 
The seedling Odontoglossums have made great progress since we last 
saw them, and are now found in quantity in every stage, a few having 
already bloomed, while there were many seedlings of the present year, some 
of them not yet pricked off. Some good plants of O. Edwardii x nobile 
were pointed out, also a lot of Cochlioda seedlings. One sturdy seedling 
from C. Neetzliana X O. crispum Mrs. Jeremiah Colman was showing the 
unusual number of four breaks from a single bulb, two from the axil of each 
sheath. A nice lot of hybrid seedlings from Sophronitis grandiflora were 
suspended from the roof. 
Coming to the houses devoted chiefly to seedlings, we found an enormous 
number of Cattleya, Lelia, and Brassavola hybrids in all stages, and we 
noted a batch of Lzlio-cattleya Ophir, one of which was in sheath, this 
being the first raised in the collection to reach the flowering stage. Lelia 
x cinnabrosa x tenebrosa was fairly intermediate in shape, but most like 
the latter in colour. There were very many interesting crosses, which must 
be left till they flower. There was a batch of about two dozen plants of 
Ccelogyne pandurata, and one capsule, the result of crossing with the dwarf 
C. Schilleriana. 
The Dendrobiums were a remarkably fine lot, and some of the young 
stems were enormous. It was curious to see two or three plants full of 
bloom at this season, but Mr. Bound remarked that there are two or three 
hybrids of D. x Cassiope which seem to grow and flower at any time, these 
including D. X Snowflake and D. x Alice Bound. The character might 
be worth developing. A number of rare Australian and Javan species of 
recent importation were pointed out, and among them D. bicaudatum and 
D. angulatum in bud. It is interesting to record that the collection contains 
some young seedlings of the beautiful D. regium, which we hope to hear of 
later on. 
The Calanthes were a most vigorous and healthy lot, now nearly 
matured, and already throwing up spikes, in one case, five from a single 
bulb. They were described as growing in “ ordinary geranium compost.” 
The Spathoglottis were in thriving condition, the deep yellow S. aurea 
Gatton Park var. being in flower. Mr. Bound remarked that he crossed 
S. plicata with S. x Colmanii, but that the offspring were S. plicata pure 
and simple. The former, however, is so easily self-fertilised that it may not 
have been a true cross. S. X kewensis he cannot get to unite with any of 
the yellow-flowered kinds. 
Our notes might easily have been greatly omnes but many interesting 
features were obliged to be passed over. Mr. Bound has managed the 
collection with great success for nearly nine years, indeed it has almost 
grown up with him, and is now commencing business on his own account- 
We know that he carries with him the best wishes of his late employer, Sit 
