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THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



[March, 1904.. 



ing natural hybrid Brassocattleya X Lindleyana, and several Epidendrums, 

 as E. Wallisii, E. elongatum album, the bright yellow E. xanthinum, 

 E. X O'Brienianum, E. X kewense, E. variegatum, and E. X Endresio- 

 Wallisii. There is also a good example of Ccelogyne lentiginosa, some 

 good C. cristata, Maxillaria picta, M. variabilis and its yellow variety 

 unipunctata, in good examples, Oncidium pulvinatum and O. porrigens, 

 Pleione humilis, Cymbidium elegans, the violet-purple Odontoglossum 

 Edwardii, and the pretty Ornithidium coccineum. 



In the Cool House various species of Odontoglossum are in flower, . 

 which need not be enumerated, also Restrepia guttulata, R. erythroxantha, 

 and a good example of R. striata, Stelis tristyla, S. Miersii, and several 

 Masdevallias. There are also good examples of Cymbidium Lowianum 

 and Dendrobium speciosum, one of the latter bearing as many as twelve 

 racemes, and two good plants of the remarkable Pleurothallis Roezlii, 

 bearing an aggregate of eight of its drooping racemes of dark, blackish 

 purple flowers. A plant of Aerides Vandarum, on a raft, is also producing 

 nine racemes of flowers. Cynorchis compacta is a gem from Natal, of 

 which a nice batch of plants may be seen, grown in three pots. The 

 flowers are pure white, and the plants are only some four to six inches high, 

 and remind one of small Orchises. Amblostoma tridactyla is a small 

 Epidendrum-like plant, and Goodyera procera, an Indian species, has 

 narrow, erect spikes of green flowers. There is also an example of the 

 South African Polystachya pubescens, Lycaste Skinneri, Sec. 



In the house devoted largely to Cypripedes, may be seen the old 

 Chinese Goodyera repens in flower, Saccolabium violaceum and its white 

 variety Harrisonianum, Phakenopsis Stuartiana, and several Phragmo- 

 pedilums, while among rare Paphiopedilums are examples of P. nigritum, 



A meeting of the Cardiff Gardeners' Association took place at the Grand 

 Hotel on Tuesday, January 26th, Mr. H. R. Farmer presiding. Mr. E. W. 

 Davy delivered a lecture entitled " Orchids," dealing largely with the 

 history and adventures of collectors in various part of the world, also 

 defining in general the natural habits of the various genera. He recom- 

 mended strongly to adapt the mode of cultivation as near to that as possible 

 which they invariably enjoy in their native climes. So much was the 

 lecture appreciated that Mr. Davy was asked to repeat the same at another 

 date, to be arranged for that purpose. The lecturer had brought with him 

 fifty hand-painted sheets representing various types of Orchids by way of 

 illustrating his discourse. The best thanks of the meeting were accorded 

 Mr. Davy.— J. J., in Journal of Horticulture. 



