﻿THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



[May, 1904. 



ORCHIDS AT BURFORD. 



Burford is the home of rare Orchids, and one of t he most representative 

 collections we have, consequently a visit there is always interesting, what- 

 ever the season. The other day we called there, and found a remarkably 

 varied assemblage of plants in flower, and, as usual, noted a few of the 



The Odontoglossums were in thriving condition, with spikes and flowers 

 in profusion. There were many plants of O. Rossii and Cervantesii, forming 

 quite a picture, some of the latter bearing six flowers on a spike. A fine 

 plant of O. X crispo-Harryanum carried a spike of seventeen flowers, O. 

 X mulus carried a fine spike of buds, and we also noted the rare 

 O. Dormanianum, O. X Denisons, a fine form with white ground 

 colour, O. Hunnewellianum, O. triumphans, O. Hallii, and some good forms 

 of O. crispum. With these were the charming little Oncidium olivaceum 

 carrying three racemes, several profusely flowered clumps of O. concolor, 

 the brilliant Sopronitis grandiflora, and a fine plant of Dendrobium 

 Victoria-Regina growing on a raft, its violet-blue flowers being very 

 striking. 



In passing, we should note that the plants are grown in leaf-compost 

 consisting of oak-leaves, fibrous peat and sphagnum, in about equal parts. 

 We went into one of the potting sheds and examined some of the material 

 prepared ready for use, and we should think it quite an ideal compost. 

 Certainly the plants thrive in it, and Mr. White is thoroughly satisfied with 

 the results, and its use is quite general at the present time. 



In another house we found Dendrobium Brymerianum and the rare 

 D. Harveyanum side by side, and the fringed petals of the latter rendered 

 it even more remarkable than its showier ally. There was also a plant of 



D. Madonnae, and the very rare D. purpureum candidulum, bearing axillary 

 heads of white flowers tipped with green. There were also Cirrhopetalum 

 fimbriatum and the striking C. Collettii, also the rare Bulbophyllum 

 tremulum (figured at page 361 of our ninth volume), the latter bearing nine 

 racomes, and a good plant of the pretty little Leptotes bicolor. 



Another house contained many rarities in flower, a large plant of the 

 white South African Polystachya Ottonis, Ionopsis paniculata, Masdevallia 

 trinema, Dendrobium Jerdonianum, Bifrenaria Harrisoniai, Pholidota 

 chinensis profusely flowered, a good Cymbidium X Lowio-eburneum, 

 Laslia cinnabarina, the brilliant Epidendrum Ellisii, E. varicosum, 



E. glumaceum, E. ramosum, E. variegatum, E. Allemanii, the 

 charming little E. Endresii bearing three racemes, E. X Endresio- 

 Wallisii, some good Sophronitis grandiflora, Epiphronitis X Veitchii, 

 and a very beautiful Sophro-cattleya X Marriottiana with two racemes 



