﻿THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



[May, 1904- 



A very interesting house was the one containing numerous seedlings of 

 various kinds in thriving condition, and we noted that the tiny pots stood on 

 sheets of perforated zinc, which makes a firm foundation, at the same time 

 providing both ventilation and efficient drainage. A few very interesting 

 things were in flower, including the fine Dendrobium X Dalhou-nobile, D. 

 X aureo-crassinode, and a very large form of D. X micans. Here also D. 

 lituiflorum and the beautiful D. nobile virginale were in flower. 



In a small cool house we found a fine batch of Disas in healthy con- 

 dition, and in succeeding houses were several Odontoglossum citrosmum, 

 Cattleya citrina, the brilliant Epidendrum X Boundii carrying four 

 racemes, the curious Dendrobium herbaceum, Spathoglottis X aureo- 

 Vieillardii in fine condition, and examples of Calanthe Regnieri. 



Lastly, in another warm house we found some good Phalamopsis 

 Schilleriana, P. amabilis, P. Aphrodite, P. Sanderiana, P. Stuartiana, a good" 

 Ansellia africana, the rare Galeandra Devoniana, D. nivalis, Megaclinium 

 falcatum, Cirrhopetalum picturatum, and several good Paphiopedilums, 

 including the interesting P. X Dauthieri Albino, P. Godseffianum, P. 

 Rothschildianum, P. X warnhamense, and others. In another house we 

 had previously seen the single plant of P. Fairrieanum, one of the few now 

 known to exist in cultivation. It is only a very small plant, and has not 

 flowered for a good many years. 



The preceding is not an exhaustive list of the different things in flower 

 in the collection, not even of rarities, though it contains the more striking of 

 these. And it must be added that the collection generally is in excellent 

 condition, and reflects great credit on Mr. White and his assistants. Such 

 a varied collection entails a great amount of care and attention, but the 

 trouble is amply repaid, and we are glad to know that other amateurs are 

 following the excellent example set by Sir Trevor Lawrence, and including 

 some of the more striking curios in their collections. There is an abundance 

 of materials to select from. 



Orchid propagating by bulbils.— Orchids which propagate by 

 bulbils are not common, but the North American Microstylis ophioglossoides 

 seems to come under this heading. A note by Harriet A. Nye (RJwdora, vi., 

 p. 79) states that when preparing a specimen for the Herbarium she 

 observed that several bulblets had formed underneath the loose outer coat 

 of the bulb, very much as seen in Vallota bulbs. They were pearly white 

 and closely resembled small kernels of rice. One of them had already sent 

 up a tiny leaf on a stem half-an-inch long. We do not know if the plant 

 usually propagates itself in this manner. 



