August, lyif).] 



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Orchids flowering in the collection of Baron K. Ijuin, Tokio, Japan. 



A Japanese Collection. — The popu- 

 larity of Orchid cultivation is by no means 

 confined to England, or even Europe, practi- 

 cally every civilised country can now boast of 

 several important collections. Our repro- 

 duced photograph is a view taken in one of 

 the Orchid houses of Baron K. Ijuin, 31 Mita, 

 Shiba, Tokio, Japan, as it appeared in March, 

 1916. In the foreground are several beautiful 

 varieties of Lycaste Skinneri, including the 

 pure white form, and various Cypripediums, 

 all in vigorous condition. There are several 

 healthy plants of Phatenopsis Schilleriana, 

 with their conspicuous silvery mottled foliage 

 and many-flowered spikes. Dendrobiums of 

 the nobile section, as well as one which 

 appears to be D. undulatum, are also in 

 flower, while there are some hybrids of 

 Brassavola Digbyana and several Cattleyas. 



At the back is a strong plant of the stately 

 Phaius grandifolius, with a tall and erect spike 

 of flowers. 



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L.^LIO-CaTTLEYA DomOS. — Of the many 

 Cattleyas raised during recent years, one of 

 the most promising is L.-C. Domos (L.-C. 

 Dominiana x C. Mossis), which carries 

 forward all the rich coloration of the former 

 parent as well as the wide petals and prettily 

 shaped labellum of C. Mossias. This combina- 

 tion of the three species, aurea, purpurata and 

 Mossiae, evidently produces a hybrid of robust 

 constitution, judging from the large flower of 

 an unusually fine variety sent to us by Messrs. 

 Sander and Sons. 



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