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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[July, 1915. 



^_ Odontoglossum Lambeauu 



ODONTOGLOSSUMS AT PUTNEY. 



THE new additions to the Fairlawn 

 collection have necessitated the use 

 of a lean-to house, fully 100 feet in 

 length, for the cultivation of Odontoglossums 

 and other cool-house Orchids. Years ago it 

 vv'as barely possible to successfully cultivate 

 Odontoglossums in localities subject to winter 

 fogs, but experience has taught us much in 

 the way of overcoming these difficulties, and 

 no better example can be seen than Mr. H. S. 

 Goodson's collection at We?t Hill, Putney, 

 where a truly remarkable lot of plants are 

 growing within five miles of Charing Cross. 



Among the hybrid Odontoglossums that 

 have recently been in flower are ardentissimum 

 " Herbert Goodson," a flower of excellent 

 shape, the stock of which now consists of six 

 strong plants ; a strong plant of Wilckeanum, 

 with a spike of 1 5 large flowers ; the yellow 

 hellemense ; a very pretty and distinct variety 

 of Wiganianum ; the rare Goodsonii (Uro- 

 Skinneri x Pescatorei), which obtained a 



num " Harry Qoodson. 

 First-class Certificate ; Queen Alexandra 

 (triumphans x Harryanum) ; the distinct Ceres 

 (Rossii X Rolfeas), and George Day (Rossii x 

 crispum). The accompanying illustration is 

 of Lambeauianum " Harry Goodson," a 

 beautiful and distinct variety obtained by 

 crossing Rolfeas (Harryanum x Pescatorei) 

 and crispum ; it is therefore composed of the 

 three species that have proved most useful in 

 the making of hybrid Odontoglossums. 



Several thousand good plants of O. crispum 

 are also cultivated, and amongst the large 

 number in bloom are many with a dozen 

 ffowers on a spike, which proves that there is 

 little amiss with the practical part. Mr. Geo. 

 Day certainly achieves considerable success 

 in cultivating so many plants withm a few^ 

 miles of Charing Cross. Mention may also 

 be made of nine vigorous plants of the rare 

 Oncidium Leopoldianum, a Peruvian species 

 collected by Mr. Kromer, and sent home alcn^ 

 with Anguloa uniflora and Cattleya Pi.c;:. 

 Odontiodas are well represented, and iiiclude 

 several very special varieties. 



