July, 1914.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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THE WALTON GRANGE COLLECTION. 



FOR more than forty years the Wahon 

 Grange collection at Stone, Staffs, has 

 been one of considerable importance, 

 a position mainly due to the enthusiasm of its 

 owner, Mr. Wm. Thompson, who throughout 

 this long period has paid close attention to 



existence at Walton Grange. There are 

 many other choice species which have been 

 equally preserved, and although the new 

 productions of the hybridist often excel them 

 in beauty, they, nevertheless, have their own 

 special charms. Years ago the natural 



Odonloglossum Mrs. IV. Thompson. 



the acquisition of suitable plants and their 

 cultural care. Those amateurs who have had 

 the pleasure of visiting this collection have 

 always been favourably impressed with its 

 comprehensive nature, and, it should be added, 

 with the general good health of the plants. 



A plant of more than ordinary interest is 

 an Odontoglossum crispum bearing on its old 

 lead label the figure 2 ; this, the .second 

 plant purchased by Mr. Thompson, appears 

 to be none the worse for its forty odd years' 



Odontoglossum hybrids were of considerable 

 value, and those selected for inclusion in this 

 collection arc distinct even at the present 

 time. We may mention O. excellens, of clear 

 \ellow ground and without any spots on the 

 ^cpals and petals ; also a yellow variety of 

 O. Adrianas, the bright O. luteopurpureum 

 Vuylstekeanum, and O. .Sceptrum aureum, the 

 latter having a spike of fifteen flowers. All 

 these yellow flowers make attractive points in 

 a house where there are many plants in bloom. 



