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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
From a phclograph of a plant flowering in the collcclion of O. O. H'rigley, Ecq., Bridge Hall, Bury, Lancathire. 
LYCASTE SKINNERI ALBA. 
Lycastc Skinncri is a great favourite with 
Mr. Wrigley. His collection of this species 
compri.ses many very distinct and beautiful 
varieties which, m colour, range from rich 
purple to pleasing blush shades, and als3 
several specimens of the pure white variety. 
To appreciate the full beauty of a Lycaste it 
must be well grown ; our illustration gives a 
good idea of the floriferous habit the plants 
obtain when under the careful attention of 
Mr. Wrigley's gardener, Mr. E. Rogers. At 
Bridge Hall, Cypripediums and Ljxastes are 
the main stay for cut blooms during about 
six months in the year, and are largely used 
for room and table decoration. 
This plant ought to be found m every col- 
lection, as it is one of the finest we have for 
winter blooming. In the early days of orchid 
growing it was known as Maxillaria Skinneri. 
Cyprifcdiiim Maiuiicr is, probably, the mo;t 
beautiful of all the albino Cypripediums, and 
is to be found in almost every collection 
where these plants are made a speciality. At 
Bridge Hall, in the orchid houses of O. O. 
Wrigley, Esq., they seem to grow with more 
than ordinary vigour, for flowers are produced 
on every small growth, and when the variety 
magnificum appeared it was onl)' a small plant 
with three leaves. The stock now compr.ses 
sixteen plants, some of them with several 
growths, and all propagated from the original 
small piece. About fifty plants cf the 
ordinary variety are also grown, and when in 
flower are alvva)-s greatly admired. 
We have much pleasure in reproducing an 
excellent photograph on the following page 
of the plants in Mr. \\'rigley's collection at 
Bridge Hall. 
