I02 
THE ORCHID WORLD. 
THE 
ARDDARROCH COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS. 
GARELOCHHEAD, SCOTLAND. 
TO be at Arddarroch is to be m the heart 
of Nature, for she has scattered 
around it, on every side and for every 
sense, an inexhaustible profusion of grandeur 
and beauty. Situated on the picturesque 
shore of Loch Long and guarded by majestic 
snow-capped mountams is the stately home 
of R. Brooman-White, Esq. The perfection 
of surrounding Nature has been as yet un- 
spoiled by human hand, for " God never made 
His work for man to mend," while the rugged 
rocky landscape tends to make us appreciate 
still more the wonders of mountainous vege- 
tation from far-off climes. 
The humid atmosphere of this district is 
especially suited to the cultivation of orchids 
which have been collected on the cool slopes 
of the South American mountains, and, but 
for the slight glass roof of the plant-houses, 
these orchids have never before been culti- 
vated' in a place so much resembling the 
natural conditions of their native home. 
For many years orchids have been cultivated 
here with great enthusiasm and well-earned 
success, until at the present time the collection 
of that charming and ever-graceful species 
known as Odontoglossum crispum has, on 
account of the many beautiful varieties with 
well-formed flowers which it contains, become 
one of the most renowned in the history of 
orchid culture. 
At a short distance from the mansion, and 
on slightly higher ground, may be found the 
plant-houses, twenty-two in all, of which 
twelve are entirely devoted to the cultivation 
of the orchids which it is the intention in this 
article to describe. 
On entering a cool span-roof house one at 
once notices the healthy bronze-tinted leaves 
of all the plants and the great vigour of the 
new growths. This house contains a large 
number of Odontoglossum crispum, the majo- 
rity of which have flowered, and also some fine 
varieties of Cypripediums, including large 
specimens of Acta?us, Leeanum, good varieties 
of insigne, and many well-known hybrids. 
Each plant has a label bearing the date of 
the plant's last flowering. An interesting 
