THE ORCHID WORLD. 
system which, by the condition of the leaves 
may be adjudged quite correct. 
Space will not permit of mentioning all the 
Cypripediums, but the following must be 
specially noted : Cypripedium Waterloo, one 
of the very best hybrids, figured on page 1 24 
of our last issue, and recently purchased from 
Mr. E. V. Low. The beautiful C. Germain 
Opoix, a very fine form of C. Curtmanii known 
as the West Point variety, more than a dozen 
plants of the massive flowered C. Beeckmanii, 
the noble Aeson 
giganteum, Victor 
Hugo (Lathami- 
anum x variable), 
C. Lord Wolmer 
which received an 
Award of Merit last 
year, the grand C. 
Dreadnought which 
was awarded a 
First-class Certifi- 
cate, and the well- 
known C. Earl of 
Tankerville. 
In another large 
house prettily de- 
corated with rock- 
work may be seen 
some more equally 
fine varieties, the 
first to be noticed 
being C. Moonbeam, 
a hybrid between C. 
Thompsonii and C. 
nitens Sallieri, and 
acknowledged by 
all to be one of the finest Cypripediums ; the 
stock now consists of several plants, the 
strongest piece having five growths. Another 
choice hybrid is C. Actaeus Bianca, and among 
the remaining ones in this part of the house 
must be mentioned C. Mrs. F. Sander, C. Alci- 
biades Gratrix's variety, several magnificent 
specimens of C. Fulshawense, C. Bridgei, and 
a splendid selection of all the very finest forms 
of C. Leeanum. A noteworthy fact is the 
great variety of forms to be found of this last 
mentioned hybrid, those with an immense, 
broad dorsal sepal being strongly represented 
in this superb collection. 
m 
Samuel Qratrix, Esq. 
In one of the houses can be seen a large 
batch of C. insigne, all strong specimen plants, 
and containing most of the choice forms of 
this popular species. Paintings of almost all 
the best Cypripediums have been made, and 
from these one may easily see the good 
qualities of the plant when not in flower. In 
taking a selection from these one would 
certainly pick out Cypripedium Ellis Marken- 
dale, which is a truely lovely hybrid ; it 
received a First-Class Certificate from the 
Manchester Orchid 
Society in Novem- 
ber, ig 10. Another 
is C. Mrs. Gary 
Batten, which is 
one of the most 
distinct and lovely 
Cypripediums i n 
cultivation. The 
flowers are exceed- 
ingly fine in shape, 
petals broad and of 
a beautiful carmine 
shade ; dorsal sepal 
bright apple-green, 
having a broad dark 
centre of deeper 
carmine than the 
petals, and a nar- 
row white margin 
all round ; lower 
sepal pale 
pouch same 
as petals. 
A choice 
green, 
colour 
selec- 
tion of Dendro- 
biums is making a pretty show in one of the 
houses specially set apart for these useful and 
graceful plants. The collection embraces 
D. Schneiderianum, D. Wiganiae, two vigorous 
plants of D. Wardianum album, D. nobile 
virginale, a pretty cream-coloured variety of 
D. Melpomene, several strong pieces of the 
new D. Sanderas, and the much admired 
D. chessingtonense. 
Another house is entirely filled with 
Cattleyas and allied genera, many being in 
bud. The much prized Brassavola hybrids 
include B.-C. Digbyano-Mossiae, the elegant 
B.-C. Mrs. J. Leemann, and B.-C. Mrs. M. 
