THE ORCHID WORLD. 
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the wish of Mr. Crawshay to carry out his 
numerous experiments and investigations with 
the express purpose of scientific research. 
Elected a member of the Orchid Committee 
of the Royal Horticultural Society as long 
ago as lanuary, 1890, he has undoubtedly 
proved to have been one of its most valuable 
m.embers, and an mtercstir.g docu r.cnt is a 
list of the dates 
of every attend- 
ance he has 
made during the 
m an)' )' e a r s 
which he has 
devoted to the 
welfare of the 
Society. 
.■\11 the finest 
and rarest 
flowers are dried 
and pinned on 
t h 1 n boards 
which are kept 
in large cabi- 
nets. This col 
lection, number- 
ing about 2,oof) 
sjiecimens, alone 
forms an object 
worthy of a \ isit 
to Rosefield. 
The oldest spe- 
cimen, which is 
still 111 perfect 
order, is dated 
1884, and as 
each additional 
one is added it 
is placed in its 
correct section. 
Thus all the 
de Barri Crawshay, Esq. 
(I'liolu hy II. En'ienlngh Curlic, F.R.P.S.) 
finest white \'arieties may be compared one 
rt ith another, the merits of the blotched forms 
may be examined in several rows of these 
noble flowers, hybrids take up a considerable 
space, and, in the case of the best varieties, 
specimens arc kept of almost each year's 
flowering, in many instances forming a 
unique and educative series. This collection, 
reminding one sometimes of a beautiful 
butterfly cabinet, also embraces specimens 
from almost e\ery noted collection. More 
than 250 paintings prove of great value in 
further showing the good qualities and rich 
colouring of the individual specimens. 
The first house entered, known as No. 3, 
contains a number cf imported crispums, 
mostly unflow- 
ered, several 
Cymbidiums, in- 
cluding the hy- 
brid between C. 
giganteuin and 
C. Tracyanum 
k n o w n a s C . 
Crawshay an a, 
and a strong 
flowering plant 
of Odontoglos- 
sum Hallii, in- 
teresting on 
account of the 
fact that it is 
one cf the origi- 
nal plants of the 
first importation 
ot this s|iecies 
sent in 1864 to 
Messrs. Veitch 
and purchased 
at the disposal 
of the Barcotc 
( F a r i n g d o n , 
Berks) collec- 
tion in Decem- 
ber, iBcj/. 
The L a? 1 i a 
a n c e p s house 
contains prob- 
ably the finest 
of these graceful 
collection in the country 
flowering plants, which create such a welcome 
dis]ilay of bloom from Christmas to the end 
of February. Not only are large specimens 
to be seen on the central staging, but hanging 
from all parts of the roof arc numerous strong 
and healthy y)lants. I^a-lia anceps Chambcr- 
lainiana is still the best of the coloured forms, 
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