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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
although some varieties run it rather close, 
other fine varieties being Crawshayana, Mrs. 
de B. Crawshay, Scottiana, and rosefieldiensis. 
In the white section the varieties are equally 
numerous, probabl)- the largest ever seen 
being L. a. Schroderiana Crawshayana. Some 
other noted varieties are Dawsonii, which 
obtained a First-class Certificate as long ago 
as 1 86s, Sanderiana, and Stella. 
In the Holhdayana section of white anceps 
are to be 
f o u n d t h e 
superb L.a.H. 
Theodora, 
which Mr. 
Crawshay re- 
gards as being 
the finest of 
all, and L.a.H. 
Crawshayana, 
a magnificent 
form which 
received a 
First - class 
Certificate in 
January, 1902, 
two other 
varieties in 
this section 
being waddo- 
niensis and 
rosefield ien- 
sis. A piece 
of L. a, Hilly- 
ana is part of 
the original 
plant for 
which Sir 
Trevor Law- 
rence paid 
200 guineas. It is worthy of note that Laelia 
Schroderas is regarded by Mr. Crawshay as 
a distinct species, and not as a variety of 
Laelia anceps. A small plant of Laelia anceps 
Queen of the Earth is said to be the finest 
of all the coloured varieties ; the whole flower 
is a deep purple colour, heavily feathered at 
the tips of the segments. 
In this house may also be seen Odonto- 
glossum citrosmum rosefieldiense, a buff- 
Odonloglossum Hallio-crispum, the first hybrid raised at Rosefield. 
Fiu»i a painttiig by Miss Louise Alii H ^liatii. 
coloured variety with a rosy lip, several plants 
of Dendrobium Brymerianum, all good 
varieties, and which, in this comparatively low 
temperature, make much stouter and shorter 
bulbs, and a good plant of Maxillaria San- 
deriana purchased by Sir Fred. Wigan at the 
disposal of the Downside collection in July, 
1888. 
The seedling house contains an immense 
number of remarkable and most interesting 
crosses. It is, 
of course, im- 
possible to 
mention more 
than a few of 
them, but the 
following, se- 
lected at ran- 
dom, will give 
a good idea 
of what is 
likely to be 
produced 
during the 
next f e w 
years. A small 
pan contains 
a number of 
seedlings re- 
sulting from 
Odontoglos- 
s u m R o s s i i 
rubescens x 
O. illustre ; 
another one a 
nice batch of 
O. Hunnewel- 
1 i a n u m x 
crispo-Harry- 
anum ; there 
are several sturdy little plants of O. crispum 
Raymond Crawshay crossed with a solid 
blotched O. ardentissimum. This last- 
mentioned cross should produce some fine 
things, as the mother plant has proved itself 
to be an excellent breeder, O. Cervantesii x 
Cochlioda Noezliana, and O. crispum roseum 
X luteopurpureum Vuylstekeanum. Another 
promising seedling is O. Lambeauianum, 
raised by crossing O. Rolfeae with O. crispum 
