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THE ORCHID VVORLt). 



and Ijc'Uer known li) l_)n(ls ol commerce were 

 also noted ; these include Laslio-Cattleya 

 callistoglossa-, C. Octave Doin, C. Empress 

 Frederick, Brasso-Cattleyas in variety, and 

 others too numerous to mention. A good 

 sprinkling" of Cattleyas were in flower, con- 

 sidering the season, among which was a cross 

 between Lselio-Cattleya Doris and Brassavola 

 Digbvana ; this was a fair yellow colour. 



anccps, Dendrobium Dcari, D. Dalhouseianum, 

 D. formosum, D. Phalasnopsis, while a large 

 number of Laelio-Cattleya and Cattleya seed- 

 lings w^ere bemg grown on the shelves. 



In the next house one half had been cleared 

 to make room for numerous seedlings. The 

 side stages of the other half were already full 

 of these interesting plants, Cattleyas on one 

 side and Cypripediums on the other ; while 



Vanda cosrulea House. 



Mail)' fine varieties of Cattleya Iris, La?lio- 

 Cattleya Eerthe Fournier, and the Blenheim 

 variety of Cattleya labiata, etc., were making a 

 good display. 



About a hundred plants of Miltonia vexil- 

 laria were growing at the cooler end of this 

 house, while suspended from the roof a strong- 

 plant of Sophro-Laelia Eros in flower arrested 

 attention ; it is a charming variety and has 

 been used considerably in crossing. 



The corridor was filled chiefly with Eaelia 



the centre staging was occupied with adult 

 Cypripediums in great variet)', including Earl 

 of Tankerville, Troilus var. Lord Nelson, Mrs. 

 E. V. Low, Fulshawense, Venus Oakwood 

 variety. Queen of Italy, and Lord Ossulston, 

 etc. A vigorous little batch of Cypripedium 

 bellatulum had been raised from seed in this 

 country, and among them the pure-white 

 variety. 



The remaining house in this range 

 was filled with Odontoglossums, princi]ially 



