^he Plampton Hall Collection, 



Hey wood. Lanes. 



Odonloglossum illustrissimum. F.C.C., M.O.S., September 8th, 1910. 



PLUMPTON Hall, the residence of 

 Wm. R. Lee, Esq., is well known to 

 all Orchid amateurs. The rich 

 collection of Orchids contained in its garden 

 is the third which has been formed by 

 Mr. Lee, the original one having been 

 commenced some thirty-two years ago. The 

 Odontoglossums which have lately been 



acquired are among the finest in the countr\-, 

 many of the Cypripediums are extremely 

 rare, and the collection of Cattleyas embraces 

 some remarkable varieties. 



The Orchid houses are well supplied with 

 hot-water piping, over which are fixed iron 

 troughs containing water. The staging is so 

 constructed that an undershelf contains a 



