July, 1912.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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Batten, and Rossettii var. W. R. Lee, are 

 noted plants in this house. There are also 

 good specimens of Dora Crawshaw, Venus, 

 Queen of Italy, and last, but not least, 

 Cypripedium W. R. Lee, a hybrid produced 



vigorous growth, and has recently carried two 

 flower spikes. The collection also contains 

 good plants of Thalia Mrs. Francis Wellesley, 

 bellatulum album, and niveum Grange variety, 

 a pure white flower with a golden-yellow 



Odontoglossum Ajax. F.C.C., M.O.S., December 1 5lh, 1910. 



by crossing Rothschildianum with superbiens ; 

 it obtained an Award of Merit when exhibited 

 by Mr. Lee at the Royal Horticultu'-al Society, 

 August 14th, 1894. 



Cypripedium Parishii, by many considered 

 a difficult subject to cultivate, maintains a 



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spot in the centre of the throat ; it obtained 

 a F.C.C., M.O.S., July 12th, 1906 



The Cattleya house contains a most repre- 

 sentative collection of South American and 

 other species. Amongst the most noted 

 are Cattleya aurea alba, Lueddemanniana 



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