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Plumpton Hall. It is interesting to note that 

 Mr. Lee was the first to exhibit Laeho- 

 Cattleya Aphrodite alba. It obtained the 

 First Prize, a 10 guinea Cup, for the best 

 hybrid Orchid at the Manchester Orchid 

 Society, May 31st, 1895. L.-C. Clive superba, 

 and the Plumpton Hall variety of the same 



the scarce Laslia Bella (purpurata x majalis), 

 L. pumila alba, and L. prjEstans var. .Snow 

 Queen are all worthy of special notice. 



The Miltonias include all the noted 

 varieties, strong growing" plants being seen 

 in Queen Alexandra, vexillaria Plumpton 

 Glory, and Leopoldii. Coelogyne cristata 



Odontoglossum Charmian. F.C.C., M.O.S., June 15th, 191 1. 



are fine plants. L.-C. callistoglossa The 

 Sultan, L.-C. Bella alba, and L.-C. Haroldiana, 

 a very dark variety, are all worthy of notice. 

 Cattleya Iris Caesar, C.I. Ixion, and C.I. 

 Corianda, are three remarkable forms of this 

 popular hybrid. Cattleya Thurgoodiana, 

 many beautiful varieties of C. Fabia, one 

 called Imperator being of excellent colour, 



Lemoniana and the alba variety produce an 

 abundance of flower in the spring time. 



The Dendrobium house is one of the 

 attractions at Plumpton Hall. It faces due 

 south and thus obtains a large amount of 

 sunshine during the middle part of the day, 

 the temperature frequently rising to 120 

 degrees. The plants are grown in small pots 



