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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
[June, 1913. 
spikes of flower. One cannot imagine how 
artistic these pendulous spikes of flower must 
look swayed to and fro by the wind when 
growing in their native forest. 
In the Odontoglossum house may be seen 
many beautiful varieties of these charming 
plants. The species best represented are 
crispums, in large number and variety ; 
cirrhosum, one plant of which has five many- 
flowered spikes ; a good piece of hastilabium ; 
the purple-flowering Edwardii ; Hallii, with 
Hybrid Odontoglossums are always of a 
stronger constitution than the species, and at 
Marlfield there is no exception to the rule. 
The best flower spikes have been seen on 
Lambeauianum, Rolfeas, and crispo-Harry- 
anum. A richly marked Solon (ardentissimum 
X Adrianos), a bright yellow form of 
harvengtense, several distinct varieties of 
Ossulstonii, and a nice plant of Persephone 
(Pescatorei x Adrianae) may also be seen. 
One side of a span-roofed house is devoted 
Odontoglossum Mrs- Carlisle. 
its very spiny crest ; and several plants of 
Pescatorei, one having large flowers of good 
substance, and with a richly coloured crest ; 
Odontoglossum maculatum, with its relation 
aspersum, lasts a long time in flower, and 
there are several strong plants of grande 
Charlesworthii, a beautiful variety in which 
the flowers are almost pure yellow. Sus- 
pended in shallow pans from the roof are 
numerous plants of Rossii majus. 
to Miltonias of the vexillaria section, and it 
would be almost impossible to create a more 
artistic effect, the beautiful flowers reminding 
one of delicately tinted china. Miltonia 
Bleuana is represented by several choice 
varieties, of which miention may be made of 
Kaiser Wilhelm, exhibited at the Chelsea 
International Show ; Mr. le Doux, an elegant 
flower ; and one having the ray-hke disc on 
the labellum of quite a bright red colour, 
