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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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specimens bore out the description and the coloured plate exhibited 
so far as the habit and growth were concerned. The pseudo-bulbs 
are a foot or more in length, the leaves borne in twos and threes, 
oblong, lanceolate or narrowly elliptical. The flowers, which are 
likened to C. Laopoldi in the published description, with the colour 
of C. elegans Turner! and sometimes of Laelia grandis tenebrosa, are 
borne in rounded heads. The coloured plate indicates a colouring 
of bright carmine in the lip, and of brownish red, sometimes 
brightening into rosy red in the narrow, crimped sepals and petals. 
It is distinct and no doubt handsome, but it is clear that orchidists 
in this country intend to know more about it before they struggle 
for its possession. _ 
Only a very mild sensation has been caused by Cattleya Rex, 
which Mons. J. Linden claims to have met with fifty years ago, 
but which the Belgian firm have only just imported. Some 
appeared to think that we were going to have a labiata-like stir, 
but this can only happen now and then. The specimens offered 
brought fair prices, averaging, perhaps, 6 guineas. One piece 
reached 8j. It is no doubt a handsome and desirable form, flowering 
in winter, but perhaps I should not be far wrong in classing it as a 
variety of labiata. The flowers are very large, the sepals and 
petals pure white, according to the coloured plate, but the 
former tinged with primrose-yellow according to Mr. O'Brien. The 
lip and throat of the flower appear to be very richly coloured with 
crimson, though not in one shade, and the former is edged with 
white. Blooms are better than coloured plates for giving a correct 
impression of a flower, but it may be safely prophesied that C. Rex 
will become popular. _ 
Of Cattleya Mossise chirguensis, described as producing “ very 
large flowers, sepals and petals blush, lip rich dark purple, 
beautifully veined with orange, margined with white,” one plant 
fetched £2 23. and another £2, but the remaining prices were 
lower. Odontoglossum Notzlianum, mentioned above, promises 
to be a useful addition to cool house Orchids. It flowers freely, 
and the colour—bright orange red—is distinct. A plant in bloom 
brought £1, but others were bought at very low prices. The 
greatest interest of the sale centred in a magnificent plant of 
Cattleya Skinneri alba in a 14 or 15-inch pot, and having about 
thirty-five growths. It was not the same property as the others. 
For this 65 guineas was reached. 
A beautiful form of Cattleya Skinneri was exhibited by Sir 
"William Marriott, Bart., The Down House, Blandford, at the last 
exhibition of the Royal Botanic Society, and was certificated, Ic 
was named C. S. alba oculata. The flower somewhat resembles the 
type in form, but the sepals and petals are pure glistening white, 
the lip faintly tinted with rose, the throat pale lemon, and the tube 
deep magenta. The clearness of the colouring was very noteworthy. 
A small but admirably managed collection of Orchids is grown 
at Woodstock Park, near hittingbourne. They are under the care 
of Mr. Dowdeswell. At the time of a recent visit Phaius Wallichi, 
having five grand spikes, Odontoglr ssura Rossi majus, 0. vexil- 
larium rubrum, O. Roezli album, Dendrobium Findleyanum, 
D. Dalhousieanum, D. densiflorum, Cattleya Schroder®, C. inter¬ 
media, Cypripedium barbatum (a fine form), C. caudatum, 
C. Hooker®, C. Godefroy®, C. Stonei, and C. Spiceranum were 
noticed in admirable condition. 
Amongst amateur Orchid growers the name of Mr. R. J. Mea¬ 
sures has long held a prominent place. The completeness of his 
collections of certain kinds, and the readiness with which he 
supplies information concerning them, have enabled valuable 
information to be derived. The treasures of the Orchid houses in 
his Camberwell garden are altogether beyond description. All 
that is rarest and most beautiful has been sought after, classified 
with the utmost care, and cultivated under the mo4 favourable 
conditions that the skill of man can devise. Mr. Measures’ own 
love and knowledge of the flowers, which are admittedly great, are 
supplemented by the assistance of one of the ablest Orchid 
growers in England, for that the condition of the plants under his 
charge unmistakeably stamps Mr. H. Simpkins to be. When it is 
recollected that the enormous difficulties of a town atmosphere, 
with its impurities and fogs, have to be contended with, the result 
strikes one as being such as no other adjective than marvellous 
adequately describes. _ 
There is no show house in Mr. Measures’ garden ; the plants are 
flowered in the position that suits them best, and there is no doubt 
that this is much the wisest plan. But although the display of 
bloom is scattered through many houses it is none the less one of 
extreme beauty. Moreover, the plants are in the rudest health and 
vigour. Vandas are magnificently grown, their condition vividly 
recalling Messrs. Williams’s plants at Holloway, and Cypripediums 
ar« rich in numbers, beauty, and variety. With more space at my 
disposal in a future issue I will note a few of the special features 
of this wonderful collection.— Nova. 
Sale at Stand Hall. 
The sale of the late Mr. Statter’s Orchids now being conducted 
at Stand Hall, Whitefield, near Manchester, by Messrs. Protheroe 
and Morris, has so far resulted well, the total of the first day’s 
sale being £1178. The following were some of the best prices 
realised :—Dendrobium album, £38 17s. ; L®lia elegans Turner! 
Statteriana, £29 8s. ; L. Arnoldiana, £47 5s. ; L elegans blenheim- 
ense, £47 5s. ; L. Philbrickiana, £27 03. ; L. elegans Turner!, 
£54 128. ; L. elegans prasiata, £29 8s. ; L. anceps Amesiana, 
£22 Is. ; Cattleya aurea Statteriana, £21 ; Lycaste Skinneri alba, 
£29 8s. ; and Cattleya Trian® Leeana, £39 183. 
Odontoglossum platychilum. 
At the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society on March 
22nd a new Odontoglossum was exhibited by R. J. Measures, Esq., 
fig; 56. —ODONTOGLOSSUM PLATYCHILUM. 
Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell (gardener, Mr. H. Simpkins), which 
attracted some attention, although it was not honoured by the 
Committee. It has since been named platychilum by Mess-s. 
Weathers & Rolfe. The history of the plant, which is perhaps 
the only one in the country, is very short. It was purchased under 
the name of “ Odontoglossum species” amongst some Restrepias at 
the sale of Mr. Lee’s Orchids at Leatherhead, and had probably 
never flowered, or a name would most likely have been found for 
it. In habit of growth it recalls Oncidium cucullatum. Fig. 5G 
well indicates the form of the pseudo-bulbs and the character of 
the foliage. The flowers are of considerable beauty. 'The lip is 
