May 23, 1895. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
453 
Placed on a stage in a cool house were a few Orchids in flower, 
and a Cattleya Mendeli amongst these was grand indeed. The 
petals were 3 inches in width, and of a charming shade of rose, 
this also being the colour of the sepals. The lip was of very 
intense deep rose, the yellow of the throat being edged white 
and striped with chocolate brown. It was also very finely fringed. 
In the same structure was a plant of C. Skinneri alba carrying 
large numbers of flowers. The Mossise section of the Cattleyas 
was replete with many varieties, and several of the plants were 
blooming admirably. A plant of C. Wagneri was also conspicuously 
attractive. 
Laelias made a really grand display, the flow«rs being large and 
exceptionally rich in colour. Here again we are beset with diffi- 
is amongst the best, but is said to be difficult to grow. D. infundi¬ 
bulum, D. macrochilum, D. m. Deeri, D. Farmeri, and D. densi- 
florum are all very beautiful, and mostly fairly well known. 
There were in addition to these many others, notably the chastely 
beautiful D. Bensonige xanthinum, with which we must leave the 
section. 
Passing on we come to the Masdevallias, which make one of 
the brightest displays of all. The colouration is so good, so diversi¬ 
fied, and the plants so well grown that they make a show of them¬ 
selves. All the best forms are to be seen, and one of the most 
striking is Houtteiana. A plant of this in a 12-inch basket is 
carrying upwards of 220 blooms. Others are Kimballiana, Harryana 
in variety, Veitchi grandiflora (superb), and amabilis. 
Fig. 77.—cattleya MENDELI PRINCESS OF WALES. 
culties of one kind or another, so must pass on briefly. Of course, 
L. purpurata in variety are the most showy, bat L. elegans made a 
most pleasing diversion. L. purpurata Sanderiana delicata is a 
very beautiful variety with too much name, while L. pumila is a 
pretty flower wiffi one much handier. Lselio-Cattleya Hippolyta 
represents the bigeneric hybrid section, being the result of a cross 
between L oinnaharina and Cattleya Mossiac, both of which may 
very readily be seen, but especially the former, in the sepals and 
petals. _ 
It was unfortunate that many of the Dendrobiums had passed 
their best when we visited The Dell, but sufficient remained to 
give an idea of what might be seen at various times. D. nobile 
and D. Wardianum, of which all orchidists who know it will say 
Baron Schriider’s form, as depicted in fig. 78 (page 454), is one of the 
best, are found in numbers. D. McCarthiae of those now in bloom I 
Vandas, of course, are to bo seen in goodly anay, suavis^ 
tricolor and the charming teres being in magnificent condition. A 
little gem is Vanda coerulescens Boxalii, while a white variety of 
teres grown here would be very difficult to beat. Most prominent 
among the Oncidiums was macranthum, a plant of which has 
flower spikes several feet in length, and fuscatum. The Fox Brushi 
Orchids are beautiful, especially Aerides Fieldingi. 
Of the Coelogynes little can now be said, but the celebrated plant 
of Dayana, that attracted such an extraordinary amount of atten¬ 
tion at the Temple Show last year, must have a word, and as for 
the plants of cristata varieties, they have doubtless been a perfect 
picture a short time ago. Plants of the well-known Ada aurantiaca 
may be seen affording variety. Useful for this purpose is 
Epidendrum James O’Brien with its richly hued blooms, and 
