April 19, 1694. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Cypripedium Winifred Hollington. 
One of the most attractive hybrid Cypripediuras in cultivation 
was exhibited under the above designation by A. J. Hollington, 
Esq , Forty Hill, Enfield, at the Drill Hall, Westminster, on the 
13th iost." This is said to be the result of a cross between 
C. ciliolare and C. niveum, and the Orchid Committee of the 
Royal Horticultural Society justly considered it worthy of a first- 
class certificate. The sepals and petals are pale pink veined with 
crimson, both front and back having a hirsute surface. The lip is 
rosy purple, passing to nearly white at 
the base. Fig. 48 represents a bloom of 
this beautiful Cypripedium. 
Orchids at Westminster. 
Notwithstanding the innumerable 
hardy flowers that were staged at the 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society held on the 10th inst. at the Drill 
Hall, Westminster, the Orchids made a 
grand display, and attracted the notice 
of visitors. The plants were, however, 
scattered in various parts of the building, 
which to some extent detracted from the 
effect. It would be advantageous, as an 
orchidist present remarked, were the 
authorities enabled to depart from this 
rule and place the Orchids together, 
thereby enhancing the appearance of the 
collections, as well as assisting visitors 
to view the plants without any trouble. 
Moreover, it sometimes happens that an 
exceedingly choice species or variety is 
situated amongst other less important 
plants, and by this means is entirely missed 
by Orchid enthusiasts. These are matters 
which should be seen to.at once. The 
rule adopted at the Temple Gardens Show 
—that of placing the Orchids together as 
much as possible—is an excellent one, and 
might be carried out at the Drill Hall. 
management accorded the plant may in some measure account for 
this. At any rate the specimen under notice was well flowered. 
The pseudo-bulbB seemed longer than are those of D. Falconeri, 
and the blooms were decidedly larger, particularly the sepals and 
petals. This Dendrobium is unquestionably a charming Orchid, 
and one no doubt highly valued by the owner. 
The meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society have 
frequently been enriched with the floral treasures of Baron 
Schroder, and the last gathering was no exception to the now 
general rule. If one may be allowed to surmise by the magnificent 
spikes recently exhibited by Mr. Ballantine, the Orchid houses at 
The Dell, Egham, must be exceptionally well stocked with 
Odontoglossums. These, too, are cleverly managed, for at the 
Drill Hall, on the lObh inst., splendid examples of cultural skill 
were conspicuous in the form of a display of cut Odontoglossums. 
Amongst these were some charming types. A huge spike of 
O. Leeanum with a large number of flowers attracted considerable 
On the occasion mentioned there were 
many choice Orchids shown by various 
well-known growers, one of the most 
important being perhaps Eulophiella Eliza- 
bethae. Some months since sensational 
paragraphs concerning the finding of this 
Orchid went the round of the general 
press, and these undoubtedly left an impression upon the minds 
of many persona that it was a species of extraordinary merit. 
It was not therefore a matter of surprise to see how the visitors 
at the Drill Hall were attracted by this Eulophiella, although 
an illustration of it appeared in the Journal of Horticulture as 
long ago as September 22nd, 1892. In that number it was 
mentioned, as previously described in the May number of 
“Lindenia,” as having “ the habit of a Catasetum,” producing “a 
long horizontal stem, furnished with a score or so of the most 
beautiful flowers. The sepals and petals, which are stout in 
substance and distinctly rounded, are white tinted with rose ; the 
broad three-lobed lip is of the same shape, and bears at its base a 
bright orange callus ; the back of the segment is coloured with a 
beautiful reddish stem, as well as the floral stem itself.” This 
description was borne out in the plant exhibited on the 10th inst. 
by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. The specimen alluded to, and for 
which a first-class certificate was awarded, had two pseudo-bulbs 
with two flower spikes, the latter being about a foot each in length. 
It is said to have been the first of its kind ever exhibited in 
England. _ 
Another beautiful Orchid staged by Sir Trevor Lawrence was 
Dendrobium Falconeri giganteum. This is distinct from the type, 
which has been cultivated in British gardens since 1856, in both 
habit and flowers. Judging by the plant exhibited, and for which 
a first-class certificate was awarded, it would appear to be more 
profuse in flowering than the species usually is, though the skilful 
FIG. 48.— cypripedium WINIFRED HOLLINGTON. 
attention, and was much admired. The flowers were pale yellow, 
spotted chocolate brown, and very fragrant. A grand spike of 
O. triumphans bore eleven very large flowers, and the choice 
O. elegans was well represented, the same also applying to O. luteo- 
purpureum sceptrum, a spike of which carried no less than nineteen’ 
well developed blooms. _ 
Dendrobiums are generally shown in splendid condition at 
certain periods of the year, and on this occasion one could scarcely 
help observing the Tring Park variety of D. crepidatum. In 
this Mr. E. Hill, gardener to Lord Rothschild, has obviously a very 
fine form. The flowers are nearly double the size of those usually 
borne by the type, and present an excellent appearance. An expert 
informed me that “ it was the largest form he had ever seen, and 
one of the best Dendrobiums exhibited for some time past at the 
Drill Hall.” The fact of a first-class certificate being awarded may 
perhaps be taken as corroborative evidence of the foregoing state¬ 
ment. The plant exhibited, however, was only a small one, but, as 
already mentioned, it did not escape notice. The sepals and petals 
were blush coloured margined with rosy mauve, while the lip 
approached a purplish hue, the centre being rich orange yellow. 
Another Dendrobium around which quite a small crowd of 
enthusiasts collected was that of D. X Alcippe, exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. This is a new hybrid and worthy of 
the great Chelsea firm, also of the award of merit that was 
adjudged for it on this occasion. It is the result of a cross between 
