The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-12
eKEAr snow OF ORCHIDS.
An Unparalleled sight in One of London's
Suburbs.

Suburbs.
London Standard.
It may be confidently declared that Mr.. Will
lam Bulls exhibition in Kings road, Chelsea,
offers sight unparalleled in the world We
are all painfully familiar with the masses of
greenery, too often unwholsome, making rare
show of blossom here and there, which to the
eye of faith and its owner represents the loveliest
Of the floral family What orchids may be under
the best conditions, as shown by Mr.. Bull will
be revelation even to the largest growers.
Not he himself could tell, perhaps
how many thousand plants of endless variety
in tint and form and habit are here displayed at
their supremest beauty They are packed on
either hand as thick as the pots will allow, from
the roof down on either side. and down the mid
die of very long greenhouse each hanging Its
garland, or thrusting its spike or spreading It's
sheet of loveliest color beneath the shadow OF
anthuriums and palms. with Hberality and
vigor unknown in their native seats. 1t would
be impossible to do justice in words to this aston
ishing display of flowers which must represent
such stock of orchids-seeing how very many
fail to bloom after reaching the age-as be-
wilder one TO think of; we can but note the new
varieties, with a note here and there
beyond human power to resist, as we pass
along On opening the door, one
stands in front of bank of odontoglossum
vexillarium, many scores and many varieties,
all an even mass of palest mauve-a sight as
amazing as delightful when we recollect that the
first importer spent "a 900 before he got home
a single plant alive. Oneld1um WHOM cabcneS
the attention by its flowers of brown, and purple
and white, so oddly parti -colored Dendrobium
jamesianum, from Moulmein, a charming white,
with orange cup, we have never seen so beauh-
full Cypripedium Stonei is one Of the prettlest
in its quaint clasS-white, streaked with brown
on the petals, and the pouch veined with brown.
Oneidium cuculatrnm has small brown and green
upper petals and the lower purple spotted, a
jewel of form and tint beyond i'm
s sgining s5 cstteya schilleriana has a;r.as also
shape, but not less lovely. pink pouch and lip.
Cypripedium parishn has lately been brought
home by Rev. Mr.. Parish from Columbia; it is
green and dun, with very long brown wings
twisted. Calanthes domini and veratrlfolia are
rarely seen, and never, perhaps In such per-
fection Regretfully we overlook the oncidium
papilio, an old favorite not so common as it
should be, from Bnrmah, and the anguloa san
guinea, which ladies begin to term the cradle
orchid peculiar among all its lovely and eccen-
trio kin by having its inner petal set upon a
hinge, which works admirably. 1t is to be TN
derstood that nearly all these varieties are here
set out by the score. Masdevallia rosea is quite
new we believe, and pretty of course, A
variety of oncidium varicosum rogersi, three
times the original size and even finer in
color, is exceedingly rare. So is lycaste skin
neri pure white, with an extraordinary deyel-
opment of legs and arms; it is currently reported
that out of 10000 of these one flowers on an ay-
erage; but this is probably figurative. Masde-
vallia reichterbrachiana from Columbia, is
quite new-a pretty bloss ON chocolate and green.
So is dendrobium dearii, semi by Colonel Dear,
small and snow white. A zygopetalum, not yet
named has notified green upper petals, the lips
dark purple fading into white. Another masde-
yallia, unnamed, from Ecuador; lycaste
lawrencilm, very rare, of delicate green's
ad pinks, and grays, are to be noted
Loelia chesisoni, from Brazil, is lowered for Ehe
first time showing deepest lip and throat on
manVe petals. Masdevallia mariana comet is a
new variety of which the grower NAV well be