Westonbirt Arboretum

Our grateful acknowledgments are made to Lieutenant Colonel Sir G.L. Holford, K.C.V.O., for his kindness in affording us facilities for getting the illustrations.

Every plant illustrated is a first-rate specimen of its kind, and all have been photographed in Sir George Holford's collection at Westonbirt, which is so well cultivated by his grower, Mr. H.G. Alexander.

The Editor, R. Hooper Pearson Introduction It is not necessary here to trace the history of orchid cultivation since its commencement a century and a half or so ago.

The earlier introductions were few and infrequent, but they probably attracted as much attention as the subjects in our gardens obtain today.