Orchids at Sandringham, the residence of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.—A short time since we paid a visit to Mr. Penny to see the Orchids at Sandringham, and were much struck with the many fine specimens we saw in bloom, the mass of flowers on some of them, and the colour and size of the blossoms; they gave one the idea of being well cared for. Mr. Penny is quite an enthusiast among good plants, and appears to have selected some most beautiful species and varieties of the Orchid family, especially among the forms of _Odontoglossum Alexandræ_ and _O. Pescatorei_, the fine drooping spikes of which are cut and sent to the Princess, who is a great admirer of them as decorations, intermixed with the bright _Epidendrum vitellinum majus_ and _Masdevallias_, of which there is here also a well-grown set of plants. The _Epidendrum vitellinum majus_ was conspicuous for its large spikes of bright orange-scarlet flowers; and we saw some splendid varieties of _Masdevallia_, with fine bright colours and large flowers. We noticed some well-grown plants of _Odontoglossum vexillarium_, with the flowers five inches across, and good in colour; _Cattleya Mossiæ_ in good bloom, some of the flowers measuring eight inches across, of fine substance, shape, and colour; fine plants of _C. Mendelii_ and _C. gigas_; some good plants of _Lælia anceps_, promising well for bloom in the autumn; and well-grown plants of _L. anceps Dawsoni_. This choice collection includes many other good Orchids grown for the purpose of cutting and used for decorating the mansion. The great aim of Mr. Penny is to grow those kinds that are most useful and lasting for that purpose. We quite fall in with him in this respect, as there are no flowers that are better adapted for decorative purposes than those Orchids which last long after being cut.—B. S. W. [Illustration: PL. 104. ONCIDIUM FORBESII.] ONCIDIUM FORBESII. [Plate 104.] Native of Brazil.