_Cattleya Whitei_ is an evergreen plant with handsome, good-looking dark green foliage. In growth it is much like the dark variety of _C. labiata_, its foliage and pseudobulbs being similar; it produces three flowers on a spike, the sepals and petals being bright magenta-crimson, with a flush of brown on the front portion, the lip pale magenta distinctly veined with intense magenta-crimson, and the throat bright yellow. It blooms in July, and Mr. Davies, the gardener, tells us that it lasts two or three weeks in beauty. This novelty requires treatment similar to that given to _C. Mossiæ_ and _C. labiata_—namely, to be potted in good rough fibrous peat, with thorough drainage. It should have the heat of the Cattleya house, with all the light possible, during the whole year, which will enable the plant to properly mature its stems and foliage, after which we may expect good results. A slight shading must be given during hot sunny days. Orchids at Melrose, the residence of A. Curle, Esq.—We paid a visit to this place a short time since and were well pleased with the collection. The mansion is prettily situated on rising ground, well backed up with trees, while the view of the ruins of the old abbey in front gives the place a quaint aspect which renders it specially interesting to visitors. There is a range of glass houses consisting of vineries, and greenhouses. Then we come to the Orchid houses, in which there is a well-grown collection of these plants, which are doing well and making fine growth. The centre table has a row of good plants, such as _Vanda tricolor_ Dalkeith variety, also a beautiful _Vanda suavis_ which was reported to be a fine variety, and some other good Vandas. We, moreover, noticed a telling plant of _Cattleya Harrisoniana violacea_ finely in bloom, which, with its violet-coloured flowers, is very showy. There are some grand specimens of _Cattleya gigas_, _C. Mendelii_, and _C. Mossiæ_, showing excellent growth, and many other Cattleyas and Lælias making rapid progress. Suspended from the roof we noticed a plant called _Lælia pumila spectabilis_, but it was not in blossom; since our visit, however, we have received a fresh bloom of it from Mr. Sharp, the gardener, and a most beautiful flower it is, being of good shape, the sepals and petals dark rose, the lip rich purple and of stout substance. The foliage is very dark which is the case with some of the varieties of _L. præstans_, of which there are several in cultivation, this being one of the best we have seen. In the same house was a good _Vanda cœrulea_ showing fine spikes, and associated with it were some handsome forms of _Cypripedium Spicerianum_ in bloom. We noticed also some well-grown specimens of _Dendrobium Wardianum giganteum_ making strong growth, several plants being five feet high.