February 27, 1909 



HORTICULTUHE 



277 



Cypripedium Ursula 



This pretty seedling 

 ]ias just flowered in the 

 AVvndhurst collection, 

 from seed sown in Feb- 

 ruary, 1901. It is a lit- 

 tle gem, showing strong- 

 ly the characteristics of 

 the pollen parent Niobe 

 Shorthillense, but larger 

 in every detail. The dor- 

 sal strongly favors the 

 seed parent Leeanum 

 ■V link a herryanuni in 

 shape, but instead of the 

 characteristic spots of 

 that variety, it is beau- 

 tifully nnlored. with Ni- 

 obe's blood, radiating 

 from the base until lost 

 in the pure white above. 

 The petals are deeply 

 corrugated on upper edge 

 as in Niobe but the influ- 

 ence of C. Specerianum 

 is shown in the coloring, 

 and also in the shape of 

 the pouch, which is very 

 wide at the top, the 

 points touching the pet- 

 als on either side, as 

 seen in the accompany- 

 ing photograph. It is a 

 well-shaped flower, and a 

 very desirable addition 

 to our collection. 



Alfred J. Loveless. 



European Horticulture 



REMARKABLE PLANTS AT THE EOYAL HOKTICDLTURAL 

 MEETING FEBRCAUT 9, 1909 



Notwithstanding the cold weather prevailing at the 

 last meeting of this society the floral display was an 

 especially fine one, orchids, primulas, cyclamens, and 

 forced plants of all kinds being shown in large num- 

 bers. Lieut. Colonel Halford showed among other or- 

 chids a magnificant plant of Odontoglossum crispum 

 Harryanum with three main spikes measuring from 3 

 to 5 feet in length, the longest having seven subsidiary, 

 short branches. The plant was growing in a 10-inch 

 pot. The same exhibitor showed plants of Laelio-Cat- 

 tleya Goldfinch superba, a hybrid having golden yellow 

 sepals and petals, as is also the base of the throat. The 

 lip is of glowing purple. The hybrid is the result of a 

 cross between Laelio-Cattleya Warnhamensis and Cat- 

 tleya aurea. A few other hybrids having similar gold- 

 en tints on petals and sepals, but various markings and 

 striations were likewise noticed. 



Mr. Cookson of Wylam on Tyne, a famous orchid- 

 ophile, showed many fine plants including the beauti- 

 ful Odontoglossum ardentissima Petersii, and varieties 

 of Od. Pescatorei, and was the recipient of a Gold Flora 



medal. Mr. Cookson showed a Brasso-Laelio-Cattleya 

 named Cooksoni, the flowers of an orange-creamy tint. 

 It is scarcely a very showy flower, but is interesting as 

 an example of what hybridists are doing among the 

 most diverse species. 



Sir W. Marriott showed one curious hybrid in Sophro- 

 Cattleya Ceres, a small sized crimson bloom, and an- 

 other of Sophro-Laelia Marriottiana, an equally small 

 bloom of vivid crimson. Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. 

 contributed a large collection of orchids. Among their 

 plants there were observed the gorgeous Cattleya Enid, 

 a cross between C. Mossiae and C. gigas: Laelio-Cattleya 

 Myra, a splendid flower with a tip of the deepest purple 

 tint; a Laelio-Cattleya callistoglossa magnifica; Brasso- 

 Laelia Helen, the result of crossing L. tenebrosa and 

 Brassavola Digbyana. Numerous Phalaenopsis inter- 

 media, P. Schilleriana var. vestalis, Miltonia Hvland 

 and Cattleya were shown. Among Cypripediums, 

 Thompsoni was conspicuous, having moss-green colored 

 petals and sepals ; and a dorsal sepal of white, purple- 

 tinged at its base. Messrs. Hugh Low ; Cypher & Sons ; 

 Moore & Co., Ltd., were exhibitors of choice orchids, 

 receiving various awards. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons 



