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that L. furfuracea and L. majalis were the parents, and called it Lelia 
x venusta. ‘There appears to be another ZL. autumnalis var. venusta, 
which I have not seen (S. Marshall in “ Orch. Rev.’’ 1895, p. 107). 
In 1896 a natural hybrid between Cattleya labiata and C. granulosa 
was recorded, being exhibited by Messrs. Linden, Brussels, at a meeting 
of the Royal Horticultural Society held on October 27, under the name of 
C. x ‘Le Czar’ (“ Gard. Chron.’’ 1896, ii. pp. 534, 592, 598, fig. 104). It 
was afterwards figured in “ Lindenia ”’ (xii. t. 554), and ultimately described 
under the name of C. x Imperator (Rolfe in “ Orch. Rey.” 1897, p. 365). 
Other plants have since appeared. 
Cattleya x undulata (Rolfe in “Orch. Rey.’’ 1897, p. 254) flowered 
in the collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., at Burford, in 1897, and 
proved so precisely intermediate between C. Schilleriana and C. elongata, 
both natives of Bahia, as to be regarded as a natural hybrid between them. 
The plant is at present unique. 
In 1897 Cattleya x hybrida was added to the list of probable natural 
hybrids (“ Orch. Rev.” 1897, p. 333). A Cattleya flowered with Mr. 
William Brooks, Whitecross Nurseries, Weston-super-Mare, which had 
been purchased with others as C. Leopoldi. The batch proved to contain 
examples of C. Leopoldiz, the old C. guttata, and the one now under con- 
sideration, which was believed to agree with the original C. x hybrida 
raised by Messrs. Veitch, it is believed, from C. guttata and C. Loddigesit. 
The latter is figured in the “ Floral Magazine”’ (1881, t. 473). The parent- 
age of Messrs. Veitch’s hybrid has been much confused, and I only know 
the plant from description and figures. There is also a second C. x 
hybrida, derived from C. Loddigesw and C. Aclandie, which has been 
confused with the original, but is now known as C. x Brabantia. 
Cattleya x picturata followed in 1898. <A plant flowered in the 
collection of EK. F. Clark, Esq., of Teignmouth, which was purchased 
from the Robinow collection as C. intermedia. On flowering it proved 
more like the old C. guttata, and was regarded as a natural hybrid 
between these two species (Rolfe in “ Orch. Rey.” 1898, p. 204). C. pic- 
turata, Rehb. f. (Gard. Chron.” 1877, ii. p. 584) is said to have been 
raised by Mr. Dominy, for Messrs. Veitch, from C. guttata and C. inter- 
media, and so far as can be judged from the description is quite inter- 
mediate between them. 
Lelio-Cattleya x Verela (Rolfe in “Orch. Rev.” 1899, p. 3840) 
flowered in the collection of F. W. Verel, Esq., The Grange, Newlands, 
near Glasgow, in 1899. It is said to have been purchased two years 
before as Lelia x amanda. It was remarked: “Lelia Boothiana is 
evidently one parent of the present hybrid, but the other is as clearly 
Cattleya Forbesii, for the shape of the lip, as well as the characteristic 
veining, are both stamped upon the hybrid.” It now appears that this 
hybrid appeared as long ago as 1882, in the collection of W. E. Brymer, 
Esq., of Dorchester, whence it was painted by Mr. Day on December 5 of 
that year (“ Orch. Draw.” xxxii. t. 19), the painting showing the same 
characteristic lip. It had been obtained from Mr. Bull as Cattleya 
Rothschildiana, and differs from the original Lelia x amanda. 
In 1900 Lelia x Cowani, which had been distributed two years 
previously, was suggested as possibly a natural hybrid between L. flava 
