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B. Digbyana unless otherwise stated, therefore only the Cattleya 

 parent is bracketed after the name of the hybrid in such cases. 

 B.-c. Alexanderi [C. citrina), B.-c. Baron [C. Rothsch'ddeana 

 B.-c. Ena [C. Lawrcnceana)^ B.-c. Fournier^ (C. labiata 

 B.-c. Heatonensis [C. Hardyana), B.-c. Holfordi [C. Forbesi 

 B.-c. Hye^ [C. Harrisoniana\ B.-c. Langleyensis (C. Schroderce 

 B.-c. Leemanni^ [C. Doiviand)^ B.-c. Mari^ [C. E^arntri 

 B.-c. Maron^ [C. M^arsce-wiczii), B.-c, Maroni {C. Menddii 

 B.-c. Pocahontas [C. Eldorado)^ B.-c. Sanderi [Brassavola 

 glatica X C. Schrodera), B.-c. Sedeni [C, Triana)^ B.-c. Thorn- 

 TONi [C. Gaskelliana)^ B.-c. Veitchii [C. Mossiip), and B.-c 

 Wellesley^ [C. Lueddemaii7iiand). 



The earliest of these bigeneric hybrids were given names com- 

 posed of the titles of the parent species, but this style of nomen- 

 clature is giving place to the more rational one here followed. 

 For instance, the first artificially raised hybrid of this group was 

 named Bnuso-cattleya Digbyano-Mossia^ but B.-c. Veitchii is 

 a far more reasonable name, especially as the hybrid was raised by 

 the Messrs Veitch. For some time Brassavola Digbyana was 

 regarded as a Lselia, and consequently the hybrids between it and 

 a Cattleya were for a considerable period described as Lxlio- 

 cattleyas. 



Varietal forms are now appearing, the variation being caused 

 by the use of a specially fine form of the Cattleya parent ; thus, 

 B.-c. Empress of India is a variety of B.-c. Maroni, and B.-c. 

 Princess Victoria and B.-c. Queen Alexandra are varieties of 

 the beautiful B.-c. Veitchii. If hybridists had given us no other 

 Orchid hybrids than the Brasso-cattleyas they would deserve the 

 sincerest thanks of the flower-loving public in general, and of 

 Orchid lovers in particular, for in the whole range of Orchids there 

 are no more gloriously beautiful and etfective plants than these. 



