216 ABOUT: ORCHIDS. 
Thus, it is repeated and published in the very latest 
editions of standard works that South American 
Cattleyas, which will breed, not only among 
themselves, but also with the Brazilian’ Leelias, 
decline an alliance with their Mexican kindred. 
But Baron Schroeder possesses a hybrid of such 
typical parentage as Catt. citrina, Mexican, and 
Catt. intermedia, Brazilian. It was raised by Miss 
Harris, of Lamberhurst, Kent, one single plant only; 
and it has flowered several times. Messrs. Sander 
have crossed Catt. guttata Leopoldit, Brazil, with 
Catt. Dowtana, Costa Rica, giving Catt. Chamber- 
liana; Lela crispa, Brazil, with the same, giving 
Lelio-Cattleya Pallas; Catt. citrina, Mexico, with 
Catt. intermedia, Brazil, giving Catt. citrina inter- 
media (Lamberhurst hybrid) ; Leta flava, Brazil, 
with Catt. Skinneri, Costa Rica, giving Lelio-Catt. 
Marriottiana; Lelia pumila, Brazil, with Catt. 
Dowzana, Costa Rica, giving Lelio-Catt. Normani ; 
Lelia Digbyana, Central America, with Catz. 
Mossia, Venezuela, giving Lelio-Catt. Digbyana- 
Mossie; Catt. Mossie, Venezuela, with Lelia 
cinnabarina, Brazil, giving Lelio-Catt. Phoebe. 
Not yet flowered and unnamed, raised in the, 
Nursery, are Catt. citrina, Mexico, with Lelia pur- 
purata, Brazil; Catt. Harrisoniga, Brazil, with 
Catt. citrina, Mexico; Lelia anceps, Mexico, with 
