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Mossiae aurea). — Dainty pink of sepal and petal. From 

 the pale yellow throat issue a number of crimson rays which 

 darken to violet purple in the disc. 



C.-L. Parysatis (Catt. Bowringiana x L. pumila). — 

 Rosy pink. The funnel-shaped lip opens handsomely, 

 showing a disc of soft crimson with a white speck at the 



L.-C. Robin Measures is assumed to be a natural hybrid 

 of Laelia xanthina x Catt. Regnieri, a variety of Catt. Schil- 

 leriana. Sepals and petals smooth dainty green, the latter 

 just touched with a suspicion of purple at the tips. It has 

 the shovel lip of Schilleriana, a yellow tube and golden 

 throat, from which descends a line of darkest crimson. The 

 ground-colour of the disc is white, but clouded with crimson- 

 lake and closely barred with dark crimson up to the white 

 edge. 



L.-C. Bellairensis (Catt. Bowringiana x L. Goldiana). — 

 So curiously like L. autumnalis that a close observer even 

 would take it for that species. In shape, however, it is more 

 graceful than the pink form, and in colour much more pale 

 than atro-rubens. 



L.-C. Tiresias super ba (Catt. Bowringiana x L. elegans 

 Turneri). — I heard some one exclaim ' What a study in 

 colour ! ' It is indeed, and in form too — not large, but 

 smoothly regular as pencil could draw. The sepals make an 

 exact triangle, delicate rosy purple, netted over with soft 

 lines. Petals broad and short, darker. Lip rather long, 

 white in the throat with a faintest stain of yellow, the disc and 

 edges of the lobes glorious crimson-purple, with a dark cloud 

 above which stretches all up the throat. A gem of beauty 

 indescribable. 



C. X Browniae. — Bought as a hybrid of Catt. Bow- 

 ringiana X Catt. Loddigesii, but it shows no trace of either 

 parent. Very pretty and odd, however. The tiny little 



