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Brownii (leucorrhodum x longifl. magnificum). — The 

 dorsal takes a very singular form. Narrow and almost 

 rectangular, it is sharply constricted towards the top, then 

 widens out again like the ace of spades. The colour is 

 white, touched with green and rose. Petals long, narrow, 

 with an edging of carmine, and outer edging of white ; as 

 they reverse towards the tip the colour is all rose. Big 

 broad slipper, rosy, prettily spotted with carmine on the 

 white lining. 



Antigone (Lawrenceanum x niveum). — The big dorsal 

 sepal is pink with a white border. Strong branching ribs of 

 crimson spring from a base of vivid green and form a net- 

 work. The drooping petals show a deeper pink, with 

 similar lines and maroon specks ; as does the slipper. 



H. Hannington (villosum x fascinator). — The great 

 dorsal bears a purple mauve cloud within its broad white 

 margin, changing to dusky green at the base and scored 

 with branching lines of somewhat darker mauve. Petals 

 and lip greenish ochre, frilled and shining, lined with brown 

 in dots. 



Hector (Leeanum var. x Sallierii var.) — Dorsal white 

 with a greenish-blue centre, traversed by dull brown lines. 

 Petals yellow at the base, set with a quantity of short, stiff 

 black hairs ; changing to ochreous dun, the upper half 

 bearing a dusky brownish network. Lip of the same dusky 

 hue. 



Myra (Chamberlainianum x Haynaldianum). — Tail, 

 graceful in form as in colouring. The long narrow dorsal 

 is pale green, edged with white. At the base is a patch of 

 dusky chocolate and spots of the same tone run upward in 

 lines. The pale-green petals, narrow and rectangular, bear a 

 few large dun blotches outlined with chocolate ; their tips 

 reverse, showing a faint mauve tint. 



Aphrodite superbum (niveum x Lawrenceanum). — The 



