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Southgatense (callosum x bellatulum). — The dorsal has a 

 rosy-white ground, very heavily clouded with dark crimson 

 below, and almost hidden by strong lines of crimson and 

 maroon. The petals have a touch of bright green at the 

 base, edges of a lively dark crimson, and strong dots of 

 maroon. Slipper crimson, dusky yellow at the toe. 



Southgatense superbum. — This is another example of the 

 difference which seedlings from the same pod may display ; 

 cases even more striking could be adduced with ease. In- 

 comparably finer than the last. The rosy-white dorsal is 

 stained with crimson up to the edges, and scored with darker 

 lines. The petals, slightly greenish at the base, have a 

 dotting of crimson on their rosy-white ground. The slipper, 

 whitish, is prettily speckled with crimson round the top. 



Massaianum (superciliare x Rothschildianum). — A large 

 bold flower. Dorsal white, greenish in the middle. Clear 

 thin lines of purple, almost black, alternate with Hnes equally 

 thin of pale green. The fine long petals are greenish above, 

 palest purple below, with the massive spots of Rothschildi- 

 anum. Strong hairs line the edges. The broad shield is 

 dusky ochre. Slipper maroon, netted over with a deeper 

 shade. 



Miss Clara Measures (bellatulum eximium x barbatum 

 grandiflorum). — Lively dark crimson. The crest of the 

 dorsal is handsomely defined by semicircular scallops on each 

 side. Petals depressed, clinging to the slipper, greenish at 

 base, fading and changing to the same bright dark crimson 

 as the dorsal ; all speckled finely in a deeper shade. Slipper 

 crimson. A grand flower. 



Measuresiae (bellatulum x superbiens). — Dorsal rosy, with 

 green tip and a faintly green centre, dotted over with maroon 

 in lines. Petals rosy white, tinged with purple above, strongly 

 speckled with maroon. Slipper crimson, fading towards the 

 toe, covered with crimson dots. 



