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have been named and published. Some of the later announcements 

 have been derived from new crosses and are described as distinct 

 and handsome additions to the genus ; of such are 0. x pavoninum, 

 0. X Beatrice, C. x Alice, C. x Constame and C. x Juno, Here 

 may be mentioned a series of Cypripedes which appeared con- 

 temporaneously with many of Mr. Drewett^s productions, and which 

 had their origin in one of the richest collections of Cypripedes ever 

 brought together, that of Mr. R. H. Measures, at The Woodlands, 

 Streatham. Among the best acquisitions made in The Woodlands 

 collection are G. x has ileum, 0. x Gijmatodes, 0. x Venui^, 0. x 

 Cytherea, G. x Hera, G. Fairicano-Lawrenceanum, besides several very 

 beautiful secondary hybrids. Another large group of hybrid Cypripedes 

 has originated in the collection of Mr. R. I. Measures, at Cambridge 

 Lodge, Camberwell.* Very noteworthy are G. x Apollo, G. x Bellina, 

 G. X Diana, \ G. x Flora, G. x Hisa, all primary hybrids, and in 

 addition several secondary hybrids and many others obtained from 

 the same or the reverse cross as some previously raised by other 

 operators, and being identical the first names have been properly 

 retained for them. 



In enumerating the foregoing long list of Cypripedes we have 

 somewhat outstripped the chronological order of events ; we will there- 

 fore record some meritorious acquisitions by operators who have 

 since been removed from the scene of their labours. The first of 

 these was Mr. Fraser, of Dencleugh, near Aberdeen, who raised the 

 brilliant Masdevallia x Fraseri, Gypripjedinm x Fraseri, and a fine 

 variety of G. x Ashhurtonice called calospilum from the same pair of 

 species as Cross^ type. Next followed Mr. Goss, of Torquay, who 

 obtained Calanthe x Sandhurstianti from the same parentage as C. x 

 Veitchii, and which must be regarded as a highly-coloured variety 

 of it. And lastly Dr. Harris, of Lamberhurst, Kent, who raised 

 some highly interesting hybrids in Lgelia and Cattleya, especially 

 C. X citrino -intermedia, the first hybrid in which G. citrina has been 

 successfully used, and so far as we know the only one. Dr. Harris 

 also raised C. x Harrisii, C. x Miss Harris, Lcelia x Noveltij, subsequently 



* This is a most interestiug collection, [larticularly rich iu Masdevallias and ether 

 Pleurothallids. 



t A variety of C x Eyermanianum previously raised by Messrs. Sander and Co. from the 

 same pair of species (C. harhatum and C. Spicerianum), 



