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The crossing of these two species has proved quite a success, for 
C. Lebaudyanum combines in a wonderful way the qualities of both parents, 
and is of remarkable beauty. 
The aspect is quite intermediate, the foliage ample; the flower-spike, 
about 30 inches long, bears on an average five very large flowers, of a 
very distinct shape and lovely coloration. The upper sepal is fully expanded, 
nearly as broad as long, of a beautiful pure white, with a greenish area at the 
base, and bears large blackish brown spots generally forming nine longi- 
tudinal lines; from the half of the height, these lines become continuous and 
gradually become paler until they are brownish rose. The lower sepal, nearly 
as large as the dorsal, but more concave and very broad, is tinted with pale 
green at the base and also bears a few rosy brown spots forming short lines. 
The petals horizontal at first, then twisted and drooping from the third part 
of their length, are rather broad; the base is greenish, ornamented with large 
dark purple-brown blotches; the extreme half is of a beautiful bright violet-rose, 
tinted with brown on the edges. 
The lip is clearly intermediate between those of the two parents, as well 
as the staminode; it is light greenish-yellow, veined with green, and the lateral 
lobes are pale yellow. 
C. x Lebaudyanum is the result of a cross effected by M. Pace, head- 
gardener on the beautiful estate of M. Roserr Lesaupy, at Bougival. The 
seeds were sown in 1890; the plant flowered five years later. We may thus 
hope, as we said above, that the seedling will be more vigorous and of faster 
growth than its parents : this period of five years is quite normal. 
The new hybrid was exhibited at the National Horticultural Society of 
France at a Meeting held on the 13 June 1895; it obtained great success, 
and was awarded a First-Class Premium and a First-Class Certificate of Merit. 
Such a remarkable addition does great honour to the distinguished amateur 
who in a few years has formed a collection of Orchids well worthy of notice 
and full of promise for the future; it does honour also to the skilful gardener 
this amateur has made choice of and encouraged. This reminds us of what 
the Reporter of the Commission said, when sent by the National Horticultural 
Society of France to examine the estate of M. Lesaupy : 
“ M. Pace is as modest as skilful; besides taking care of his flower-garden 
oa vegetable-garden, he has found time for assembling a collection of Orchids 
in : small oa rely “ his love for plants, as he was not required 
a a 1 ee aoe ahi conditions such that many would fail, 
pretexts; by degrees, M. Lesaupy’s son, M. Ropert 
Lesaupy, began to take an interest in these flowers, and becoming the owner 
in his turn, he did not hesitate in having special hot-houses built for the 
Orchids. 
(To be concluded on p. 10.) 
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