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C. X% Lathamianum is more ancient, and dates from ee It was obtained 
by M W. B. Laruam, Curator of the Birmingham Botanic Garden, to whom 
it was dedicated by REICHENBACH. 
It was obtained from C. Spicerranum 9 and C. villosum f, and is well inter- 
mediate between the two parents. It has the general shape of the latter, which 
it much resembles in the lower part of the flower, while in the dorsal sepal 
it recalls the former. This organ is white, with a dark purple median band, 
green at the base with some rose-purple lines which extend towards the summit. 
The petals are of a pretty shining yellow, with a dark median line, and the 
margin undulated towards the base; the apical half much broader and of a 
darker yellow-brown than the basal one. The lip is much like that of C. villosum, 
but of a bright yellow-brown colour. 
The same hybrid has been raised by M. Brsu, and exhibited by him 
in 1891 under the name of C. X Spicero-villosum. 
The flower figured in our plate is considered as a superior variety, and 
is remarkable for its size and the beauty of its colour. It obtained a First-class 
Certificate of Merit at a Meeting of the OrcuipEENNE in February last, under the 
name of C. X Lathamianum var. Lindent. 
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C. X Weathersianum is descended from C. X Leeanum superbum crossed 
with the pollen of C. hirsutissimum, and flowered for the first time in February 
last, at the Hortricutture INTERNATIONALE. It is dedicated to Mr. P. WEaTHERs, 
the representative of this Society in England, and brother of the assistant 
secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society, of London. 
This hybrid belongs also to the rich family of C. Spicerianum, from which 
C. X Leeanum was obtained. 
It is quite intermediate between its two parents, and possesses a remar- 
kable elegance. The dorsal sepal is oblong in shape, with the margins reflexed 
near the base. The colour is white, with the lower third clear green, and 
bearing reddish purple longitudinal lines, forming a very graceful effect, with 
a median line of dark purple, as in nearly all the descendents of C. Spicerianum. 
The petals recall those of C. hirsutissimum, but are less enlarged at their 
extremities, more deflexed, and more elegant in appearance. The lip is vinous 
purple. 
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