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robust habit, with a large and well-shaped, but rather dingily-coloured flower. 
The result of this combination of characters, however, proved an almost 
unlooked-for success, for it united the vigorous habit of the one, with a well- 
shaped and brilliantly-coloured flower, with a preponderance of characters of the 
other, and a floriferousness which can scarcely be surpassed, as the flowering 
period may be said to extend almost throughout the year. 
S. X Sedeni was then crossed back on to each of its two parents, yielding, 
with S. longifolium, S. X calurum, and, with S. Schlimi, S. ~ cardinale, two 
extremely beautiful secondary hybrids. It was also crossed on to S. caudatum, 
yielding S. x Schroederae, perhaps the handsomest hybrid yet produced in the 
genus. Other combinations of species have yielded several additional and beau- 
tiful primary hybrids, and these again, crossed in various ways with the parent 
species, have produced other secondary ones of great horticultural value. What 
the future may reveal no one can tell, but the results already obtained in this 
genus are so remarkable, that we may expect to see some further striking develop- 
ments in the course of the next few years. R. A. Rotre. 
CATTLEYA LABIATA LINDL. 
Further materials come to hand to elucidate the question of the identity 
of the variety Warocqueana with the old autumn flowering type, in the shape of 
six different flowers, from the same number of plants, from Messrs Linpen, of 
Brussels. They have all the characteristics of the ancient plant, and, as I said 
before, are not distinguishable from it. 
As in the case of those received last autumn from the same source, they are 
larger than any of the specimens of the ancient type now preserved at Kew, 
but this could easily be explained, and does not constitute a tangible difference. 
They have the same brilliant colour, they flower at the same period, and as I am 
now told that they came from Brazil, it only confirms the opinion I previously 
expressed, namely, that the variety Warocqueana is only a synonym of C. labiata, 
and therefore the newer name will have to be cancelled. There is an appreciable 
difference between the six flowers in the breadth of the petals and lip, in the 
shade of colour, and in the amount of yellow on the disc; but this is only what 
was observed years ago. 
R. A. Rowe. 
Gardeners’ Chronicle, October 17, 1891.) 
