10 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JAN.-FEB., 1920, 
the colours are represented as nearly as possible in their proper values. 
The photograph was taken by Mr. C. P. Raffi]. 
O. WILCKEANUM VAR. THALIA (fig. 1) is the result of a cross between 
-O. crispum and O. luteopurpureum, and has a light yellow ground colour 
and dark chocolate-brown markings. The shape is excellent, and the well- 
toothed petals recall some of the wild hybrids of similar origin. In this 
case, choice forms of both parents were selected as parents. 
O. RUBICANS (fig. 2) is a plant of doubtful origin, probably a secondary 
hybrid in which a blotched crispum was one of the original parents. When 
it appeared, we suggested that it might be a heavily blotched form of 
O. nitidum (Harryano-crispum x Wilckeanum), as there is a trace of 
O. Harryanum about the crest. The ground colour is nearly white, and the 
large blotches deep red-purple, rather more brown on the lip. We have not 
heard whether the batch of seedlings from which it appeared has been traced. 
O. aLTUM var. BELLONE (fig. 3) was exhibited as O. ardentissimum X 
Hallii, but the shape and details of the lip are more in character with 
O. Pescatorei as the first parent. The ground colour is white, and the large 
blotches-deep chocolate, forming a very attractive combination. 
O. AMABILE VAR. GOLIATH (fig. 4) is a fine form of this well-known hybrid, 
and the flowers have an expanse of 4} inches. It came from a batch of 
O. spectabile x crispum, and has copious light cinnamon blotches on a 
white ground. It is a handsomely marked form. 
ORCHIDS FROM Usk Friory.—Some very interesting Orchids have been 
sent from the collection of R. Windsor Rickards, Esq., Usk Priory, 
Monmouthshire. Sophrocattleya Ramilles (Sc. warnhamensis xX C. 
Empress Frederick), is a brilliant thing, the flowers being of excellent 
shape, with broad, rose-coloured sepals and petals, and the lip with darker 
veining in front, and some yellow veining on the orange-coloured disc. 
Brassocattleya Enid (C. Enid x Bc. Leemaniz) is a finely-shaped 
hybrid, with rose-purple sepals and petals, and a light yellow disc to 
the undulate and prettily fringed lip. The third is from Sophrocattleya 
Saxa’ X Brassocattleya Leemaniz, and thus is a second member of Mr. 
Thwaites’ genus, Rolfeara (O.R., xxvii. p. 3). It is a seedling raised by 
Messrs. Flory & Black, and the name Rolfeara Ceres is suggested. The 
scape bears two large flowers, most like the Brassocattleya parent in 
shape, and the colour is very light rosy mauve, with a chrome yellow 
disc to the undulate and neatly fringed lip. The object was to unite the 
scarlet of one original parent with the Cattleya shape, and in this respect 
is not a success, but other seedlings of the batch may behave differently. 
It may prove difficult to combine the scarlet of one original parent with 
the Brassavola fringe. 
