May-JUNK, 1920.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 69 
Fees | ORCHIDS AT LANGLEY, SLOUGH. |2oa% 
T is now over six years since the old-established Orchid Nursery of 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, situated at Langley, Slough, was taken 
over by Messrs. Flory & Black, and the other day we had the opportunity of 
renewing an earlier acquaintance. It is the lineal descendant of the famous 
old Chelsea establishment, the Orchid hybrids having been transferred to 
Langley about a quarter of a century ago in order to escape from the too- 
prevalent London fogs. We remember it when there were only three 
houses, which grew into four, and ultimately to eight, which are filled with 
a large stock of choice hybrids in every stage of development, room being 
also found for a few interesting species. Messrs. Flory & Black specialise 
in Cattleyas, Brassocattleyas, and the numerous Sophronitis hybrids, of all 
of which there is a very fine stock. There are also many Leliocattleyas, 
Odontoglossums, and Odontiodas, with a few Cypripediums, Disas, and 
others, the main object of the establishment being the improvement of the 
races of garden hybrids. 
The first house visited was mainly devoted to Cattleyas and Brasso- 
cattleyas, mostly of flowering size, with a few in bloom, among the latter 
being plants of the brilliant C. Empress Frederick, and the white C. 
Mossiz Wageneri intertexta, and C. Dusseldorfii Undine xX Mossiz 
Wageneri in several examples. Much attention is being paid to albino 
forms, and we noted a promising batch of C. Dusseldorfii Undine X 
Warscewiczii alba F. Lambeau, one of which flowered last year and was 
called C. The Bride. As showing work on definite lines we may mention 
C. Hardyana alba X Dowiana aurea, and Brassocattleya Ilene X_ C. 
Dowiana aurea, one of which, Bc. Rosita, has already flowered. A batch 
between two certificated varieties of Cattleya Tityus, Rex and Blenheim 
var., was specially interesting, because the cross practically fulfils the 
conditions necessary for a self-fertilised hybrid. C. Tityus is from C. 
Enid (Mossie x Warscewiczii), and C. Octave-Doin (Dowiana x 
Mendelii), and thus is made up of the four fine species mentioned. The two 
varieties crossed came out of the same seed pod, so that no new factor is 
introduced, and it would be extremely interesting to record the character of 
all the seedlings as they bloom, so as to show the amount of variation and 
reversion. We saw a painting of each parent, and may note that Rex has 
very broad segments, and a large clear yellow disc with the eye-like 
blotches of C. Warscewiczii, while Blenheim var. has narrower more curved 
petals, and a much-veined disc to the lip, as in C. Mossiz. There is a fine 
batch of seedlings from the cross. 
