1921] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
November, 
PHAIUS CLIVE. 
S EVERAL beautiful Phaius hybrids were raised in the collection of the 
late Mr. N. C. Cookson, and of these the one illustrated has many 
points of interest. Phaius Clive is the result of crossing P. Norman with- 
P. simulans, the former parent being a hybrid between P. Wallichii* 
Sanderianus and P. simulans. It thus contains theorotically three-fourths- 
of P. simulans. When exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society on* 
Feb. 24th, 1903, it received an Award of Merit, and on March 31st, 1908, a 
First-class Certificate. Thesepalsandpetalsrosy-lilac; the lip broad, mottled 
with claret on the basal half, the front rose-coloured with purple markings, the 
crest yellow and red, and with the distinct tuft of hair-like bristles in the 
throat, derived from P. simulans. Phaius hybrids should be re-potted in 
the spring when commencing their new growth in a compost of fibrous 
loam, sphagnum moss, and some osmunda or other fibre to keep the 
mixture porous. During the growing season the plants delight in ample 
moisture, with occasional waterings of weak manure, but during their 
