DECEMBER, 1922.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 373 
Our four big C. Lowianums are each throwing two strong spikes, and five 
of the C. Sanderi are also showing for flower, but these are usually later 
with us than the other varieties. We have a fine distinct clump that a 
friend got from India, and as he does not manage Cymbidiums it was kindly 
passed on tous. It is now showing two spikes. We have twenty-eight 
plants of the beautiful C. Sanderi, young and old, and we separate the back 
bulbs with impunity, placing them in moss, when they soon commence to 
grow. We keep them at the coolest and shady end, where the sun cannot 
get to them, standing on a bed of cool ashes. In the morning and last 
thing at night we damp down thoroughly between them, and overhead in 
the day-time if the temperature is right. One point which leads us to think 
that this treatment is correct, is that one of the biggest plants of C. Sanderi 
was potted with a Lelia, in a pot that had openings down the side, and 
which has stood on a large upturned pot all the season amongst the others, 
but has not enjoyed the cool bed of ashes as they have, and probably not 
been kept so moist ; anyhow the fact remains that it is the only one of the 
larger plants that has not made up its bulbs properly and, though there are 
five growths, there is no sign of a spike in any one, so back to the ashes he 
goes with his brethren. 
ODONTOGLossuM AMABELICITY.—From the collection of P. Smith, 
I’sq., Haddon House, Ashton-on-Mersey, Mr. E. W. Thompson sends a 
flower of O. Amabelicity (amabile X Felicity), a very pleasing novelty. The 
Sepals and broadly-developed petals are clear white, and with a glistening 
appearance, all being crisped at the margin and prettily spotted with rose- 
violet. The lip, however, is yellowish, the central area carrying a large bold 
blotch of crimson, making a very effective combination of various colours. 
CaTTLEYA DowI!ANA AND C. AUREA.—Although C. Dowiana is a native 
of Costa Rica and C. aurea of Colombia, the latter is by some authorities 
considered a geographical variety of the former. Both have been very 
much used in the production of hybrids, and are now hopelessly confused in 
the records. With the intention of increasing the stock of yellow 
Cattleyas, C. Dowiana has been fertilised with C. aurea, and about 
eighteen of the resulting seedlings flowered during the past season with the 
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N.J., U.S.A. We are informed that in 
Some cases the sepals and petals were more yellow than in either parent, 
While in others they were darker than in Dowiana. According to 
Ridgeway’s Colour Standards the sepals and petals were Empire-yellow to 
Mustard-yellow. It is an interesting hybrid—if one can call it a hybrid— 
and when made further use of as a parent will no doubt produce better 
yellow results than those obtained by either Dowiana or aurea. 
