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is truly magnificent. One may mention grand plants of Cattleya Triane 
var. The Baron, the finest of white forms, and awarded F.C.C., R.H.S., 
February 18th, 1913, also several yellow flowering hybrids of outstanding 
merit, among them Brassolezliocattleya The Baroness (Bc. Mrs. J. 
Leemann X Le. Ophir), and Blc. maculata, in which the last-mentioned 
hybrid and Lc. Thyone are the parents. In Blc. maculata aurea the 
purple spots seen in the early results of this cross are not present. 
Unquestionably the finest yellow Cattleya ever seen exists in Blc. Amber 
(Blc. The Baroness X C. aurea). It is of great size, possesses wonderful 
colour, and has been admired by crowds of enthusiasts during the few 
occasions on which it has been publicly exhibited. Others in this section 
are C. Triumphans var. The Baron and C. Venus, both exceedingly showy 
aud very popular. Many varieties of Brassocattleya Mrs. J. Leemann have 
been seen in past years, but none so fine as the one shown from this 
_ collection at the Chelsea Show, 1921, when a First-class Certificate was 
deservedly awarded. 
But few Lzeliocattleyas produce such a pleasing harmony of tints as Lec. 
Baroness Schréder (C. Triane x L. Jongheana), the expansive area of the 
labellum and its soft orange-yellow colour being the chief feature. Another 
charming hybrid is to be seen in Lc. Baroness Emma (C. Hardyana X Le. 
eximia). White Cattleyas are not always easy subjects to cultivate, and on 
that account it is a pleasure to note fine specimens of Cattleya Cowanize 
alba, the magnifica variety of which was awarded a First-class Certificate, 
R.H.S., March, 1920. Cattleya Astron was raised here by crossing C. 
Loddigesii alba with C. Dusseldorfei Undine, and bears flowers that are not 
only pure-white, but very thick textured. A beautiful Cattleya exists in C. 
Hesperus, its parents being C. Enid and C. Hardyana. It was first seen 
in 1920, and our accompanying plate depicts this wonderful hybrid exactly 
life size. The colour is bright rosy-mauve, much darker on the labellum, 
the central area of the lip orange-yellow; a pleasing feature is the purple- 
mauve venation on the sepals and petals. Leliocattleya Victrix is well 
worthy of special mention; it has for its parents C. Trianz Backhouseana 
and Le. Aphrodite, and first flowered in June, tg21. Lec. San Juan (C. 
Mendelii x Lc. Aphrodite) received a First-class Certificate, R.H.S., 
June zgth, 1920, and is in every way a superb hybrid. Leeliocattleya 
Golden Glow (C. Venus X Le. Sunrise) was given a First-class Certificate 
when exhibited at the R.H.S. on August gth, 1921. It is an attractive 
hybrid, of rich old gold colour, with the labellum rosy damask. 
Although Cypripediums are not so numerous as Cattleyas, there are 
specimen plants of C. Maudie that have probably never been equalled, one 
plant alone has over a hundred growths, while several others are nearly as 
large. Cyp. callosum Sandere is represented by a specimen with twenty- 
five growths, and is equally meritorious from a cultural aspect, for it never 
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