272 THE ORCHID. )REVIEW. [SEPIEMBER, 1923. 
Show of 1921. This plant had much of the labellum coloration of a fine 
C. Dowiana, and with full rose petals. Bc. Rosita (C. Dowiana aurea X 
Bc. Ilene) as raised at Slough may claim tobe one of the best of the 
section, some superlative varieties having been flowered. This latter. hybrid 
has been freely used as a pollen parent, and good offspring are being looked. 
for. It will be noted that C. Dowiana aurea has been twice used in the 
making of this cross, as Be. Ilene itself is a hybrid between C. Dowiana 
aurea and Bc. Mad. Chas. Maron. Bec. Ilene was a fine Veitchian produc- 
tion. It is interesting to note that in an endeavour to get colour of an 
original hue, intercrossing of the Sophrocattleyas with the Brassocattleyas 
is being carried out, and a number of such crosses have already flowered 
and been recorded. .Two of these are noteworthy in combining in their 
constitution the four genera: Brassavola, Sophronitis, Cattleya and Lelia. 
They are Potinara Gratrixie (SI. Gratrixie x Bc. Mrs. J. Leeman) and 
P. Royal Purple (Blc. Gerald x Sc. westfieldiensis), both of original 
colouring, but not red, although this was hoped for. Pure-white Brasso- 
cattleyas are represented in many combinations, one of the best being Bc. 
Princess Mary (C. chocoensis albi X Be. Digbyano-Schroedere), a fine 
example which received a F.C.C. from the Royal Horticultural Society- 
Be. Maisie (C. Iris X Bc. Ilene) comes in different shades of yellow, and in 
this connection several crosses from Blc. The Baroness (Lc. Ophir X Be. 
Mrs. J. Leeman) were pointed out as likely to add to this yellow category. 
In going through this nursery it is markedly noticeable how few plants: 
are left that have flowered. It was made clear to us that varieties and 
novelties over a given standard are usually disposed of when they first 
flower, and others that fail to reach this standard are marked and stood 
together to eventually be sold for cut flower purposes. In this way the 
establishment does not become encumbered with mediocre stock. At the 
same time, the market for cut-flower plants is not being overlooked, and 
large quantities of Leliocattleyas are produced specifically for this purpose. 
In these Lelia purpurata exists in some measure as a parent, giving 
constitution and throwing an inflorescence with a long stem, essential and 
desirable qualities. 
We were impressed by the extra vigour of the Cypripedium seedlings, to 
which this firm are devoting much attention. Cypripedium lovers are on 
the increase, and their desire always is to keep adding something better to 
their collections. The advantages offered by this plant are its amenable 
qualities as to culture, the dull season in which it flowers, and the long- 
lasting nature of the blooms. Noteworthy novelties that flowered here last 
year were Cyp. Nellie Pitt, J. M. Black, Golden Sunset, Senator, Phantasy, 
Upton Gem, and many others. Among the above were some of the best 
novelties of the season. A curious point arose in discussing the culture of 
