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the Orchid Committee, notably Low’s var., which bears immense yellow 
flowers, and the rich rosy-bronze variety Triumph (F.C.C.), which attracted 
universal admiration at the last Chelsea Show. A striking yellow hybrid of 
recent introduction was also noticed in Le. Mrs. Medo (C. Venus x Le. 
luminosa aurea) to which a couple of awards have already been given. The 
brilliant gold and crimson colouring of this plant will be fresh in the minds. 
of those who saw the variety Sovereign (A.M.) at the recent Holland Park 
Show. 
Passing to the adjoining house, thousands of Brassavola hybrids were 
noticed. They comprise such sterling things as Bc. Ruby, a_ beautiful 
grower, Bc. Hannibal, of fine colour, and the plant of Bc. Villa Jeanne to 
which an A.M. was given at the last Chelsea Show. Blc. Muriel is another 
meritorious hybrid, as also is Blc. Everest (Lc. Canhamiana X Bc. Mrs. J. 
Leemann), whose free-flowering habit and bold creamy-yellow flowers 
make friends for it wherever it is shown. An uncommon plant is Cattleya 
maxima albens, white with a slight rosy-pink on the lip. Beautiful pure- 
white flowers are produced in profusion on Cattleya Alcimeda alba of which 
there is a fine batch, and an equally attractive hybrid is Cattleya Enid alba 
(Warscewiczii var. F. M. Beyrodt X Mossiz var. Sheila), which was raised. 
in the collection of the late Mr. Leemann and bears large white flowers. 
having the lip mottled with unusually bright purple. Here is seen a plant 
of Cattleya labiata Purity, which, with the variety Harefield Hall, are two 
of the purest of the white forms. Blue-tinted varieties are seen in C. labiata 
ceerulea and C. labiata glauca, the latter being more of a slate-blue ; while 
other plants noted of this colour were C. intermedia coerulea and the small, 
but very beautiful Lelia Dayana delicata, with its unique lip; probably 
steps to be used in the creation of a blue race ? 
Le. Schroeder is well represented by a splendid batch, the majority 
being now in sheath. Of C. Trianz, a few choice named varieties prove 
how much variation exists in the flowers of this one species. Another of 
these long houses is almost entirely filled with unflowered hybrids of 
Sophrocattleyas, Sophrolzliocattleyas and Leliocattleyas made with 
Sophronitis grandiflora direct or with secondary crosses. The next house 
contain plants of the popular Odontoglossum crispum of selected type, 
while in the adjoining structure one comes across Oncidium varicosum, of 
recent introduction, many of them throwing up spikes, A much cherished 
variety which first flowered fifteen years ago, producing pure-yellow flowers, 
is still under cultivation here. It is O. varicosum concolor. Here may be 
seen small collections of Cochlioda vulcanica, C. rosea, Odontoglossum 
Uro-Skinneri and its variety album, O. coronarium, now rather rare, and 
hybrids of O. Edwardii, such as Royal Purple and Groganie, which are 
grown for the sake of their colouring. 
