OcToBER, 1914.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 303 
Feces | ORCHIDS FROM PENARTH. Aa 
LOWERS -of a number of interesting and beautiful Orchids, both 
f species and hybrids, are sent from the collection of J. J. Neale, 
Esq., of Penarth, by Mr. H. Haddon. Regarding the hybrids Mr.. Haddon 
remarks that thev were purchased when quite small plants, and have done 
well. One fine Cattleya spike bears as many as 13 flowers, the cross being 
C. Bowringiana X granulosa, and thus is a form of C. Hopkinsii (Orchid 
Stud-book, p. 262). The flowers are larger than in C. Bowringiana, and 
fairly intermediate in shape, the sepals and petals being bright rose-purple, 
and the lip strongly three-lobed, with ample white side lobes, and the front 
iobe rose-purple with darker veining. A spike of C. Browniz (Harrisoniana 
X Bowringiana), has nine flowers, most like the former in the lip, and .the 
latter in the sepals and petals. Good flowers of Cattleya granulosa and C. 
Itis are also enclosed. Another effective autumn-flowering hybrid is 
Laliocattleya Parysatis (C. Bowringiana X L. pumila), of which a four- 
flowered scape is sent, the colour being rose-purple, with the upper half of 
the lip dark purple. L.c. Edwena (L. purpurata X C. bicolor), is a large 
flower, with blush pink sepals and petals and a purple lip, the latter having 
along isthmus and small white basal auricles. L.c. Issy (L. tenebrosa X 
C. Leopoldii) and good forms of L.c. elegans are enclosed, also flowers of 
Brassocattleya Maroniz and B.-c. Marie. 
Among the species we may mention the remarkable Bulbophyllum 
standiflorum, which Mr. Haddon says grows very fast, but will not flower 
unless the young growths are broken off, and the plant kept very dry, after 
Which it soon makes fresh growth. We have not noticed any difficulty in 
flowering this species, and would suggest that another position be chosen 
for the plant rather than such unnatural treatment as breaking out the 
young growths. The beautiful Oncidium Lanceanum is said to grow well 
with the warm Cypripediums. The other species are Masdevallia peristeria 
and Barlzana, Epidendrum cochleatum, Rodriguezia fragrans, Dendrobium 
mutabile, Pleurothallis pulchella, and a good example of Cy cnoches 
chlorochilon. Mr. Neale has quite a representative collection of Orchids, 
an account of which was given at pp. 251-253 of our nineteenth volume, 
and the beautiful series of flowers sent affords evidence of good culture, and 
Me decorative value of hybrids of the Cattleya group, especially for 
autumn-flowering. 
Mr. Haddon has now three plants of Oncidium Lancea 
have been propagated from a single one, by cutting through the rhizome 
and causing it to break from the older portion. Two of these plants have 
flowered well, producing two spikes each. 
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