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played lip is of a rich ruby purple, with a pair of prominent yellow crests. 
It is evident that these hybrid Phaiuses will occupy a prominent place in 
our collections in future, and we should like to see the result of again cross- 
ing P. X Cooksoni with the pollen of P. tuberculosus. A plant with the 
flowers of the latter and an improved habit is a desideratum, and the matter 
would be worth following up if pollen could be obtained. 
CATTLEYA X SiR F. WIGAN. 
This handsome hybrid, which is derived from Cattleya Schilleriana ¢ 
and C. Dowiana aurea ¢ has just flowered in the collection of 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Clare Lawn, East Sheen, and promises to be a 
brilliant acquisition. In general shape, it bears a considerable resemblance 
to the handsome C. X Whitei, which is not surprising, considering that 
C. Schilleriana is one parent of both, and that the second parents of the 
two are such allied forms as C. Warneri and C. Dowiana. In colour even 
the difference is less than might have been anticipated, had we not learnt 
by experience how largely the character of C. Dowiana is lost in its hybrids. 
Apart from this, the present novelty has plenty of distinctive character. It 
may be described as a considerably enlarged edition of C. Schilleriana with 
the petals about twice as broad as the sepals, and both of a nearly uniform 
light rose-purple shade, while the strongly three-lobed lip has the front lobe 
very broad, veined and mottled with rich crimson-purple on a lighter 
ground, the side lobes less mottled with similar colours, and the disc 
distinctly veined with yellow, and bearing some additional yellow 
markings in front. In this, as well as in the generally modified character, 
the influence of C. Dowiana is distinctly seen. The plant received a First- 
class Certificate from the R. H. S. on July 31st. 
L2&LIO-CATTLEYA X REMULA. 
This is a promising little hybrid, raised by Mr. Seden for Messrs. James 
Veitch and Sons, from Cattleya Aclandiz ? and Lelia tenebrosa 3 ,which 
received an Award of Merit from the R.H.S. on July 31st. The plant is at 
present very small, and has six pseudobulbs, one of which has two leaves, 
and the remainder but one. The flower is fairly intermediate in character, 
and the sepals and petals are of a coppery yellow tint, unspotted, and most 
resembling those of the Cattleya parent in shape. The lip is three-lobed, 
with the front lobe light purple with somewhat darker veins, and the side 
lobes and disc nearly white. The latter are convolute, and rather longer 
than the column. The plant is still very small, and is obviously far from 
having reached its normal development, for it bears but a single flower, not 
yet equal to those of the Cattleya parent in size. 
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