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less tinged with purple, and the spots more distinct and of a less decided 
purple shade. One flower had been removed from the middle of the spike 
before I saw it, so that I cannot say whether it agreed with those above or 
below it, or was in any way intermediate. The difference between the two 
Kinds of flowers was very striking, and a remark which I heard, that it 
looked as if O. crispum had been crossed with cirrhosum, but the cross had 
only affected the lower flowers, was very expressive, through only made in 
joke. It is well-known that O. x Denisonz is a natural hybrid between O. 
crispum and O. luteopurpureum, and the peculiarity in the present ex- 
ample seems to be due to dissociation of the parental characters. | The 
upper flowers are most like O. crispum, though the shape of the lip and 
details of the crest are unmistakably intermediate, and reveal its hybrid 
origin. The lower flowers are much nearer O. luteopurpureum in the shape 
of the sepals and petals, but not in colour, and the two central teeth of the 
Crest are in every instance much smaller than in the five uppermost 
flowers, though in other respects the lip is equally intermediate in 
character. It is'a remarkable plant, and it will be interesting to see if 
the character repeats itself another year. Hybrids usually resemble a 
Mosaic, rather than a complete blend of their parental characters, but the 
details seldom work out so differently in flowers on the same plant. | 
R. A. ROLFE. 
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SALE OF THE ASHFORD COLLECTION. 
THE collection of G. Shorland-Ball, Esq., Ashford, Wilmslow, was sold by 
Messrs. Protheroe and Morris on November 13th and 14th, and numerous 
choice plants fetched very good prices. A good example of Cypripedium 
callosum Sander realized 120 guineas, and smaller ones went for corre- 
spondingly high prices. A good plant of C. insigne Sandere fetched 
100 guineas, C. insigne Luciani, go guineas; C. insigne Bohnhoffianum, 
56 guineas; C. Lawrenceanum Hyeanum, 55 guineas; C. venustum 
Measuresianum, 48 guineas; C. insigne Harefield Hall variety, 45 and 40 
Suineas respectively for the best examples; C. X Gertude Hollington, 23 
Suineas; and C. x Alfred Hollington, 22 guineas. A fine plaht of Cattleya 
labiata in flower was sold for 8s guineas, and a smaller plant 50 guineas. 
An unflowered plant of the chaste and beautiful Lelia prestans alba 
realized 60 guineas. Some plants of hybrids of Lelia Digbyana, with the 
best Cattleyas, fetched good prices, ranging from 10 to 46 guineas, the 
latter price being obtained for C. x Hardyana Xx L. Digbyana. The 
best Odontoglossums and Dendrobiums also realized good prices. The 
. first day’s sale resulted in a record total of over £3,000, and the amount 
realized at the sale was £4,666. 
