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that the natural hybrid Cattleya x Whitei was said to have been found 
“ growing on a tree in company with C. labiata and C. Schilleriana,” and 
the latter species indicated Bahia as the habitat. Here then was further 
proof that some Cattleya of the labiata group grew in Bahia—could this 
be the lost habitat of C. labiata? Scarcely, for the much-desired plant 
had not been found, and the records were explicit as to the habitat being 
near Rio de Janeiro. C. Warneri, it may be remarked, was then indicated 
as growing some distance south-west of Rio de Janeiro, though the precise 
habitat had not been divulged; when, however, a plant of L.-c. x Gotto- 
ana flowered in the collection of R. H. Measures, Esq., The Woodlands, 
Streatham, out of an importation of Cattleya Warneri, the mystery 
vanished. Before this, Lelia tenebrosa had been recognized as a distinct 
species, and its habitat in Bahia was known, while, singularly enough, 
another natural hybrid from Bahia appeared with Messrs. F. Sander & Co., 
evidently derived from the true L. grandis and C. Warneri, which I called 
Lelio-cattleya x albanensis (Orch. Rev., i., p. 339). 1 then described L.-c. 
X Gottoiana (/.c., p. 338), and now the parentage has been proved. Mr. 
James Douglas, of Great Bookham, exhibited a plant at the R.H.S. meeting 
on November 6th last, which he had raised from Cattleya Warneri ? and 
Lelia tenebrosa ¢, and which is unmistakably identical with the wild 
plant. The parentage of L.-c. x albanensis has already been proved by a 
cross made by Messrs. Linden, between Lelia grandis ? and C. Warneri ¢, 
which was described under the name of Lalio-cattleya x Varjenevskyana 
(see Orch. Rev. iii., p. 164). Messrs. Sander have also seedlings raised from 
both these crosses (/.c. v., p. 308). Mr. Douglas must be congratulated on 
having proved the origin of this interesting and beautiful plant. 
RoeAs RK. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID 
SOCIETY. 
At the meeting of this Society held on November 8th, a number of good 
Orchids were shown, including the following to which awards were made. 
The Committee was represented by :—G. Shorland Ball, Esq. (in the chair), 
and Messrs. Leemann, Law-Schofield, Parker, Peters, Upjohn and 
Weathers (Hon. Sec.). 
S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. McLeod), received First-class 
Certificates for Cattleya labiata alba and C. 1. Gilmour, and an Award of 
Merit for Cypripedium insigne Gratrixie. Several other interesting 
things were included in a small group, to which a Vote of Thanks was 
accorded. 
J. Leemann, Esq., Heaton Mersey (gr. Mr. Edge), received First-class 
