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has very broad sepals and petals, the petals being suffused with light rose, 
and the sepals still darker, while the lip, which is rather small, bears one 
large dark blotch. A series of nine lighter forms of O. crispum are also 
sent, all being of good shape, and showing the usual range of variation in 
colour and amount of spotting. They form a charming little group. 
We have received from Mr James Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, 
a flower of the pretty little Lelia x Briseis, raised by him from L, harpo- 
phylla and L. purpurata. It is a very .pretty little hybrid with cream- 
yellow flowers and some light purple markings on the lip. 
A particularly fine and richly coloured flower of Lelia autumnalis 
atrorubens is sent from the collection of R. W. Rickards, Esq., The 
Priory, Usk, Monmouthshire. It is one of a spike of eight flowers, and is 
cut from a plant which has been grown on from a piece imported five years 
ago, flowering every year, and this time bearing two spikes. It has received 
the usual treatment recommended for Mexican Lzlias until this year, when, 
as an experiment, it was placed with Cattleya labiata, thus receiving a 
certain amount of shade. Last year, with others, it was grown outside 
during the very hot weather from June to the early part of August. Mr. 
Rickards remarks that the plant is sometimes reported as difficult to keep in 
health. 
A very good form of Odontoglossum X Andersonianum with very broad 
segments is also sent from the same collection, which is nearer to the 
original type than many of the more recent ones. Mr. Rickards remarks 
that he has a good many nearly as good, but none quite equal to it. 
A fine flower of Cypripedium Tracyanum Crawshayanum is sent from 
the collection of De Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks. The 
markings of the sepals and petals are very dark, almost dusky brown, and 
it is one of the. darkest forms that we have seen. The plant bears two fine 
spikes of sixteen and thirteen flowers. 
We are glad to hear that the seedling Odontoglossums in the collection 
of E. F. Clarke, Esq., of Teignmouth, mentioned on page 276, are still 
thriving. Mr. Clarke states that the cross was O. madrense ? X O. cris- 
- pumg. We hope that they will steadily progress up to the flowering stage. 
ORCHID PORTRAITS. 
CATTLEYA GASKELLIANA VAR. AMABILIS. — Lindenia, t. 720. VAR. 
REINE DES BELGES.—Lindenia, t. 716. 
CATTLEYA X MANTINIL.—Amer. Gard., xxi., pp- 744, 745) 747» fig. 1585 
159. 
