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black on the petals and side lobes of the lip, while the front lobe is crimson, 
with a broad yellow band on the disc, on which are some green spots. Our 
figure, which is about half natural size, represents a plant which was 
exhibited by Messrs. Wm. Bull & Sons, at the Temple Show in 1906. It 
should be viewed from the side, this being the base of the photograph, 
though there is not room to place the name there. The species flowered 
in two or three other collections, but we believe that all the plants have 
since died, which suggests some particular cultural treatment required that 
is not yet understood. 
ee ORCHIDS IN SEASON. iy 
EVERAL interesting Orchids are sent from the collection of R. G. 
Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Streatham. Flowers of Dendrobium 
Wiganiz xanthochilum xX chessingtonense represents a very fine deep 
yellow hybrid, with a claret blotch on the lip. One of Dendrobium 
Wardianum candidum is the result of self-fertilisation, and the albinism 
has come quite true from seed. Sophrocattleya Lowelliz (C. Lawrenceana 
X Sc. Wellesleyz superba) isa very rich rose-purple hybrid of good shape, 
and, it is remarked, is further interesting from the fact that the pollen of 
ths Sophrocattleya parent was kept in a gelatine capsule from February st 
to May 2gth before being used. The remaining hybrid is Sophrocatlelia 
Raphaeliz (Sl. Psyche x C. Raphaeliz), and has reddish buff sepals, broad 
rose-coloured petals, and a rich purple lip, with a little yellow in the throat. 
They form a charming little group. 
A flower of a fine form of Odontoglossum Theodora is sent from the 
collection of W. Waters Butler, Esq., Southfield, Edgbaston. The crossis 
supposed to be O. Rossii majus X O. triumphans grande, and we have no 
doubt that the record is correct, for the lip is of the typical Rossii 
character, while the sepals are yellow with large brown blotches, and the 
petals blotched with brown below and suffused with rose above. It is a 
handsome thing, and should be taken care of. 
Another flower of Lelia Susanne is sent from the collection of E. F. 
Clark, Esq., Evershot, Dorset, accompanied by a leaf and three back bulbs, 
and a flower of Lelia Jongheana for comparison. The parentage was 
Supposed to be L. pumila xX Dayana, but afterwards we suggested L. 
Jongheana and L. pumila. Both bulb and leaves are very short, and the 
sepals and petals closely resemble L. Jongheana in shape, size, and colour. 
The front lobe of the lip, however, is enlarged, purple at the sides. and the 
keels purple in front, while the pollinia now sent are somewhat unequal. 
The parentage requires confirmation. 
