THE MOST USEFUL ORCHIDS 8i 



is only surmised so far ; C. Juno (C. callosum x C. Fa'trrkanum) ; 



C. Lasellei (C. Leeanum x C. Scblesingerianum), a fine Orchid, 



especially as represented by Lt.-Col. Sir G. Holford's magnificent 



variety, exhibited as C. Alcibiades magnificum ; C. Lairessei 



[C. Curtisii x C. Rothschildeanurri), an especially free flowering 



hybrid, bearing several flowers on a spike, and generally cultivated 



under the title of Cypripedium A. de Lair esse; C. Lawrebel 



(C. bellatulum x C. Laivrenceanum)^ one of the best of the bellatulum 



hybrids ; C. Leon^ (C. callosum x C insigne) ; C. Little Gem 



[C. Harrisianum x C Schrcederi), a very showy little hybrid, the 



Westfield variety being particularly rich in colour ; C. Mabeli^ 



[C. Rothschtldeanum x C. superbiens\ a handsome hybrid, best 



known under its varietal forms named C. Lord Derby and C. W. 



R. Lee, Sander's var.; C. Measuresianum (C. venustum x C. 



villosum) ; C. Menelik (C. Boxallii x C. Calypso) ; C. Minnie 



(C. concolor x C Curtisii), known also as C. Minnie Ames, and 



C. Annie Ayling ; C. Minos [C. Arthurianum x C. Spicerianum), 



the varieties C. M. Youngii and C. M. Westfield var. are both 



good ; C. Olenus (C bellatulum x C. ciliolare\ a. fine hybrid, also 



well known as C. Gertrude HolUngton ; C. Opoixi^ [C. niveum 



X C. ciliolare), formely known as C. Madame Octave Opoix ; 



C. Princess (C Cojinetii x C. Fairrieanum), a handsome hybrid 



in which the influence of C. Fairrieanum is most marked ; 



C. Psyche [C. bellatulum x C. niveum), a hybrid closely akin to the 



wild C. -' Godefroyce leucochilum, and finely represented by its 



varieties ,Q. P. Lily and C. P. Mrs H. Druce ; C. Redversii 



(C. insigne x C. Lucie), first shown as C. Sir Redvers Buller ; 



C. Regin^ (C. Fairrieanum x C. Leeanum), a very attractive 



Fairrieanum cross ; C. Richmanii [C. barhatum x C. bellatulum), 



a fine hybrid, first shown as G. Charles Richman ; C. Rolfei 



[C, bellatulum x G. Rothschtldeanum), an interesting and showy 



