72 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Marcn, 1917. 
of J. J. Holden, Esq., of Southport, where a single flower had’ this 
character, but all the rest on the plant were normal (O.R., xx. p- 128). 
This handsome variety seems prone to the production of such flowers, for a 
plant was sent some years ago by Mr. G. H. Moore, Esq., of Bourton-on- 
the- Water, Glos., to show the peculiarity, and it has since flowered several 
times in the Kew collection, the flowers having mostly the bizarre character — 
‘mentioned, with occasionally a normal one.—Ep.| : 
CyPRIPEDIUM DEsDEMoNA Happon House var.—This very handsome 
hybrid, from the collection of Philip Smith, Esq., Haddon House, Ashton- 
on-Mersey, received a First-class Certificate from the Manchester Orchid 
Society on February 18th last. It was derived from C. Alcibiades 
x Mrs. Carey Batten, and a flower is now sent by Mr. E. W. Thompson, 
who remarks that it has been out for nearly six weeks. The shape is 
excellent, and the nearly flat dorsal sepal, which measures 2% inches across, 
has a broad white margin all round, and a bright green centre, copiously 
blotched with dark brown. The petals and lip recall C. villosum, but the 
former are nearly horizontal, and are 14 inches broad. It is a fine example 
‘of the improvement that is being effected in these useful winter-flowering 
plants. 
OponToGLossuM Tackil.—A pretty little hybrid, derived from Odonto- 
glossum blandum xX Rolfez, of which flowers have been sent by Messrs. 
Stuart Low & Co., Jarvisbrook. The sepals and petals are lanceolate, 
acuminate, and copiously spotted with reddish purple on a white ground, 
while the lip is well developed, somewhat pandurate, and white with a few 
purple markings in front of the yellow crest. It is dedicated to Mr. E. 
Tack, Messrs. Low’s able Orchid grower. 
*) 
7 3] 83 eer 
ES ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Eis 
[Orchids are named and questions answered here as far as possible. Correspondents are 
requested to give the native cour or parentage of plants sent. An ADDRESSED postcard must be 
sent if a ae by post is desired (abroad, or postcards should be used). Subjects of special 
interest will be dealt with in the body of the work]. 
.C,—The flower shows unmistakably the influence of Cypripedinm insigne, and we 
think of C. Boxallii rather than of C. ‘villosum ich would make it a form of C. 
Schlesingerianum. We cannot trace the presence of a third species. It is not impossible 
that one of the parents may have been a hybrid, but we carnot trace the presence of a third 
species: : 
E.W.T.— Many thanks. We hope to see the flowers in due course. 
gret a delay in the supply of binding cases, and some bound volumes for last 
_— but, owing to the abnormal conditions, our binders have not yet been able to supply 
them, 
ERRATA,.— The figures at pp. 32, 33 and 40 of our last issue should have been 
numbered Fig. 5,6, and 7. Readers are requested to make the necessary alterations. 
