30 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JANUARY, 1916. 
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N interesting Cattleya has been sent for determination by M. J. Simao 
da Costa, Para, Brazil. He writes: ‘“‘ In March last I received from 
the Brazilian State of Ceara a few plants of Cattleya labiata, two of which 
have just flowered, and the flowers seem to me so distinct from any Cattleya, 
hybrid or otherwise, that I can find described that I suspect it may be 
something new. You will particularly notice the broad, crispy character of 
the lower Sépals, which are different from anything I know. The general 
characteristics of the flower are as follows: Sepals and petals rosy lilac; lip 
of the same colour, with the front lobe bright purple-crimson, the side lobes 
with irregular creamy white blotches, the throat deep orange veined with 
purple-crimson, and the column pure white. The lower sepals are of the 
same colour as the throat of the lip—orange yellow veined with purple, 
svith creamy white blotches near the much-fringed inner edges, and a small 
blotch of bright purple crimson in front. The back of the lower sepals is 
tinged with plain orange-yellow along the centre, from the apex to the 
middle. It flowers before maturing the bulb, and when in full bloom the 
flowers have a luminous appearance.” 
The flower is also smaller than in typical C. labiata, but we are inclined 
to regard it asan abnormal state of that species. In any case the flower is 
in that peloriate condition that is seen in abnormal forms of several other 
Orchids where the inner halves of the sepals are coloured like the lip. It 
will be interesting to see what the flowers of the remaining plants are like. 
If they belong to C. labiata, for which they were imported, it indicates an 
extension of the area of the species. The State of Parahyba, to the north 
of Pernambuco, has already been recorded, and Ceara lies further to the 
north-west. It seems unlikely that a new and closely-allied species 
should occur there, and we hope M. Costa will be able to clear up the 
matter. 
|@eRS| CATTLEYA LABIATA FROM CEARA. 
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CYPRIPEDIUM RIckARDstII (Cynthia x Hera).—A handsome hybrid 
from the collection of R. W. Rickards, Esq., The Priory, Usk. The 
parentage is rather complex, and an analysis shows that it is derived from 
the five species, C. insigne, Charlesworthii, Spicerianum, villosum and 
Boxallii. The petals are very broad, and nearly horizontal, and their 
colour, with the greater part of the dorsal sepal, is of a decided shining 
red-brown, the margin of the latter being reticulated with rose on a white 
ground, showing the influence of C. Charlesworthii very clearly. The 
confluent lateral sepals are much broader than usual, and on each side is a 
