32 THE ORCHID REVIEW [January, 1916 
Sweepstakes Silver Medal as the best Orchid shown. J. A. Manda received 
a Silver Medal for a specimen Cattleya labiata. 
LYCASTES WITH TWIN-FLOWERED SCAPES.—A fine plant of Lycaste 
gigantea has flowered well at Kew, and one of the scapes bore two flowers, a 
rare occurrence in this genus. We recall, however, the case of L. Deppet 
producing a twin-flowered scape in the collection of Dr. Hodgkinson, The 
Grange, Wilmslow, as recorded at page 256 of our first volume. It affords 
evidence of good culture. 
CATTLEYA FaBIA VAR. VIGERIANA.—In reply to your query at page 32f 
of your November issue, I may say that the parents used were a good C. 
Dowiana aurea and a dark C. Jabiata. Of the seedlings about half had 
bronzed leaves and the other half green. The flowers of the bronzed- 
leaved seedlings are darker than the others and marked in the way of 
Fritillaria meleagris, and those with green leaves are equally bright but of a 
different shade. Cu. MARON. 
Brunoy, France. 
[The variation is interesting, and as the mottling of the flower is not 
shown in M. Goossens’ figure (Dict. Ic. Orch., Cat. hyb. t. 24) that 
presumably represents one of the green-leaved seedlings (the leaf is not 
shown): The pollen parent is there recorded as C. labiata flammea. The 
hybrid is exceptional in the intensity of colouring.—ED. | 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. | 24 
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vequested to give the native country or parentage of plan DRESSED postcard must be 
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sent if a reply by post is faiigs fabioad, reply p See "Should be yee ye ‘dubjecis of "special 
interest will be dealt with in the body of the work). 
E.W.—Maxillaria punctata, Lodd. Brazil. 
A.E.B,—We believe the collections are safe at present ; at all events we heard of two 
of them quite recently through a neutral source, but we have no other details. 
B.— pian sie gracillimum, Rolfe. Malaya. 
A —There is nothing so destructive = the roots re Cattleyas as a so 
compost, an oe this is chiefly caused by overwateri mpost should be kept 
comparatively dry during the winter, especially when the roots are ee ctive 
J.C.—Masdevallia abbreviata, Rchb. f. 
__ BEGINNER —Sow part of the seed as soon as ripe on the compost of one cia that 
will not require potting for some months, and the resta a Kictle ree? in besa sprin 
ope that our readers will = 
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