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the three light varieties of C. aureum known as Hyeanun, virginale and 
Surprise. The earlier flowers are noted at page 39, and these form a very 
useful succession. A flower of the beautiful Brassocattleya Veitchii var. 
Queen Alexandra is also enclosed. This is one of those raised by Messrs. 
Charlesworth, it is believed the third of the batch to flower. 
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NOTHER interesting lot of seedlings has been received from the Rev- 
J. Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington. C. Ethel var. 
argenteum (Stonei X Chamberlainianum) is represented by a fine, four- 
flowered raceme, the flowers most like the former in shape and colour, but 
showing the influence of the latter in the lip and staminode. The petals 
are elongated, drooping, and regularly blotched with purple-brown, while 
there are a few lines and dots on the dorsal sepal, C. Lord-Wolmer var. 
Zealandia (Leeanum giganteum X Euryades Sander’s var.) is a very fine 
thing, with broad horizontal petals, and a concave, white dorsal sepal dotted 
with purple. C. Duchess var. Dreda (aureum Cyrus X insigne Harefield 
Hall var.) is most like the latter, but with smaller spots. C. apiculatum 
atratum (Boxallii atratum X barbatum nigrum) has an almost blackish 
purple dorsal sepal, somewhat feathered on the white margin. 
The rest are additional forms of those noted at page 39, and are 
interesting as showing the variation of seedlings from the same batch. A 
flower of C. Troilus from a small seedling almost indicates a new type, 
and should be taken care of. There are two lateral sepals occupying the 
angle between the horizontal petals and the lip, all the sepals being heavily 
blotched with dark purple brown, while the petals bave only light markings. 
C. Robsonii x. Euryades Sander’s var. has the lower two-thirds of the 
dorsal sepal almost solid blackish purple with a white apex and margin, 
and the petals and lip strongly suffused with purple-brown. C. Evelyn- 
Ames X insigne Harefield Hall var. is well blotched with purple-brown on 
the dorsal sepal and petals. Three seedlings of C. aureum virginale x 
Spicerianum are all most like the latter in colour and shape except that the 
petals are broader. Lastly, there are five more seedlings of C. Infanta 
(Robsonii x Lathamianum), all from the same pod. The neat compact 
shape and the substance of the flowers are attractive qualities, and no two 
are alike. The one we like best has a decided yellow tint in the spreading 
petals and a few very dark blotches on the yellowish base of the dorsal 
sepal, the rest being white. Another has brown petals and many purple 
Spots on the dorsal sepal. The other three are more of the Robsonii type- 
It is a very interesting series. 
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