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roots, and must therefore be guarded against. Such plants as Lelia 
pumila, prestans and their varieties are just commencing to grow, and if a 
suitable position can be found for them in this house, where they can 
obtain plenty of light, they may remain there until their flower buds. 
appear, but as a rule the Cool house is rather too shady for them during 
their growing period, and it may be preferable to remove them to a cool 
part of the Intermediate house. The plants may be afforded fresh rooting” 
material whenever new roots appear at the base of the current season’s 
growth. These dwarf-growing plants are best cultivated in shallow pans, 
that can be suspended close to the roof glass. The pretty white-flowered 
Odontoglossum pulchellum may be repotted at this season. The plant 
thrives well when potted firmly in well-drained osmunda fibre, and will 
prosper well in a light position in this house during summer, but when the 
nights become colder, it prefers a few degrees more warmth. Strong well- 
rooted plants should have abundance of water whilst growing, but as soon 
as growth is completed gradually lessen the amount, and afford the plant a 
test by keeping the compost well on the dry side, as without a rest the 
plant will not bloom satisfactorily. 
L#&LIOCATTLEYA CLARKII.—Flowers of two interesting hybrids derived 
from Cattleya intricata X Lelia purpurata are sent from the collection of 
E. F. Clark, Esq., Evershot, Dorset. One of them originally flowered in 
July, 1913, and was described in these pages (O.R., xxi. p. 278). The other 
seedling has now bloomed, and agrees well with the original, though the 
petals and lip are not quite as broad. Mr. Clarke gives the seed parent as 
Cattleya intricata, though the point is not quite certain. It was purchased 
as C. intermedia, and was no doubt imported for it, but on flowering it 
proved quite distinct, and was noted at page 204 of our sixth volume under 
the name of C. picturata, for it was thought that Mr. Clark’s plant was a 
natural hybrid from C. guttata and C. intermedia, the two recorded parents. 
of Messrs. Veitch’s C. picturata. C. scita, Rchb. f., is a natural hybrid 
Supposed to have the same parentage, and appeared after C. picturata. It 
is unfortunate that both plants have been lust sight of. Another possible 
Cause of confusion is that C. guttata and C. Leopoldii were not 
distinguished in the early records. The history of C. guttata was given at 
page 318 of our last volume. All that is known of the origin of Mr. Clark’s 
plant is that it came from the Robinow collection, but if it could be traced 
to the island of Santa Catherina it would remove any doubt about its being 
a form of C. intricata, and this would indicate the possibility of Lzlio- 
Cattleya Clarkii occuring also as a wild plant,as was remarked when it was. 
originally described. No further information, however, has appeared as to 
the other plants then mentioned, which have probably been lost sight of. 
