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“sustained losses during the war. He thought that help might be afforded 
by the sale of Orchids given for the purpose by members of the Committee 
-and others, and expressed the pleasure he would feel in contributing to 
such a scheme or assisting in any way that might be decided upon. He 
“was aware that the Council had the matter of relief generally in hand, but 
he thought that some movement independent of that would be of material 
help. Mr. Gurney Fowler agreed with the spirit of Sir Jeremiah Colman’s 
‘Suggestion, and advised the members to think it over and give their opinion 
at the next meeting. 
Fa NEW HYBRIDS. Eee 
YMBIDIUM BUTTERFLY (Lowio-grandiflorum  X_ insigne).—A 
striking hybrid raised in the collection of Lt.-Col. Sir George L. 
Holford, Westonbirt, by Mr. Alexander. Eight forms are sent, all out of 
-the same seed-pod, together with flowers of the two parents. One has 
-cream-coloured sepals and petals, another light yellow, and six have them 
variously striped with rose-pink, while the lip also varies considerably. In 
five cases the crimson markings on the lip take the form of more or less 
-confluent lines, and in the other three of individual spots, the latter having 
fewer markings on the side lobes. On the whole the flowers most resemble 
‘the seed parent in shape. 
CYMBIDIUM PoLLux (Veitchii x Wiganianum).—A handsome hybrid 
from the collection of G. Hamilton Smith, Esq., Northside, Leigh Woods, 
“Clifton (gr. Mr. Coningsby). It combines well the characters of the two 
parents, having yellow sepals and petals closely lined with red, and the lip 
‘veined with crimson on the side lobes and spotted on the front lobe. It 
should develop into a fine thing. 
OponTiopa Vivip (C. Neetzliana x O. illustrissimum).—A brilliantly- 
-coloured hybrid, exhibited at the R.H.S. meeting held on February 2nd 
last, by J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Brackenhurst, Pembury (gr. Mr. Davis). 
It bore a panicle of deep blood-red flowers. 
ODONTIODA SIMONE (Oda. Bradshawie x Odm. Vuylstekei).—A 
promising hybrid, raised by Messrs. Flory & Black, Orchid Nursery, 
Slough, and exhibited at the R.H.S. meeting held on February 2nd last. 
The flowers are yellow with chocolate red markings. 
ODoNTIopA CynTHIA (Oda. gattonensis xX Odm. crispum).—An 
interesting hybrid, raised in the collection of Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., 
“Gatton Park, Reigate (gr. Mr. Collier), and exhibited at the R.H.S. 
meeting held on January 5th last. The flowers of the seedling exhibited 
-are sulphur yellow, the scarlet colour being eliminated. : 
