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a First-class Certificate from the R.H.S. in June, 1891, on its flowering for 
the first time, this event occuring within twenty-one months after the seed 
was sown. It was derived from D. racemosa X grandiflora, and most 
resembles the seed parent, both in shape and colour, though the flowers are 
more than twice as large. It was afterwards also raised by Messrs. Back- 
house & Sons, of York. esa 
D. KEWENSIS (fig. 18) was raised at Kew by Mr. Watson, and flowered 
for the first time in May, 1893, only eighteen months. after the seed was 
sown, and thus established a record for quickness of flowering. It was 
obtained by crossing D. grandiflora with the pollen of D. tripetaloides, and 
most resembles the latter in shape, but the flowers are over twice as large, 
and the colour rose-pink, with a paler dorsal sepal, bearing numerous 
darker spots inside. 
D. LANGLEYENSIS (fig. 19) was raised independently both by Messrs. 
James Veitch & Sons and at Kew, flowering in both establishments in May, 
1894. It was shown by Messrs. Veitch, and received an Award of Merit 
from the R.H.S. It was raised both from D. racemosa crossed with the 
pollen of D. tripetaloides and from the reverse cross, and most t resembles 
the former in shape and colour. 
D. PREMIER (fig. 16) was raised at ewe. flowering for the first time in 
October, 1893, when it received a First-class Certificate from the R.H.S. 
It was the earliest secondary hybrid, and was obtained by crossing D. 
tripetaloides with the pollen of D. Veitchii. It has flowers of fairly 
intermediate shape, but most like the latter in colour. 
D. DioreEs, the result of recrossing D. Veitchii with the pollen of 
D. grandiflora, was raised by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, and flowered 
in July, 1894, when we were favoured with the first flower, and its history 
was given at page 239 of our second volume. It was most like D. 
grandiflora in general character, but paler 1 in colour, and we learnt after- 
wards that it had a weak constitution and was soon lost. D. Clio, obtained 
in the same establishment from the reverse cross, flowered in August, 1898, 
and received an Award of Merit from the R.H.S. (O.R., vi. p. 287). 
D. WarTSONI was raised at Kew from D. kewensis recrossed with D. 
grandiflora, and has flowers nearly twice as large as in the first parent, 
which it otherwise most resembles. In fact it was at first named D- 
kewensis superba (Gard. Chron., 1900, i. p. 54), but afterwards D. Watsoni 
(O.R., viii. p. 247). 
D. Luna (racemosa X Veitchii) was also raised by Messrs.. Veitch, and 
flowered in May, 1902, receiving an Award of Merit from the R.H.S. It is 
most like D. Veitchii in general character, and seems to have the best 
constitution of the series. It was shown in quantity at the last Holland 
House Show by Messrs. Flory & Black (see p. 244 of our last volume). 
