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CATTLEYA x ROTHWELLIiE. 

 Cattleya X Rothwklli.e is a pretty little hybrid which is described and 

 figured by Mr. Oakes Ames in a recent issue of American Gardening 

 (vol xxii., p. 845, fig. 174) under the name of Cattleya X Portia var. 

 Rothwellise, and its parentage is given as C. labiata var. Eldorado X C. 

 Bowringiana. But C. Eldorado is certainly distinct from C. labiata, and 

 the two give quite distinct hybrids, so that in conformity with the adopted 

 system we abbreviate the name of the present one to C. X Rothweliiae. It 

 is described as follows : — " This is an unusually distinct form, although, as 

 is so often the case with the hybrid progeny of C. Bowringiana, the 

 flowers are small. The distinguishing point is the marking of the 

 labellum, which shows clearly the influence of Cattleya Eldorado, 

 the yellow throat and well defined band of purple-red on the apical part 

 being characteristic. This hybrid was raised in the collection of 

 J. E. Rothwell, Esq., of Brookline, Massachusetts. Plant intermediate, 

 and in general similar to other hybrids obtained from C. Bowiing- 

 iana ; sepals oblong; petals broadly ovate; lip with a contracted apical 

 lobe ; sepals, petals, and lip pale purple-red, the apical lobe of the 

 latter, and the margins of the side lobes deep rich purple red ; throat of a 

 rich yellow; flowers larger than in Cattleya Bowringiana, about 4} inches 

 across." The inflorescence is four-flowered, and the illustration, which is 

 prepared from a photograph, shows the intermediate character, and the 

 broad purple band round the margin of the lip. It is a very interesting 

 addition to the group. 



The above was crowded out of our January issue owing to want of 

 space, and afterwards came to hand the issue of American Gardening for 

 December 28th, in which the following note appears (p. 879), from the pen 

 of Mr. Rothwell, under the heading of Cattleya Rothweliiae :— " This was 

 raised in my houses by crossing a good variety of C. Bowringiana with the 

 pollen of C. Eldorado. The cross was made in 1896, and seed sown in 

 March 1897. Only two plants were raised, and the first one bloomed in 

 October 1901. The plant is a strong grower, with bulbs much resembling 

 Bowringiana. The flowers were four in number, and are after the general 

 appearance of Bowringiana, although much larger. The throat, however, 

 has the colouring of Eldorado. The flowers are quite fragrant, and last in 

 perfection from five to six weeks, quite double the length of the seed parent." 



In the Gardeners' Chronicle for January nth last (p. 18), Mr. C. C. Hurst 

 also adopts the same name, writing as follows : — The publication of this 

 hybrid under the name ot C. X Portia raised a rather interesting question. 

 Mr. Oakes Ames, apparently following Veitch's Manual, makes C. Eldorado 

 a variety of C. labiata, and as the hybrid between C. Bowringiana and the 



