3 o THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



THE HYBRIDIST. 



Cattleya X Viceroy.— This is a richly-coloured and beautiful hybrid,, 

 sent from the collection of Sir James Miller, Bart., Manderston, Duns, 

 N.B., by Mr. Hamilton. It is a seedling obtained from Messrs. F. Sander 

 & Co., St. Albans, its parentage being recorded as C. labiata X C. X 

 Brymeriana— the latter, it will be remembered, being a natural hybrid 

 between C. superba and C. Eldorado. The flower of the novelty is most 

 like C. labiata in general character, having the segments of a light rose- 

 purple shade, and the lip rich purple crimson, which extends right 

 down to the base along the centre, but on the base of the side- 

 lobes occurs a pale lilac area, slightly broken up by a few crim- 

 son veins. The sepals are rather over 3 inches long, and widely 

 spreading, while the petals, which are nearly if inches broad, spread at an 

 angle of 45 degrees, and the lip is entire, and rather broader than the 

 petals. It is excellent in shape and colour, and a very promising thing. It 

 has been named Cattleya X Viceroy, in honour of Lord Curzon, who is a 

 brother of Lady Miller. 



Paphiopedilum X Helen. — This is a very charming hybrid, derived, 

 from Paphiopedilum bellatulum X P. insigne Chantini, which was exhibited 

 at the R.H.S. meeting on November 26th last, by R. Tunstill, Esq., 

 Monkholme, near Burnley, under the name of Cypripedium X Helen, and. 

 received an Award of Merit. The flower most resembles P. bellatulum in 

 general character, and in the short, broad petals, which measure 2\ inches- 

 long by over an inch broad, but the influence of P. insigne is strongly marked 

 in the colouring of the dorsal sepal, and in the modified shape generally. 

 The dorsal sepal is heavily spotted with dark purple-brown on a very light 

 ground, and the petals similar, except that the spots are much smaller. 

 The lip is suffused with purple-brown in front, and the staminode is broadly 

 rhomboid, convex, and hairy, with a small tubercle in front, which repre- 

 sents the same organ of P. insigne. It is a decided acquisition to the 

 group. 



L.elio-cattleya X Gkoganle.— A flower of a pretty little hybrid has 

 been sent from the collection of Mrs. Grogan, Slaney Park, Baltinglass, 

 Co. Wicklow, by Mr. W. F. Oliver, who states that it is a cross between- 

 Laelia Digbyana and Cattleya Harrisoniana, and that it comes off a small' 

 plant now flowering for the first time. The influence of the last-named parent 

 is very strong, especially in the deep yellow corrugated crest, and arrangement 

 of the nerves, so characteristic of this species, and we may add that this colour 

 has suffused itself almost throughout the interior of the lip, with the excep- 

 tion of a narrow, light purple margin which extends right round to the 

 base. Outside, this colour extends much further, but the central portion is 



