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fringed flowers. With respect to the change of name a word may be said. 

 When originally described in the Gardeners' Chronicle, under the name of 

 Laelio-cattleya X Digbyana-Mossiae, the Editor remarked :— " The generic 

 name is felicitous, but we hope some means may be taken to render the 

 specific name less cumbrous," a hope that is at last carried into effect. 



3. Brassocattleya X Sedeni.— It was not until 1897 that a second 

 hybrid from Brassavola Digbyana appeared, but on April 13th of that year 

 a plant was exhibited by Messrs. Veitch, at a meeting of the R.H.S., under 

 the name of Laelio-cattleya x Digbyano-Trianae, and was awarded a First- 

 class Certificate. In this case Cattleya Trianae was the seed parent. 

 The plant passed into the collection of Sir Frederick Wigan, Clare 

 Lawn, East Sheen, and was described in these pages (v., p. i3 2 )- I* wa ® 

 raised by Mr. Seden, to whom it is now dedicated. It bears considerable 

 resemblance to B. X Veitchii, but is rather darker in colour. 



4. Brassocattleya X Thorxtoxl— A little later in 1897, a third 

 hybrid appeared, having been raised in the collection of T. W. Thornton,. 

 Esq., Brockhall, Weedon, from Cattleya Gaskelliana $ and Brassavola 

 Digbyana <? . It was described in these pages as Laelio-cattleya X 

 Thorntoni (v., p. 339). In the following year the same hybrid flowered with 

 Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, and received a First-class Certificate from 

 the R.H.S. on April 26th {Orch. Rev., vi., p. 159). It is rather lighter in 

 colour than B. X Veitchii, which it otherwise much resembles. 



5. Brassocattleya X bellaerensis.— A hybrid raised by M. G. 

 Mantin, of Paris, it is said from Brassavola Perrinii ?, and Cattleya 

 guttata 3 , though by the latter name it is probable that C. Leopoldi is 

 intended. It was exhibited at a meeting of the Societe Nationale 

 d'Horticulture de France, at Paris, on July 28th, 1898, under the name of 

 Correvonia X bellaerensis, which M. Cogniaux, in a note, amended to 

 Brassocattleya X bellaerensis (Chron. Orch., p. 150). The sepals and 

 petals are narrow and pale green, and the lip white at the base, and 

 purple at the apex, with some sulphur yellow and a band of purple spots 

 in the centre. 



o. Brassocattleya X Maront.— In 1899 another novelty appeared,. 

 being raised by M. Ch. Maron, of Brunoy, from Cattleya Mendelii J and 

 Brassavola Digbyana $ . It was exhibited at a meeting of the R.H.S., on 

 March 14th, under the name of Laelio-cattleya X Inperatrice de Russie, 

 and received a First-class Certificate. The flower is white, beautifully tinged 

 with light pink. Afterwards the name of L.-c. X Digbyano-Mendelii was 

 imposed, and it is curious to note that in 1901 no less than three First-class 

 Certificates were given to its varieties by the R.H.S. These were called 

 Hessle var., Tring Park var., and Veitch's var., and the fact affords eloquent 

 testimony to the beauty of this hybrid, which we now dedicate to its raiser. 



