THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



BRASSOLiELIA 



HELEN. 



We have now another handsome hybrid from Brassavola Digbyana to 

 record. Lselia tenebrosa is the seed parent, and the raiser M. Ch. Maron, 

 to whom we are indebted for the photograph here reproduced. M. Maron 

 writes that the sepals and petals are reddish brown, much like those of some 

 forms of Lselia tenebrosa, and slightly mottled and curved, while the lip 

 has the characteristic shape of Brassavola Digbyana hybrids, with the edge 

 somewhat fringed, and the ground colour light violet, with some carmine 

 lines, and the throat yellowish. The habit of the plant and shape of the 



flower are well shown in the illustration, and the influence of B. Digbyana 

 is very apparent in both, while the dark sepals and petals, derived from 

 L. tenebrosa, introduce a somewhat novel character among Digbyana 

 hybrids. The colours of the lip are not apparent in the figure, probably 

 owing to the well-known fact that shades of blue and violet come out 

 nearly white in photography, unless a yellow screen is used. M. Maron 

 moist be congratulated on having made such an interesting addition to the 



