THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 



Several beautiful Orchids are sent from the collection of Joseph* 

 Broome, Esq., Sunny Hill, Llandudno (gr. Mr. Axtell). First we may 

 mention an exceptionally dark form of Cattleya Mendelii, the sepals and 

 petals being bright lilac-purple, the latter having a large purple, partially 

 feathered blotch at the apex, and the front lobe of the lip bright ruby purple 

 — a very handsome form. Anguloa X dubia is a very interesting natural* 

 hybrid, between A. Clowesii and A. uniflora, whose history was given at 

 page 207 of our last volume. The colour is light yellow, with innumerable 

 minute red dots on the inner face of the petals ; and the lip white, with 

 many red-brown spots more or less confluent into a blotch on either side 

 near the base. Oncidium chrysodipterum, Veitch, is a handsome species 

 of the superbiens group, having deep yellow petals blotched with red-brown' 

 at the base, which is believed to be identical with O. tetracopis, Rchb. f. 

 The others are, a light yellow form of Odontoglossum X Andersonianum 

 with few spots, and a very distinct light yellow form of O. X Adrians, 

 having the sepals suffused with rose-purple, but only a little irregular 

 spotting on the flower, the petals being for the most part unspotted. It 

 was imported as O. crispum, but has the typical Adrians shape, with the 

 unmistakable crest and nearly entire, spotted column-wings, all of which 

 show the influence of O. Hunnewellianum. 



An extremely fine flower of Miltonia X Bleuana nobilior is sent from 

 the collection of Captain Holford, Weston-Birt, Tetbury, by Mr. Alexander. 

 The lip measures 2| inches in diameter, and has a large reddish-maroon 

 blotch above the yellow base, from which radiate lines of similar colour. 

 The base of the petals is suffused with rose-purple, and the rest of the 

 flower white. 



A good brightly-coloured form of Laelia X cinnabrosa is sent from the 

 collection of Mrs. Grogan, Slaney Park, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow, by Mr. 

 Oliver ; also a large and richly-coloured form of Cattleya Mossiae from a 

 small imported plant ; and an inflorescence of Rhynchostylis retusa. 



Three fine flowers of Cattleya Warscewiczii are sent from the collection 

 of O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury, by Mr. Rogers, one of which 

 has petals five inches long, and the front lobe of the lip three inches broad 

 —a noble looking flower. A fine hybrid between Paphiopedilum X Swania- 

 num ? and P. Lawrenceanum atrorubens $ is also sent, together with its 

 two parents, also a good flower of P. X almum Cooksoni, and what we 

 take to be a form of P. X Gowerianum. It is said to be a seedling from 

 P. Curtisii, but has more of the character of P. Lawrenceanum, both in 

 flower and foliage. 



