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CATTLEYA x GERMANIA VAR. BURBAGENSIS. 

 The annexed illustration represents a form of the beautiful Cattleya X 

 -Germania (granulosa Schofieldiana X Hardyana), from the collection of 

 Capt. C. C. Hurst, Burbage, Hinckley, which received an Award of Merit 

 from the Manchester and North of England Orchid Society on September 

 nth. It is a seedling from the original batch raised by Messrs. Charlesworth 

 and Co., and it may be added that the original form received an Award 



of Merit from the R.H.S. on September 10th, 1901. As will be seen by 

 the figure, the plant has largely retained the character of the seed-parent, 

 which may also be said of the flower, with the single exception of colour, 

 though the shape is also somewhat modified. In colour C. X Hardyana 

 is altogether dominant, for the sepals and petals of the hybrid are bright 

 rosy purple, and the front lobe of the lip is veined throughout with deep 

 purple-crimson on a pale ground, rendering the flower extremely handsome. 

 As regards structural details nothing further need be said, but, the figure 



