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of Paphiopedilum Charlesworthii is also sent, in which the dorsal sepal 

 measures 2f inches across. The shape is excellent, and the colour must 

 have been equally good, for it is said to have been out nearly six weeks, and 

 to have lost much of its colour. Both these plants should be taken care 

 of. Mr. J. H. Grogan writes : "lam much interested in the leaf-mould 

 correspondence, and am trying some little experiments ; so far with good 



Flowers of the splendid Paphiopedilum X I'Ansoni magnificum (P. X 

 Morganiae X Rothschildianum) are sent by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., 

 of Bush Hill Park. The inflorescence is very strong, and produced three 

 flowers of great substance. The dorsal sepal is two inches broad, cream 

 white, with several red-purple stripes at the sides, which become nearly 

 obsolete towards the centre and apex. The petals are five inches long by 

 |-inch broad, cream yellow tinged with greenish and handsomely blotched 

 with dark brown. The lip is 2\ inches long, and light brown in front, while 

 the broadly obovate, very hairy staminode is light yellow. Messrs. Low 

 remark that it is far superior to the other forms that have bloomed, and in 

 their opinion eclipses C. Stonei platytsenium. It is certainly a noble form. 



Flowers of two pretty hybrid Paphiopedilums are sent from the 

 collection of E. F. Clark, Esq., Chamounix, Teignmouth. They were 

 purchased as small seedlings from the Selly Hill collection, in 1896. The 

 first was recorded as barbatum biflorum X insigne punctato-violaceum, and 

 the dorsal sepal is more flushed with purple and less spotted than in any 

 form of O. X Ashburtonae that we remember. The other is recorded as 

 insigne Chantini X Curtisii, and seems to be correct, and thus may be 

 considered as a form of P. X miniatum. 



A fine flower of the handsome Cymbidium Tracyanum is sent from the 

 collection of R. le Doux, Esq., Marlfield, West Derby, Liverpool, by Mr. 

 Davenport, together with the pretty little Laelio-cattleya X Amelia, from 

 a five-flowered spike; also another charming little hybrid from Lselia 

 cinnabarina 5 and Cattleya amethystoglossa <? , with buff orange sepals 

 and petals, and the broad front lobe of the lip purple ; and a brilliantly 

 coloured Paphiopedilum of which the parentage is unfortunately unknown. 

 It is much allied to P. X oenanthum, but has more colour, as might 

 be expected from a hybrid between the plant just mentioned and P. 

 barbatum. 



A fine flower of the natural hybrid Cattleya X Imperator is sent from 

 the collection of R. Tunstill, Esq., MonkhoJme, Burnley, by Mr. Balmforth. 

 It has retained the strongly three-lobed of C. granulosa, but the bright 

 rose-purple colour and greater size show the influence of C. labiata, 

 the other parent. It was purchased at Mr. Warburton's sale last 

 October. 



