80 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
P. Aphrodite is replaced by the closely allied P. Sanderiana. The raceme 
sent bears four expanded flowers, which are blush white, a little veined and 
suffused with light rose near the base of the petals, while the lip is bright 
rose; a little mottled on the side lobes, and with the usual crest and very 
short tendrils. There are three unopened buds, and the raceme will doubt- 
less become much larger when the plant becomes strong. The largest leaf 
is at present 53 inches long by 23 inches broad. 
DENDROBIUM X BURBERRYANUM. ie 
We have received flowers of this very pretty Dendrobium yon the 
collection of the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, M.P.; Highbury, Birmingham. 
It was obtained by crossing D. Findlayanum with the pollen of D x Dominy- 
anum, and combines the good qualities of the two, though the flowers 
most resemble the latter, both in shape and colour. The flowers measure 
over 2% inches across the petals, and the colour is bright rose-purple, 
becoming a little paler towards the base of the segments. The lip is similarly 
coloured at the apex and margin, passing into yellowish white in front of the 
large maroon disc, which is somewhat veined at the margin. The pedicels / 
are rather long, measuring 2} inches, which will render it useful for cut 
flowers. This character is no doubt partly due to the influence of D. 
Linawianum, one of the parents of D. X Dominianum, which has long 
pedicels, and always seems to stamp its character upon its offspring. D. 
Findlayanum has also rather long pedicels. The present hybrid is a very 
promising thing, and has evidently not yet reached its full development. It 
is named after Mr. Burberry, Mr. Chamberlain’s able Orchid grower. | 
CATTLEYA X MIRANDA. 
A very pretty hybrid was exhibited by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons at the 
R.H.S. meeting on January 12th, under the above name. It was obtained 
by crossing C. amethystoglossa ? and C. Triane ¢, and thus makes 
a second hybrid raised from C. amethystoglossa. We have now received 
flowers from two different plants of the reverse cross, raised in the collection 
of T. W. Thornton, Esq., Brockall, Weedon. Mr. Thornton writes that 
the cross, C. Triane X amethystoglossa, was made in February, 1887, and 
the seed was sown in June, 1888. Whether they are now flowering for the 
first time is not mentioned. The flowers are fairly intermediate in size and 
character, the lip three-lobed, but the lobes touching, so as to appear entire 
at the first glance. The front lobe and apex of the side lobes are rich rose- 
purple, and the basal part, with the sepals and petals, pale blush pink. How 
far it agrees with Messrs. Veitch’s plant we cannot say without being able to 
compare them together, but at most it can only be a variety of the same, 
withreversed parentage. Itisa very promising thing and will evidently develop 
into a very handsome hybrid when it becomes stronger. 
