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front lobe of the lip and the usual buff-yellow disc, but after a week’s stay at 
the latter Show the ground colour has become blush-white. It is a well- 
shaped and very beautiful variety, and was purchased as an imported plant 
last year from Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. 
Two very fine forms of Cattleya Mossie are sent from the establishment 
of Mr. John Robson, Bowdon Nurseries, Altrincham. One has light rose- 
coloured flowers, with some darker nerves on the front lobe of the lip, and 
a little yellow on the disc; the other is delicate blush pink, with some 
pink veining in the centre of the front lobe, a very broad undulate nearly 
white margin, and a light yellow throat. Both are of excellent shape, the 
petals 24 inches broad, and the rest of the flower correspondingly developed. 
A fine very dark Lelia tenebrosa is also enclosed. 
Two very beautiful varieties of Cattleya Mossie are sent from the 
collection of J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, Southgate. The first is in 
the way of C. M. Mooreana, having the flowers very light blush, with the 
front lobe of the lip almost suffused with amethyst purple, instead of 
veined as is generally the case, a narrow pale blush margin, and the usual 
deep yellow disc, but of rather less extent than usual. The other is almost 
like a fine C. M. Wageneri, with very pale blush instead of white flowers. 
They are of excellent shape, and very distinct from the typical form of the 
species. 
A striking and remarkable flower of Lelia tenebrosa is sent from the 
collection of James Davidson, Esq., Summerville, Dumfries, in which one 
half of the lip, or rather more, is normal in colour, and the other half 
copper-coloured, like the sepals and petals; thus it has a very curious 
Janus-like appearance. The explanation is that one of the petals is 
completely adnate to the lip, which is thus drawn a little on one side, 
and the two lateral sepals are confluent in one. One half of the lip appears 
to be absent, the two colours being very sharply separated, and the only 
difference in shape is that the lip is narrower in front on the petal-like half 
—in short, each half has its own characteristic shape as well as colour. 
A splendid form of Cattleya Warneri is sent from the collection of 
W. S. M’Millan, Esq., of Maghull, Liverpool. The flowers are bright rose, 
the colour extending throughout the pedicels, with the front lobe of the lip 
deep purple-crimson. The flowers are say | large, as well as deep in colour, 
the petals measuring 4} inches long by 2% incbes broad, the other parts 
being proportionately developed. The raceme has four flowers. It was 
purchased from Messrs. John Cowan & Co. Good flowers of C. Warscewiczii 
are also enclosed from a newly-imported plant. 
