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It was also resolved unanimously, on the motion of Mr. Ball, seconded 
by Mr. R. Johnson—‘‘ That from this date no First-class Certificates 
be awarded to cut blooms, except the Committee are of opinion that 
it would have been risky to bring the plant from which such blooms 
have been taken.” 
The working of the former rule will be watched with interest, and 
bearing in mind the special circumstances of the case (which were fully 
discussed last month), we think that the Committee have made a wise 
decision. 
CATTLEYA X HYBRIDA. 
A VERY interesting Cattleya has appeared in the establishment of 
Mr. William Brooks, Whitecross Nurseries, Weston-super-mare. It 
was purchased, with others, at Messrs. Protheroe & Morris’ Rooms as C. 
Leopoldi, and the batch proves on flowering to contain examples of 
‘that species, together with the old C. guttata and the subject of the 
present note, which I believe to be a natural hybrid between C. guttata 
and C. Loddigesii, and thus a form of C. xX hybrida, which will always 
be interesting as the first hybrid Cattleya raised by hand. Records of 
the latter plant are rather confusing, but fortunately there is a good 
figure in existence. It was exhibited at a meeting of the Royal - 
Horticultural Society, on August r1th, 1859, and the Gardeners’ Chronicle 
briefly remarks :—‘‘ Messrs. Veitch furnished . . . some most remarkable 
hybrid Cattleyas between C. Loddigesii and C. granulosa ” (1859, p. 672). 
The Society’s report is more detailed :— 
‘“* Hysprip CATTLEyas (granulosa X Harrisoniz) :—From Messrs. Veitch 
and Son. These were exceedingly interesting, as affording the first examples 
of well-marked, and really showy, new forms of Orchids, produced by 
hybridising. The present exhibition, consisting of five seedling plants, 
the flowers of which had a general resemblance to each other, but were 
slightly different in their markings, was due to the skill and perseverance 
of Mr. Dominy, the very intelligent foreman employed by Messrs. Veitch 
& Son, at their Exeter Nursery. The flowers were freely produced, 
blush-coloured, slightly suffused with the olive green, and showing the 
spotting of C. granulosa in the sepals and petals, having, moreover, its 
richly veined purple lip, but varied in (the amount of colouring and 
marking in the different plants. Those numbered 1 and 4 were specially 
COMMENDED, as being the most beautiful, the others, however, being 
but very slightly different from them” (Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc., i. p. 71). 
The name appeared two years later (July, 1861) :—‘‘ Cattleya hybrida, 
an interesting and pretty plant, but not equal to many others of this genus. 
