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the seedlings being up before the last flower was cut. In the peculiarity 
just mentioned, and in the shape of the bracts, these two species differ from 
every other in the genus, and it will be interesting to watch how far the 
character is communicated to the hybrids which have been raised from 
them. Both are now known to be natives of Sumatra. 
LAELIO-CATTLEYA xX GOTTOIANA VAR. MARMORATA. 
A very distinct and handsome plant has appeared in the collection of Sir 
Frederick Wigan, Clare Lawn, East Sheen. It came home from Brazil— 
evidently from Bahia-—in a collection of Cattleya Warneri, but on flowering 
proves to be a form of Leelio-cattleya x Gottoiana, a natural hybrid 
betwen this Cattleya and Lelia tenebrosa, whose history was given in these 
pages four years ago (supra i., p. 338). It agrees with the type in all 
essential characters, but differs in having the sepals and petals irregularly 
marbled and streaked with deep rose on a light rose-pink ground. The lip 
is rose with much darker nerves on the front lobe, the side lobes being 
paler with a few rosy streaks. The inflorescence is at present 2-flowered 
and the petals 3} inches long. In structure it is fairly intermediate 
between the two parents but in colour is most like the Cattleya, as seems 
to be usually the case with this rare and handsome hybrid. 
R.A. R. 
Ske es BOISSIERIANUM FROM SEED. 
Now that hybrid Orchids are so easily raised it has been suggested that 
certain rare species might be increased by seed, and a very interesting note 
from Mr. Seden shows that this has been successfully accomplished by 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, the pioneers of Orchid hybridisation. The 
note runs :—“‘ I herewith send you a flower of Cypripedium Boissierianum 
raised by us, the plant being fertilised with its own pollen. This is the 
second time we have raised it, and we keep up our stock this way. We 
have had no variety among the seedlings, all coming alike.” This is very 
interesting, for we do not remember another instance of the stock of a rare 
species being raised in this way for commercial purposes. The case of 
C. Lawrenceanum Hyeanum raised in the collection of Norman C. Cookson, 
Esq., perhaps affords the nearest parallel instance. Of course seedling 
Orchids other than hybrids have been raised in cultivation on several 
occasions, but not with precisely the same object. Who will be the first to 
apply the process to the rare and beautiful C. Fairrieanum ? 
