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having a pure white area at the apex of the lip, being typical in other 
respects. 
A flower of Lalia purpurata Williamsii is sent by A. Annandale, Esq., 
Bielside, Dunbar, from a newly-imported plant. It fully agrees in the 
colour of the lip and the prettily-veined petals with the illustration (Orchid 4 
Album, I., t. g) of this beautiful variety, but is rather smaller in size, which, 
however, may be due to the plant not being fully established. 
Lelio-cattleya <X Schilleriana is the correct name of a natural hybrid 
between Lelia purpurata and Cattleya intermedia, which is grown in many 
collections as L. X elegans alba, though the name is not correct. A very 
beautiful flower has been sent by C. Winn, Esq., Selly Hill, Birmingham, 
one of four on the spike. 
A very fine form of Cypripedium x Creon has been raised in the 
collection of W. Vanner, Esq., Camden Wood, Chislehurst, of which we | 
have received a flower. It is from the same parents as Messrs. Veitch’s 
original one—C. X Harrisianum superbum and C. X cenanthum superbum. 
The flower is large, well formed, and very richly coloured. 
A very pretty form of Cypripedium niveum, received from Dr. Gorton, 
of Maida Vale, has the upper half of each petal reticulated with a network 
of light purple, owing to the nerves bearing numerous spots of this colour. 
C. niveum reticulatum is a suitable name for this charming little variety, 
which we have seen before. 
A very curious flower of Cypripedium X Peetersianum comes from the 
collection of Reginald Young, Esq., of Sefton Park, Liverpool, in which the 
two petals are metamorphosed into lips, thus making three to the flower. 
On careful examination we find that the two stamens are absent, and the 
staminode has reverted to the normal condition, and become a stamen. It 
is accompanied by a normal flower. This hybrid is the reversed cross of 
- C. X selligerum, and in reality a variety of it. 
A very dark form of Phaius bicolor has flowered in the same collection, 
in which the sepals and petals are deep reddish-purple, and the lip nearly 
as dark, with yellow at the base. It is the variety Oweniz, noted at page 
208 of our last volume. 
Two racemes of the splendid Selenipedium x Schrcedere have been — 
received from the collection of O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, ye 
each with two oe and perfect flowers and an additional unopened bud. — 
