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approaches the original form. The rest of the flower is white, with the 
exception of the deep yellow disc. 
Cattleya Mossiz Wageneri is the purest albino of the species, the 
orange disc alone remaining, and of this we have received a couple of 
beautiful flowers from Mr. Stevens, gardener to W. J. Thompson, Esq. 
A fine form of Thunia x Veitchiana has been raised by C. Winn, 
Esq., Selly Hill, Birmingham, from T. Marshalliz ¢@ and T. Bensonie 3, 
of which we have received a flower. The sepals and petals are blush 
white, and the front of the lip veined and somewhat suffused with mauve- 
purple, the yellow crest being well developed, as in the seed parent. 
The lip, including the spur, is three inches long. 
Just as we are going to press a copy of the second edition of Mr. 
Burberry’s Amateur Orchid Cultivator’s Guide Book reaches us. We must 
reserve a notice for a future number. Meantime, we may add that it is 
much improved. 
CATTLEYA SUPERBA ALBA. 
This beautiful albino of Cattleya superba was described in 1890 (Rolfe in 
Gard. Chron., 1890, ii., p. 620), but still remains very rare, and we believe the 
few plants: known are mostly, if not altogether, derived from the original 
one found by Mr. E. S. Rand, of Para. The flower is pure white with the 
exception of the light yellow disc. It was exhibited by T. Statter, Esq., 
Stand Hall, Whitefield, Manchester, at the Royal Horticultural Society’s 
meeting on June 11th, and deservedly received a First-class Certificate. 
C. S. Wellsiana (Gard. Mag., 1894, P- 519) is synonymous. 
VINERY ORCHIDS. 
By Epwarp H. WoopaLL, Scarborough. 
Not a few Orchids are failures, speaking generally, when grown in the 
usual run of Orchid Houses that are kept moist and well-shaded—conditions, 
no doubt, that are favourable to the mass of those kinds that are universal 
favourites. In consequence, those plants that do not accommodate them- 
selves to such treatment are called “difficult to grow and flower,’’ and 
amateurs fight shy of these “ capricious beauties” as they are called. Asa 
matter of fact, these are the very plants that amateurs should take in hand 
and experiment upon. They have time to watch how they thrive, or when 
they fail; while busy hurserymen, whose plants are in thousands, cannot 
