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with reddish behind. It is very promising, and likely to develop into a 
good thing when the plant becomes strong. 
LZ#LIO-CATTLEYA X D. S. Brown. 
At the Royal Horticultural Society’s meeting on July 9th, an Award of 
Merit was given to the above handsome hybrid, which has been raised by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., between Cattleya Triane 9 and Lelio-cattleya 
xX Schilleriana g. In shape it most resembles the former, but the petals 
are narrower, and rosy-purple in colour, with a rich purple crimson, nearly 
entire lip. The pseudobulbs are mostly two-leaved. It is very. handsome, 
and approaches L.-c. x Arnoldiana in colour, though the flowers are rather 
smaller. 
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ORCHIDS IN NEW YORK CITY. 
THE Orchid collection of Hicks Arnold, Esq., which is one of the oldest 
collections in America, contains many valuable and unique specimens, 
_which, when in bloom, are worth a long journey for any Orchid lover ‘to 
see. Considering the difficulties which the gardener, Mr. James Morris, 
has to contend with, the plants are grown remarkably well, the Cattleyas 
and Cypripediums especially. There are only two greenhouses on the 
place, in which all varieties are grown successfully, with the exception of 
Masdevalllas and Columbian Odontoglossums. During my recent visit 
I found a great many rarities in bloom; and of Cattleyas and Lelias the 
following rare kinds were at their best :— 
Cattleya intermedia alba, a splendid plant, with eight large flowers; two 
C. Mossiz alba, each with five blooms; C. M. Reineckiana, and several 
plants of C. M. Wageneri. The finest variety of C. Mossiz Hardyana which 
I have ever seen was in full bloom, the flowers measuring nine inches 
across the petals, the lip very large and much fringed, and the blotching 
on the sepals and petals very deep coloured. Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, 
with four blooms, and another good form of this species, were both in their 
glory. Two splendid specimens of Lelio-cattleya x Arnoldiana, each with 
five flowers, also showed very prominently. One of the very finest forms 
of L.-c. X elegans had a fine spike with six large blooms, and several others 
were flowering, among them two L.-c. x Schillierana, L.-c. x S. 
Stelzneriana, and others. 
Cypripediums are Mr. Arnold’s favourites, and most of the latest and 
rarest varieties are here represented. Among those which I found in bloom 
were the unique plant of C. X Greyanum unicolor, which is very distinct 
from the type by its very yellowish-green appearance, it was carrying two 
flowers, C. X Fraseri, which is the only plant in America, was also 
flowering ; and among many others may be mentioned C. X luridum and 
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