THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
VoL. III.] OCTOBER, 1895. [No. 34. 
NOTES. 
Two meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society, will be held during 
October, on the 15th and 2oth respectively, when the Orchid Committee 
will meet at the usual hour of 12 o’clock, noon. 
A flower of the magnificent variety of Cattleya x Hardyana known as 
Countess of Derby, from the collection of T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, 
Whitefield, near Manchester, has been sent by Mr. Johnson. The sepals 
and petals are pure white, most approaching those of C. Dowiana in shape, 
and the front of the lip rich amethyst-purple, with the usual blotches on 
the sides of the throat, and the golden veining on the disc. It is one of the 
most distinct and beautiful forms of this remarkable natural hybrid, as the 
purity of the sepals and petals afford a striking contrast with the richly- 
coloured lip. Its history was given at page 294 of our last volume. 
A magnificent inflorescence of the handsome Lelio-cattleya x elegans 
Cauwenberghei with ten flowers, comes from the collection of W. 
Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone. The front lobe of the lip, which 
in one flower is quite two inches broad, is rosy-crimson, and the rest of the 
flower light blush-pink. Mr. Stevens writes that the plant has made an 
enormous growth this season, and the splendid inflorescence testifies to the 
excellent treatment it has received. It is a charming light variety of 
Lelio-cattleya X elegans, and one of the most distinct which we have 
seen. 
Two handsome varieties of Odontoglossum crispum have been sent from 
the same collection ; O. c. roseum with light rose-pink unspotted flowers ; 
and O, c, Waltonense, which has a single deep crimson blotch on each 
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