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cooler atmosphere, and bloom for many months. Their delicate white and 
rose-tinted blossoms are charming on a good-sized plant. But none of the 
Selenipediums are worth cutting, as they drop so quickly—hence I only 
name them incidentally, in spite of their beauty. 
There are, no doubt, many others that are nearly as good as some of the 
above, or when proved may turn out as good, but I contend that those I 
have mentioned are practically the most desirable. Here is the list in 
full :-— 
C. insigne Sandere. C. x Morganiz. 
C, i, Chantinii. C. x Pollettianum. 
C. i. montanum (in variety). C. x nitens. 
C. villosum aureum. C. x Sallieri aureum. 
C. v. giganteum. C. x Leeanum giganteum (or other vars.). 
C. Spicerianum. C. x Pitcherianum Williamsii. 
C. Charlesworthii. C. x Lathamianum. 
C. Rothschildianum. C. x Harrisianum superbum. 
C. Lawrenceanum Hyeanum. C. x Niobe. 
C. Curtisii. C. x Aylingii. 
C.niveum. — S. x Schroederz. 
Twenty-two varieties in all, out of how many hundreds ? 
CYPRIPEDIUM «x WILLIAM LLOYD AND C. «. CYCNIDES. 
A flower of the brilliantly-coloured Cypripedium x William Lloyd (C. 
bellatulum ? x C. Xx Swanianum) and one of C. x Cycnides, derived 
from the reverse cross, have been sent by R. H. Measures, Esq., The 
Woodlands, Streatham. The former was figured at page 177 (fig. 7), but 
the latter is much larger and considerably different in colour—in fact, 
somewhat approaching the one called C. x Annie Measures (C. bellatulum 
* x C. Dayanum 3). Mr. Measures asks, “Can any confusion have 
occurred with any of the records?” It is hard to say, as secondary hybrids 
are proverbially variable, and C. x Swanianum is descended from C. 
Dayanum ¢ and C. barbatum 3. If there is a doubt about any of them 
we should think it is with that called C. x Cycnides, for we fail to trace 
the influence of C. barbatum, and would suggest the question whether it 
may not be descended from the same cross as C. x Annie Measures. We 
may add that the colour and markings of the dorsal sepal are almost that of 
the petals, all three being very densely spotted with claret-colour on a 
cream-white ground. The lip is suffused with a similar colour in front, and 
most resembles C. bellatulum in shape. The hybrid is both graceful in 
shape and beautiful in colour. 
