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not yet seen at its best. Sophrocattleya x Cleopatra, Lelia x cinnabrosa, 
Lelio-cattleya X radiata, and L.-c. x Admiral Dewey, are interesting 
novelties from Messrs. Charlesworth & Ce., the latter obtaining a First-class 
Certificate at the Temple Show. L.-c. x Duke of York is a striking hybrid 
from Messrs. F. Sander & Co., which has also gained the same award. 
It is interesting to note that Messrs. Sander have succeeded in getting 
home from New Guinea an importation of the remarkable Dendrobium 
-spectabile, of which only a single plant, in the collection of Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, was previously known in cultivation. Lelio-cattleya x La 
France is an interesting hybrid raised by Mr. G. Mantin from L. tenebrosa 
and C. bicolor. Brassocattleya Xx bellaerensis, derived from Brassavola 
Perrinii and Cattleya guttata, and Epicattleya x bellaerensis, from 
Cattleya X Forbesii 2 and Epidendrum cochleatum ¢, are two remarkable 
generic crosses from this collection. 
Several hybrids have received certificates within the year, which were 
previously recorded, and these we have omitted. Also several reputed 
novelties which are at most only varieties of previously-named hybrids. 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
THE two Orchids perhaps most in evidence at the present time are 
Cattleya Trianz and Lelia anceps, both of which are represented in collec- 
tions by a series of striking varieties, and, where they succeed well, make a 
brilliant display. Cattleya Percivaliana is also in season, and though 
smaller and less variable than some others is particularly rich in colour in 
the best varieties. Lycaste Skinneri is flowering well, and will continue 
flowering for weeks to come. The chaste variety alba is probably the 
greatest favourite, but many of the coloured forms are very showy, and 
repay the grower for any special attention bestowed on them. Zygopetalum 
intermedium and Oncidium unguiculatum still make a fine display, being 
apparently almost as good as they were a month ago. 
The beautiful Caelogyne cristata has again put in an appearance for the 
season, and will not be lost sight of for several weeks. Few Orchids are 
more deservedly popular than this, as it is largely grown for cut flowers 
in many establishments where only a few of the most useful of these plants 
are admitted; and it gives little more trouble than an ordinary stove plant. 
The varieties alba and Lemoniana are the most distinct, and contrast 
effectively with the typical form. 
Dendrobiums are now making a brilliant display. The season com- 
menced some time ago with D. moniliforme and the hybrids partly derived 
from it, which include D. x endocharis, X euosmum, X Cassiope, and one 
or two other less common forms, all of which are very beautiful. D. nobile 
