46 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
THE HYBRIDIST. 
ZYGOBATEMANNIA X MASTERSII. 
ANOTHER very interesting generic hybrid has now to be recorded. It is a 
the result of crossing Zygopetalum crinitum with the pollen of Batemannia 
Colleyi, and bears unmistakable evidence of its origin. It was raised by . 
Messrs. Linden, L’Horticulture Internationale, Brussels, the seed having 
been -sown in April, 1893, and Messrs. Linden now send a sketch of the | 
plant, together with the four-flowered raceme. It is a fine strong plant, 
apparently of very vigorous habit, with large ovoid-oblong diphyllous — 
pseudobulbs about 3 inches long, and elliptical-lanceolate recurved leaves — 
about g or Io inches long by 2 inches broad. The scape arches over, and 
thus is most like the Batemannia, the flowering portion sent being 6 inches — 
long, while the sketch shows about 2 inches more attached to the plant. 
The bracts are } inch long and sheathing, much like the Batemannia, and — 
the flowers also most resemble that parent, though much modified in detail. 
The sepals and petals are subconnivent, blackish-brown, and the lip light 
whitish yellow, closely lined with red-purple on the crest, which is much like — 
that of the seed parent in its smaller size. The dorsal sepal and petals are an 
inch long, and the lateral sepals 1} inches, and inserted on the foot of the — 
column somewhat as in the pollen parent. The lip has small rounded side — 
lobes, and the front lobe is broadly oblong and recurved. The column is 4 
closely striped with purple brown, and most resembles the Zygopetalum — 
parent, while the pollinarium is intermediate in character. The colour is 
distinct, but cannot be called beautiful, though the hybrid is certainly a 
remarkable one, and Messrs. Linden must be congratulated on their success: 
= L#LIO-CATTLEYA X CAPPEI. 
This isa very pretty hybrid, raised in the establishment of Messrs. Cappé 
et fils, of Vesinet, Seine-et-Oise, from Lelia cinnabarina ¢ and Cattleya 
Warscewiczii g. The seed was sown in April, 1895, and the first flowers — 
expanded in December last, when the plant was under four years old. The 
plant 1s most like the seed parent in general character, the longest bulb 
being 5 inches long, surmounted by a leaf 10 inches long, but most like the 
pollen parent in colour. The first spike produced four flowers, the sepals 
and petals being over 2 inches long and clear light yellow in colour, while 
the lip is trilobed, much crisped, and with the front lobe and tips of the 
side lobes ot a pretty light rosy purple shade, the remainder, including the 
throat, being yellow. It has obviously not yet reached its full development, 
in fact it promises to be one of the best of the Lelia cinnabarina hybrids. 
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Like most of the hybrids from the latter, it has a good constitution, each — 
bulb showing a marked advance on its predecessor, and we shall hope t° 
hear of it again at its next time of flowering. 
