THE ORCHID REVIEW. 3 
P. x Niobe is an exquisite little hybrid, in which the combination o1 
the rare P. Fairrieanum with P. Spicerianum results in a large white 
dorsal sepal, green at the base, and reticulated all over with light purple 
veins. A beautiful flower is sent from the collection of R. Brooman 
White, Esq., of Arddarroch. 3 
Four other showy hybrids are sent from the collection of E. F. 
Clark, Esq., of Teignmouth. First may be mentioned P. x politum, in 
which the combined characters of P. barbatum and P. venustum give a rich 
and very pleasing effect. P. x regale unites the characters of P. 
purpuratum and P. insigne, but is very distinct from both. P. xX Calypso 
isa fine bold hybrid, derived from P. Spicerianum and P. Boxallii, and 
recalls P. x Lathamianum, though with more colour in the dorsal sepal. 
The remaining one is a seedling from the Selly Hill collection, now 
flowering for the first time. The record on the label is ‘‘ Harrisianum 
nigrum X Io maxima,” though we fail to trace any character derived 
from the latter, or from its parents P. Argus and P. Lawrenceanum. Mr. 
Clark very well remarks that it is not unlike a small P. xX Creon, and 
indeed so close is the resemblance that we think the second parent must 
have been P. X cenanthum. It is very richly coloured, especially the dorsal 
sepal, and will improve in size as the plant gains strength. 
Photographs of the pretty little Lzlio-cattleya X intermedio-flava, from 
a plant which flowered in the collection, are also sent. 
We learn that two new Orchid houses have just been erected for W. M. 
Appleton, Esq., of Weston-super-Mare, by Messrs. James Crispin and Sons, 
of Bristol. They are each 45ft. long by roft. wide, and fixed side by side, 
an arrangement which has several advantages in its favour. 
The twelfth volume of Le Jardin is dedicated to M. le Comte Oswald de 
Kerchove de Denterghem, President of the Société Royale d’Agriculture et 
de Botanique de Gand, and author of Le Livre des Orchidées. The dedica- 
tion is accompanied by an excellent portrait. 
A flower of Cattleya quadricolor alba is sent from the collection of Dr. 
A. W. Hoisholt, of Stockton, California, and arrives in partially fresh con- 
dition. The pedicil is inserted in a little ball of wet peat, tied up in oiled 
silk, and the flower is wrapped in tissue paper before being placed in the 
box, which seems an excellent method of packing, as the flower shows no 
trace of mould. 
A flower of Odontoglossum X Andersonianum platychilum is sent from 
the collection of De Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks, which is 
