THE ORCHID REVIEW. 207 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
A SERIES of the more striking Orchids of the season is sent from the collec- 
tion of Joseph Broome, Esq., Sunny Hill, Llandudno (gr. Mr. Axtell), and 
their splendid condition shows how well their culture is understood. A 
flower of Cattleya Mendelii represents one of the brightest forms of this 
species which we have seen. The sepals and petals are of a beautiful shade 
of rose-pink, and the front lobe of the lip brilliant amethyst, and very 
undulate, the colour extending round the margins of the side lobes up to 
and beyond where they meet. A zone of colour also extends across the lip, 
just above the apex of the column, and between this and the coloured 
margin is a large white blotch on either side of the disc, giving a very 
charming effect. A lighter, fairly typical form is equally remarkable for its 
vigorous growth. It was imported in February, 1898, and had two leads, 
each of which made two succeeding bulbs. In addition to this it made two 
back growths, and all six bulbs are now flowering, with an aggregate of 
seventeen flowers, which on so small a plant makes a grand sight. One of 
the back growths produced a two-flowered raceme, the other five having 
three each. This we should think almost constitutes a record of the kind. 
A flower of Cattleya Warscewiczii is a magnificent example of what, 
seen at its best, is the grandest of all Cattleyas. The petals are slightly 
over 4-inches long by 23-inches broad, and the front lobe of the lip attains 
the same breadth. The sepals and petals are bright rose-pink, the front 
lobe of the lip brilliant amethyst-crimson, and the side lobes bright rose, 
about intermediate between the two. The blotches are yellow shading to 
white at the margin. It is not the largest flower we have seen, but for 
shape, breadth of segments, and colour, it is superb. 
Four large and beautiful forms of Cattleya Mossiz show this 
polymorphic Cattleya at its best, one of them being much brighter in 
colour than the others. Which of the named varieties they most resemble 
we cannot say, for they are so numerous and so scattered that we have 
lost trace of them. 
Other flowers enclosed are Lelia tenebrosa and two good forms of L. 
purpurata, an unspotted form of Cattleya X intricata—the natural hybrid 
between C. intermedia and C. Leopoldi—together with good flowers of 
Oncidium macranthum and the rare O. chrysodipterum, the whole forming 
a very striking group. 
Two beautiful forms of Cattleya Mendelii sent from the collection of 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen, by Mr. Young, are 
albescens, which received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural 
Society on June 13th last, and another very similar form, both being nearly 
white, though with a slight tinge of palest blush. 
