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A good inflorescence of the handsome Lelio-cattleya x massiliensis 
is also sent from the same collection. Its history has already been given 
(ante, v. pp. 357, 358), and the present flowers confirm the view expressed 
that Lelia crispa was one of the parents, for its characters are as strongly 
marked as in the case of Lzlio-cattleya x exoniensis, L.-c. X Pallas, and 
others which were certainly derived from it. The other parent was 
probably Cattleya Trianz, as originally recorded, but there is no trace of 
C. Dowiana, and this species must be dropped from the record of parentage. 
Flowers of another plant which was purchased as L.-c. x Josephine, with 
record of parentage ‘“L. purpurata x C. chocoensis” are also sent, but 
are almost identical with the preceding, and are believed to represent the 
same hybrid. The crisped petals and lip could only have come from L. 
crispa. 
Another handsome plant is Dendrobium Phalznopsis highburiense, in 
which the flower is a peculiar reddish plum-colour, especially on the petals 
and lip, and quite distinct from anything that we have previously seen. 
A fine flower of the superb Cattleya x Hardyana Countess of Derby is 
sent from the collection of T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield, by Mr. 
Johnson. It was described in these pages five years ago (ii., p. 294), when 
it appeared at the Drill Hall as C. Warscewiczii Countess of Derby, and 
received a First-class Certificate, and now it has received a similar honour 
from the Manchester and North of England Orchid Society, together with 
a Silver-gilt Medal. Doubts having been expressed as to the correctness 
of the name now adopted, we have again made a careful comparison with 
C. X Hardyana and its two parents (living flowers of each, fortunately, 
being available), and have no hesitation in saying that, apart from colour, 
it agrees with C. x Hardyana, of which it isa remarkable colour variety. 
C. Warscewiczii and C. Dowiana differ very markedly in the shape and 
direction of the petals, and the present variety does not agree at all with 
the former, but like most forms of the hybrid comes much nearer to the 
latter. The lip has also the unmistakable colour of C. Dowiana, together 
with the golden veining of the disc, and even the eye-like blotches derived 
from C. Warscewiczii are modified in detail by the same influence. The 
brilliant contrast between the richly coloured lip and the white sepals and 
petals renders it the most striking variety which we have seen. 
A very striking form of Odontoglossum crispum is sent from the 
collection of R. Brooman White, Esq.. of Arddarroch. It was shown at 
the Drill Hall on November 7th as O. c. xanthctes Brooman White's 
variety, but was passed over by the Committee, it is said because O. ¢ 
xanthotes had already received a First-class Certificate. Of the latter, 4 
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