THE ORCHID REVIEW, 39 
or seven flowers, and thus proving very decorative. A superior form 
called L. c. X Cappei grandiflora has’now been sent, whose flowers are 
more than five inches broad, and the colour a very brilliant deep yellow, 
with the front lobe of the lip and apex of rich purple-crimson, and 
forming a brilliant contrast. It is one of the best cinnabarina hybrids 
which we have seen. 
L&LIO-CATTLEYA X PIsANDRA.—Messrs. Cappe have also’ raised a 
very pretty and sweetly-scented hybrid from Lelia crispa @ and Cattleya 
Eldorado ¢, well agreeing with the original one raised by Messrs. Veitch, 
The sepals and petals are delicate pink, and the base of the lip light blush, 
with the throat yellow, and the front lobe bright rose-purple. The plant 
is said to be most like L. crispa, but the flowers rather resemble the 
other parent, and the lip is less veined than most other L. crispa hybrids. 
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ODONTOGLOSSUM LEAVES DECAYING AT THE TIPS. 
AN important question has been brought forward by Mr. De Barri 
Crawshay in the Gardeners’ Chronicle for January 19th (p. 49), with 
reference to the leaves of Odontoglossum decaying at the tips. ‘‘ Of late 
years” he remarks, ‘‘this so-called disease has become prevalent every- 
where, why no one seems to be certain, neither does anybody seem to be 
able to eradicate it. My plants of O. crispum are strong enough to please 
most people, but they have it,. perhaps not so badly as some I have seen, 
but quite enough to satisfy anyone; more than enough to dissatisfy me. 
I have heard many reasons for the advent of this disfigurement, but as 
far as I yet see, myself, none will stand when analyzed. It is reasonable 
for the three-year-old leaves to decay at the tips, but. when a pair of tips 
decay on leaves of the unfinished pseudobulb, it must be radically wrong. 
In this case I should expect the plant to be much too wet at the roots, and > 
to be decidedly unhealthy, but such is not the case; the plant is a perfect 
picture, grown drier than usual, but of exceedingly vigorous habit. This is 
an exceptional case, as but few of the new leaves are tipped. Take a reverse 
case, a plant kept quite wet, of equal habit, has its last year’s leaves 
‘‘ tipped,” whilst this year’s are perfect, therefore neither draught nor damp 
seem to offer any explanation. Plants near to and those farthest from the door 
are affected alike, scattered through the houses everywhere, in my houses, 
and in all Orchid houses I have seen; therefore it cannot be defective 
3 ventilation or cultivation, else the plants in some gardens would be exempt, 
and others badly attacked. Well grown and badly grown plants have it 
alike, both high on the hills and low in the valleys, with north, east, south, 
or west aspect. What is that thing common to all of us that we do, give, 
