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number of plants, so as to find out the requirements of the new culture 
before adopting it. It is certain that the new culture is possible, because 
Messrs. Duval practise it in their large establishment, and the plants grow 
and flower to their satisfaction. If this culture becomes general, it will 
certainly result in a great economy of time and material. 
The members of the Commission, having made their visit when the 
plants were beginning to grow, that is, at the period of repotting, desire to 
renew their visit when the plants are in full growth. They would then be 
better able to judge of the advantages of the new method of culture. 
Messrs. Duval requested this Commission with the generous aim of 
popularising a new method of culture which seemed to them advantageous, 
and the Commission offers them its sincere congratulations and thanks 
for the disinterestedness with which they have shown the results of 
their experience ; and, with the aim of making the subject better known, 
the Commission requests the insertion of its report in the Journal of 
the Society. 
So much for the Report. I had intended to offer some comments 
thereon, but, as my summary has extended to greater length than I 
anticipated, these remarks must be deferred. 
ARGUS. 
L4ELIO-CATTLEYA x WILSONIA. 
AT the R. H. S. meeting on October 15th an Award of Merit was given to 
a handsome hybrid called Lelio-cattleya X Wilsoniz, from the collection 
of Sir Frederick Wigan, whose parentage is recorded as L. Dayana X C. 
labiata. The flower drawn by Miss Roberts for the R. H. S. collection of 
drawings has now been kindly sent to us by Mr. Chapman, and an examin- 
ation raises the question whether the parentage has been correctly recorded, 
for it seems to be intermediate between L. pumila and C. Warscewiczii- 
The general shape recalls L. pumila, and on the front of the lip is a small, 
lilac-coloured area which is quite characteristic of this parent, while we fail 
to find any trace of the raised keels of L. Dayana. As to the second 
parent, the very richly coloured lip with a yellow, eye-like blotch on each 
side of the throat vividly recalls C. Warscewiczii. It should be compared 
with L.-c. X epicasta, raised by Messrs. Veitch, which, however, has more 
yellow in the throat. The plant was obtained from Messrs. F. Sander 
& Co., who, it may be added, exhibited a plant at the R. H. S. meeting 
on December 15th, 1899, with the parentage recorded above. 
