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clear resemblance to certain forms of O. Wilckeanum in the shape and 
markings of the flower, affording evidence in support of the theory that 
blotched forms of O. crispum have a hybrid ancestry. As regards shape, : 
the photograph speaks for itself, but we cannot say much about colour in 
the absence of living flowers. Some of the forms, however, show evidence 
of a rosy suffusion. The figure affords a graphic illustration of the variation 
of seedlings from the same capsule when the parents are of mixed ancestry, 
and one of the plants affords a very clear case of reversion. But there were 
also a number of ordinary white forms, and those are not shown in the 
photograph. One other form had the lip copiously blotched with red-purple, 
and only an occasional blotch on the other segments. Some of the seed- 
lings should develop into good things when the plants become strong. 
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VARIATION AMONG SECONDARY HYBRIDS 
Two forms of a very distinct and interesting hybrid were sent some time 
ago from the collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking, 
by Mr. W. H: White, who writes as follows: ‘* Knowing that you are 
scientifically interested in peculiarities of Orchids, Sir Trevor desires me to 
send the two enclosed spikes to you. It is froma cross between Lelio- 
cattleya Adolphus and Cattleya Harrisoniana, and we have had numerous 
distinct varieties among them, but the most marked peculiarity is that some 
of the spikes are about two feet in length, and have only about three 
flowers at the end of the spike, sometimes only one or two, while others are 
dwarf, about seven or eight inches, with three, four, five, and six flowers, 
also that several spikes have formed a dwarf kind of leaf about midway 
between the flowers and the apex of the pseudobulb. We think the yellow 
one enclosed is rather pretty.” 
The two forms sent are remarkably diverse, and their common origin 
would never have been guessed. One has deep golden yellow flowers, with 
a very broad maroon-crimson margin round the expanded front lobe of the 
lip, and a little purple suffusion at the apex of the column. The scape is 
elongated, and the flowers have much resemblance to those of L.-c. 
Adolphus (L. cinnabarina x C. Aclandiz) in shape. The other has a 
short scape, and shows more of the C. Harrisoniana influence, though the 
flowers are only about half as large. The sepals and petals are light 
purple, with a distinct yellow tinge, and the lip is yellow, with a very 
crenulate, and not expanded front lobe, slightly suffused with yellow at the 
apex. In the veining of the disc the influence of C. Harrisoniana is clearly 
shown. 
The diversity of the length of the scapes we should attribute to reversion 
more or less complete. Lelia cinnabarina has an elongated scape, while 
