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plant—the weakest one—bloomed, and produced a flower which was, 
apparently, a pure C. Spicerianum. The foliage is identical with that of 
the other seedlings, and much narrower than those of the C. Spicerianum 
parent. Francis H. Moore. 
Royal Infirrnary, Liverpool. 
[We should like to see a flower of this plant when it blooms again, as 
the case seems anomalous. Assuming that the parents were both pure 
varieties of their respective parents, and that no Spicerianum pollen reached 
the stigma of the flower that produced the seed, this Spicerianum-like 
flower should be a form of C. Leeanum, however anomalous its characters, 
for it should be half-derived from C. insigne. One cannot attribute it to 
reversion, because C. i. Youngianum is not a form of C. Leeanum. If an 
unfertilised ovule of C. Spicerianum had developed parthenogenetically, as 
has been suspected in the case of Zygopetalum crossed with Odontoglossum, 
the case would be explained, but it has yet to be proved that such a thing 
takes place. Has any other reader had a similar experience ?—ED.| 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
A FINE form of Leliocattleya Bryan (Lelia crispa @ X Cattleya 
Gaskelliana g) is sent from the collection of E. F. Clark, Esq., Evershot, 
Dorset. The cross was made in September, 1902, and it is said that the 
pollen of three varieties of the Cattleya were used, but whether this would 
lead to an increased amount of variation in the progeny remains to be seen.. 
The flowers sent are fairly typical, having lilac-purple sepals and petals, 
and a deep purple well-crisped lip, with a reddish orange suffusion in the 
throat, but not so much veining as in some other hybrids of Lelia crispa. 
Leliocattleya Bryan was originally raised in the collection of the late Mr. 
Norman C. Cookson. 
ORCHID NOTES AND NEWS. 
Two meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held at the Royal 
Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, during September, on 
the roth and 24th, when the Orchid Committee will meet at the usual 
hour, 12 o’clock noon. : 
A Silver Cup has been kindly offered by Mr. Eric H. Davidson, 
Borlases, Twyford, for competition at the coming Autumn Show. 
The next meeting of the Manchester and North of England Orchid 
Society will be held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on September 5th. 
The Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are open to inspection of 
members and the public from 1 to 4 p.m. The following meeting will be 
held on October 3rd. 
