May, 1910.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 145 
LAZLIOCATTLEYA SHEPHERDII. 
THE annexed figure represents a striking hybrid which was raised by Mr. 
E. O. Orpet, South Lancaster, Mass., U.S.A., from a yellow variety of 
Lelia Xx nigrescens crossed with the pollen of Cattleya Dowiana, and 
which flowered over a year ago. Mr. Orpet describes the sepals and petals 
as wholly golden yellow, and the lip beautifully veined with gold lines. On 
the whole the character of the pollen parent seems most in evidence, but 
the dwarfed habit is probably due to the influence of Lelia pumila, which 
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was one of the parents of L. X nigrescens, while that of L. tenebrosa is 
probably seen in the rich colour of the sepals and petals and in some of the 
details of the lip. It promises to develop into a very handsome thing, of 
rather dwarfer habit and more compact shape than L.-c. luminosa, and also 
more yellow incolour. The colour is remarkable, considering the amount of 
purple in the parents. The figure is reproduced from a photograph kindly 
sent by Mr. Orpet. 
