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now decided to be a form of Lelia x Latona (see p. 188)—is sent from the 
collection of E. F. Clark, Esq., Teignmouth, being the fifth of the batch to 
flower. It has bright ochreous yellow sepals and petals, and the front of 
the lip rich purple-crimson, with some dark veining in the throat, thus 
recalling L. xX Latona. The other seedlings have been creamy white. The 
pollinia are eight, and equal in size, thus being typical Lzelia. 
CYCNOCHES STELLIFERUM AND EGERTONIANUM. 
THE Rev. J. C. B. Fletcher, Mundham Vicarage, Chichester, writes :— 
“References having been made frequently during the last two or three 
years in the Orchid Review to the flowers of the genus Cycnoches, it may be 
of interest to record that a plant of C. stelliferum with me is now in flower, 
bearing on the same raceme two female and one male flower. I think this. 
is rather unusual, though I have sometimes suspected that it might occur, 
as I have several times noticed on the spike of female blooms an undeveloped 
bud, which gave the idea that something of the sort might occur.’ 
It is also interesting to note that the plant of C. Egertonianum which pro-. 
duced flowers of both sexes, and was illustrated two years ago (O. R., Xvi 
p- 296, fig. 38), has now produced at Kewan inflorescence of three flowers ina 
transition state. They are nearly as large as in the female, and most like 
it, but the segments are less fleshy, and bear some purple-brown markings 
near the apex, while on the lips occur a few prominent teeth, as in the case: 
recorded by Dr. Lindley. The columns are also somewhat elongated, and. 
bear imperfect anthers. RiA. R. 
CATTLEYA x FABIA ALBA. 
A FLOWER of a beautiful white form of Cattleya x Fabia is sent from the: 
collection of J. Leemann, Esq., West Bank House, Heaton Mersey, by 
Mr. Smith, who gives its history as follows :—It was raised by Mr. Preston 
from Cattleya labiata alba X C. Dowiana alba. Three seedlings purchased: 
from him have flowered, and two are C. X Fabia with cream-white ‘sepals. 
and petals and a coloured lip, the third is the pure white form enclosed. It 
is a true albino with the usual yellow disc, and is very beautiful. Mr. Preston 
states that he has flowered all his seedlings of this cross, and that four or 
five were typical coloured C. X Fabia, but the majority had cream-white- 
sepals and petals, like the two above mentioned by Mr. Smith. It is a case 
of great interest ; an albino crossed with the normal form of another species, 
yielding seedlings most of which may be termed intermediate, while one has 
reproduced the albinism of one parent, and four or five others have taken 
the same colour as if the ordinary coloured form of the parents had been. 
used. But it is not an isolated case, and we clearly get dissociation when. 
albino forms of a species are used as parents. 
