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several of the better known kinds are out, with Od pterum, 
a rare species allied to O. blandum. A good plant of the pretty little 
Sigmatostalix radicans is bearing several racemes of flowers, which remind 
one of some small white-lipped Oncidium. Trichocentrum Hartii and 
Aspasia variegata are two other interesting plants belonging to the same 
group. Several species of Epidendrum may also be mentioned, as E. 
inversum, E. latilabre, the remarkable E. equitans, E. fragrans, and 
is Spathogl Fortunei and S. plicata var. Micholitzii are 
still in flower, also the handsome Stenoglottis longifolia, which was 
mentioned two months ago. Another handsome terrestrial species is the 
old Habenaria Susanne, of which a figure was given at page 209. 
Dendrobium alpestre is.a very pretty little Himalayan species bearing 
half-a-dozen graceful racemes of white with some purple on the lip. Other 
members of the genus are D. bicameratum and D.| Bulbophyll 
recurvum is a West African species with dense racemes of green flowers; 
and Liparis cuneilabris, one of the few Australian species in cultivation. 
Of the Pleurothallis group may be mentioned a specimen of P. pulchella 
with many graceful spikes of light green flowers, and the pretty little 
P. picta, also Stelis discolor, the pretty little hybrid Masdevallia x 
M iana, Phalenopsis cornu-cervi, and Sarcanthus pallidas are flower” 
ing well, the latter bearing a large branching panicle of numerous flowers. 
Arachnanthe bilinguis, Xylobium scabrilingue, Isochilus linearis, Lycaste 
phylla, and L. Schilleriana are the principal remaining ones flowering 
at this season. 
LALIO-CATTLEYA x CLIVE. 
TuHIs very handsome hybrid was exhibited at the Royal Horticultural 
Society’ssmeeting on September 8th last, and received a First-class 
Certificate. It was raised in the collection of Norman C. Cookson, Esq-; 
Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, from Cattleya Dowiana ¢ and Lelia prestans 
3, and was previously exhibited on September 12th, 1893, when it had not 
reached its full development. The flowers now measure five inches from 
tip to tip of the petals, which latter measure 13 inches broad, and with the 
sepals are of a bright Tosy purple shade. The lip is large and very richly 
coloured, the front lobe being two inches broad, beautifully crisped, and of 
the richest deep velvety crimson-purple, with dull orange throat, and some 
almost black nerves which extend on to the base of the front lobe, giving @ 
very rich effect. "On the whole it takes most after the Lzlia parent, but the 
plant is more robust, and the flower enlarged, owing to the influence of the 
other parent. It can best be compared with L.-c. x Ingramii, in whic 
the allied Lelia Dayana was one of the parents. 
