g2 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [ MARCH, 1907. 
value of Calanthes was well known. From the dry condition of the plants 
at the roots they suffered less than many other plants used for this 
purpose. They also lasted longer as cut flowers. Mr. W. Mackay 
occupied the chair. Mr. Slade showed some very fine spikes of Calanthe 
x Veitchii.—Journal of Horticulture. 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
SEVERAL interesting and beautiful flowers are sent from the collection of R. 
I. Measures, Esq., Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell, by Mr. Smith. There 
is a good brightly-coloured form of Cattleya Triane with very broad petals, 
which should develop into a fine thing, being cut from a small plant. 
Paphiopedilum x Leeanum Cambridge Lodge var. (x Leeanum X 
villosum) is a remarkably fine thing which has received a F. C. C. from the 
R.H.S. P. venustum Measuresianum is the rare albino of the species, 
having lost all the brown markings from both flowers and leaves. The 
other is a flower from a seedling purchased as Lelia purpurata X Oweniana, 
though the very dark purple veins of the lip recall some L. Dayana hybrid. 
It is small and undeveloped at present. 
Cattleya Trianz Miss Margery is a charming light form of the delicata 
type, sent from the collection of W. R. St. Quintin, Esq., Scampston Hall, 
Billington, by Mr. Puddle. The sepals and petals are white, the latter very 
broad and undulate, and the lip lilac-blush with a pale yellow disc. 
‘ Flowers of three interesting hybrids are sent by M. E. Cappe, Vesinet, 
France. Lzlio-cattleya Veisenpachii (L.-c. warnhamensis X C. Triane) 
has a flame-coloured flower of good shape, with a shade more purple on the 
front of the very undulate lip. It is curious how much of the original L. 
cinnabarina influence has been retained. L.-c. Cappei X Lelia flava has 
given a brilliant deep yellow flower, much resembling the pollen parent in 
colour. The flowers, however, are slightly larger, and the lip shows a trace 
of the original L. cinnabarina shape. The first scape has only three flowers, 
but, as the seed parent sometimes produces thirteen or fourteen, it 1s 
obviously undeveloped, and should be taken care of. Lastly, there are 
flowers of two seedlings from L.-c. warnhamensis X Lelia purpurata. One 
has yellow sepals and petals and the front, of the lip rich purple -(recalling 
Lelia X Latona). A second is larger and has rosy lilac sepals and petals, 
and the front half of the lip deep purple-crimson, with a yellow throat. A 
third, now over, M. Cappe states had pure white segments. He also 
remarks that the first time they flowered they had only one and two flowers, 
but this time each has produced a six-flowered scape, making a fine show. 
All are out of the same capsule. This hybrid is to be called Lzlio-cattleya 
Duquesnei. It is a remarkable case of that variation among secondary — : 
hybrids with which we are now becoming familiar. 
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