250 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Aucust, 1907. 
labiata received about four years ago, which introduces a serious geographical 
difficulty. There are four large and four small pollen masses, showing that 
the plant is a Lelio-cattleya, and the Cattleya parent is believed to have 
been C. Walkeriana, because of the dwarf habit, the rather short broad 
leaves, anda small but characteristic yellow blotch on the disc of the lip. The 
Lelia parent is not so easy to determine, for we cannot find a record of 
L. Boothiana growing in the same district as C. Walkeriana. L. crispaand 
C. Walkeriana, however, are both recorded from the province of Minas Geraes, 
and as the lip of the novelty is both crisped and distinctly veined, 
and the sepals and petals lighter than in L. Boothiana, the question arises 
whether L. crispa was not rather the second parent. We do not see what 
species from the C. labiata district could give such a hybrid, and in any 
case we have clearly something more to learn about the distribution of 
Brazilian Cattleyas. We cannot find anything at all like it, and suggest 
calling it Lelio-cattleya Wavrinii, after its possessor. As regards the habit 
of the plant and shape of the flowers the figure may be left to speak for 
itself. The colour may be described as rosy lilac with darker veins on the lip. 
It is certainly very handsome, and we hope that the publication of a figure 
may help to clear up its origin. R. A. ROLFE. 
ORCHIDS AT GATTON PARK, REIGATE. 
OUR previous visit to Gatton Park, Reigate, was made in the autumn of 
1905, when the autumn-flowering Cypripedes were in bloom, and we then 
pointed out the rapid progress being made, particularly in the fascinating 
work of hybridising Orchids (O.R. xii. pp. 344-346). It was just before the 
recent Temple Show that we saw the collection again, and found a very 
fine display of bloom, while the seedling department was growing rapidly. 
The first house entered is mostly devoted to seedling Cattleyas and 
Lielio-cattleyas, with a very fine series of Brassavola Digbyana crosses, if 
various stages, and here we saw several good Cypripedium callosum 
Sander, one having three flowers; also the Oakwood-raised C. Lawrence- 
anum Hyeanum. A flower of C. xX Olivia was pointed out that opened 
on November 4th, and was still good. It stood in a shady place over 4 
tank of water. Bulbophyllum Lobbii Colossus also bore three good 
flowers. 
In the next house the seedlings were of larger size, and here a number of 
Spathoglottis seedlings were pointed out, this group having received much 
attention of late. We noticed here two capsules on Brassovala Digbyana- 
A new fibre is being tried which promises to give very good results, and it 
would be very interesting to know its origin. 
A third house contains mostly seedlings of nearly flowering size, indeed. 
