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of plants was found. Though interesting botanically it is certainly not 
beautiful, both plant and flower being dull-coloured, though if the flower be 
closely examined when fully open it shows a rather pretty white lip with 
purple markings. - 
Lastly, in the early days of October, Spinanthes cernua was found grow- 
ing In grassy situations, where it gets more moisture than the other two 
Spiranthes, though the soil is poorer. The flowers are much larger than in 
the two others, and the stems dwarfer and stouter. 
Photographs of all but the two Habenarias were sent, and form a very 
attractive little group, recalling to some extent our own native species, 
among which Spiranthes, Habenaria and Corallorhiza are also represented. 
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THE HYBRIDIST. 
SOPHROCATLAELIA PHYLLIS.—A very beautiful hybrid from the collection 
of Major G. L. Holford, Westonbirt, Tetbury, which received an Award ot 
Merit from the R.H.S. on September 3rd last. The parents are Sophro- 
lelia leta @ and Cattleya Lawrenceana #, and Mr. Alexander remarks 
that the plant has taken much after C. Lawrenceana in habit, as well as in 
the shape of the flower, and he thinks that when the plant becomes strong 
the inflorescence will bear several blooms. The flower is of excellent shape, 
and the colour is bright rose-purple, with the front of the lip claret-coloured. 
BRaAssocaTL&Lia Rowena.—Another very brilliant hybrid from the 
same collection, which received a First-class Certificate at the same meet- 
ing. It was derived from Lzlio-cattleya Doris 2? and Brassavola Digbyana 
3, and has a large and well-shaped flower, of a clear bright yellow, with 
some green lines at the base of the lip. It has retained much of the Bras- 
savola shape, but the lip is not half so deeply fringed. Mr. Alexander 
remarks :—‘‘I have flowered some of this same batch before, and all were 
coarse shapeless flowers of a pale pink colour. Now one turns up pure 
yellow, but what has become of the colour of the Cattleya Triane used to pro- 
duce L.-c. Doris? It will be interesting to watch the rest of this batch flower. 
La&uia x SIDNEANA.—A batch of this pretty hybrid between L. cinnabari- 
naand L. Jongheana has been flowering in Mr. H. A. Tracy’s Orchid Nurse- 
ries, at Twickenham, for the last two months, and still there are many of the 
plants in bloom and bud. It has the habit of L. x Latona, and the flowers: 
but the sepals and petals are narrower. 
ar apricot yellow, with orange- 
which is tinged 
Its free 
equal that variety in size and shape, 
The different varieties vary in colour from cle 
coloured lip, having a rose-coloured margin, to light orange, 
and veined with reddish rose, and with mauve margin to the lip. 
blooming qualities make it a desirable decorative plant.—Gard. Chron. 
1907, ii. p. 230. 
