FEBRUARY, 1906.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 43 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
SEVERAL beautiful Orchids are sent from the collection of Francis 
Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking (gr. Mr. Hopkins). Brassolelia X 
Mrs. Gratrix, Westfield var., is remarkably fine, the flowers measuring over 
six inches from tip to tip of the petals, with the lip proportionately 
developed, and very undulate and fringed. The colour is orange-buff, and 
altogether it is a very brilliant variety. Lzlio-cattleya x Miss Mary 
Froude (C. x Hardyana X L.-c. X Gottoiana) isa very large and hand- 
some flower, most like the second parent in shape. The sepals and petals 
are broad and light, salmon-rose in colour, while the broad, undulate lip is 
rich purple, with a pair of rather small yellow eyes in the throat. Sophro- 
cattleya x Saxa (S. grandiflora x C. Triane) is from the plant which 
received an Award of Merit in February, 1904, and is a charming little 
rose-coloured flower, most like the seed parent in shape, with a rich purple 
blotch on the front of the lip. Paphiopedilum x Dic} (villosum 
x Hera Euryades) is a handsome thing, having the centre of the dorsal 
sepal uniformly purple, the base green, densely spotted with brown, and the 
broad margin clear white, while the petals, lip, and staminode are most like 
those of P. villosum. 
The flower of the kable Cypripedium x Alcibiades magnificum, to 
which a First-class Certificate was given by the R.H.S. on January gth 
last, is sent by Major G. L. Holford, of Westonbirt, who remarks that it 
has very much improved since it was exhibited. The dorsal sepal is over 
3t inches across, concave, and densely spotted with brown and purple on 
the lower halle, ane petals are 1% inches broad, and the flower altogether 
is of P lop and very handsome. 
Several interesting Orchids are sent from the collection of J. J. Neale, 
Esq., of Penarth, by Mr. Haddon. Lelia is represented by the gigantic 
L. superbiens, which is considered too large for some collections, 
L. autumnalis, L. anceps, L. crispilabia, and the pretty little L. rubescens, 
which is figured on page 41. Of Odontoglossum there are the charming 
little O. nevium, O. aMeaperennes: and O. crispum, and of Oncidium 
the handsome O. spl Ose WV: iczii, O. serratum, and O. 
maculatum. . There are also a good Cattleya Percivaliana, Lycaste 
Skinneri, a spike of the brilliant cup Riiaoacsons aaivamuasee var. maculatus, 
Paphiopedilum prestans and Spi 1d x Sedenii 
candidulum, the fine Angraecum ‘gaperbam, and eu seebar viridi-flavum. 
A spike of Masdevallia melanopus is one of thirty borne by a plant ina 
60-sized pot. Other ee things area light form of M. Schroederiana, 
Epidendrum gl E. and E. Cymbidium 
giganteum, the West African Eulophia lurida, and Isochilus linearis. 
