0 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [FEepruary, 1906, 
THE HYBRIDIST. 
BrassoLeé.ia X LELIEuxi.—A distinct and striking hybrid has been sent 
by M. Ch. Maron, Brunoy, France, under the name of Brassolelia X 
Lelieuxii, with the record of parentage, Lelia anceps x Brassavola 
Digbyana. It was exhibited at a meeting of the Société Nationale d’Horti- 
culture de France, held on January 25th. The plant most resembles L. 
‘anceps in habit, but the inflorescence is much dwarfed, being reduced to 
under six inches long, but clothed with about seven closely imbricating 
€quitant bracts, clearly modified forms of those seen in the Lzlia parent. 
‘They are, however, not glutinous, asin that. From the apex two flowers 
are exserted, most resembling those of the Lelia parent, except in having 
the petals somewhat narrowed, and three and a quarter inches long. The 
colour of the flower is blush pink, rather brighter towards the tips of all the 
segments. The lip is markedly three-lobed, neatly denticulate to the outer , 
angle of the side lobes, and has a light yellow disc, with red-purple radiating 
lines at the base on either side. It is a very interesting addition, and bears 
the most unmistakable stamp of its origin. 
It will doubtless be noticed that this plant is of identical parentage with 
one mentioned by M. F. Denis at page 28, and, by the way, M. Denis 
writes to say that an error crept into his letter. The date of sowing was 
May, Igor, not ‘‘ 1903,” and the plant flowered when four years and four 
months old. We hope M. Maron will forward us particulars of his plant. 
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ORCHIDS FROM LIVERPOOL. 
SEVERAL interesting flowers are sent from the collection of Reginald 
Young, Esq., Sefton Park, Liverpool (gr. Mr. Poyntz). Paphiopedilum X 
illustre var. Youngii (x Sallieri @ Xx Lathamianum 3) has a white ~ 
dorsal sepal, suffused with yellow up the centre, and prettily spotted with 
brown and purple, while the petals, lip and staminode closely resemble 
P. villosum, A seedling from P. x Lathamianum ¢ and P. Boxallii 
atratum ¢ is most like the latter in colour, though not equal to it in point 
of merit. It appears to be a form of P. x Valleti (Chron. Orch, iis, p- 38" 
__ P. x Ruesus (P. x Winnianum x P. x Harrisianum superbum 3) 
is a deep purple-brown, very shining flower, most like the seed parent in 
colour, but with relatively very short and broad petals and dorsal sepal, | 
which have also a deeper band up the centre. The seed was sown in 
December, 1899. It is curious to note that a hybrid between P. villosum 
and P. X orphanum would give the same analysis of parentage. 7 
P. X Serapuis (P. x Orpheus Youngianum ? X P. cenanthum supel — 
bum ¢) is another richly coloured flower, the segments being purple 
brown, with numerous brown blotches on the dorsal sepal and a white 
