THE ORCHID REVIEW. qi 
Calanthe Turneri, however, is scarcely more than a variety of C. vestita, 
characterised by its constricted pseudobulbs and later period of flowering, 
and C. x Barberiana may therefore also be considered as a variety of 
the same.. 
Cypripedium xX calophyllum, which was next described, is stated to 
have been “one of the oldest artificial hybrids, having been gained at 
the Royal Exotic Nursery a long time ago. Accidentally it was never 
described, and now it comes from a second source—Mr. B. S. Williams.” 
C. barbatum 2 and C. venustum f were the parents, hence it is of the 
same origin as C. x politum and its allies described a few months 
earlier. 
Calanthe x bella was raised by Mr. Seden from C. vestita Turneri 
crossed with the pollen of C. x Veitchii. Its flowers are delicate light 
rose suffused with white, the lip with a carmine-fose spot at the base. 
The next hybrid was a Selenipedium, raised by John C. Bowring, 
Esq., Forest Farm, Windsor, from S. caricinum and S. Roezlii, the latter 
being the pollen parent. It was described as Cypripedium x conchi- 
ferum. ‘All the colours are very ethereal,’’ remarked Reichenbach, 
“and the plant will only be appreciated by gentlemen of refined taste.” 
Calanthe x Sandhurstiana, which was next described, was raised by 
the late Mr. P. H. Gosse, of Sandhurst, Torquay, from C. rosea crossed 
with the pollen of C. vestita. Thus it is of the same descent as C. X 
Veitchii, and must be considered as a highly-coloured variety of it, with 
a deeper instead of a paler blotch at the base of the lip. 
Selenipedium x grande was raised by Mr. Seden from S. Roezlii 
crossed with the pollen of S. caudatum. It is exceedingly vigorous, 
free-growing, and floriferous, in which respect it resembles the mother 
Plant, but the flowers are considerably modified in the direction of those 
of the pollen parent. The fertilisation took place in 1875. It was a 
steat acquisition to the group. 
Cypripedium x gemmiferum was raised by J. C. Bowring, Esq., 
Forest Farm, Windsor, it is said, from C. Hookere, fertilised with the 
Pollen of C. purpuratum. Thus it is the first hybrid derived from the 
last-named species. The purple of the parent species is not so conspicu- 
ously present in the hybrid as one might have expected. 
Cattleya x Chamberlainiana, the last hybrid of the year, was a striking 
and very interesting form. It was raised by Mr. Seden from C. Leopoldt 
fertilised with the pollen of C. Dowiana. The sepals are amethyst-purple, 
toned with tawny yellow; petals similar, but of a rather darker tint, quite 
unlike that of any other Cattleya known. It was named in compliment to 
the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. 
(To be continued.) 
