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Cattleya x porphyrophlebia, with which we complete our record for the 
year, was the result of crossing C. intermedia with the pollen of C. superba. 
Reichenbach states that it flowered for the first time when four years old, 
an unusually short period for a Cattleya, if the record is correct. It derived 
its name from the handsome purple veining of the lip. The characters of 
the seed parent decidedly preponderate in this hybrid, the colour especially 
resembling that of C. intermedia. 
(To be continued.) 
CYPRIPEDIUM SPECTABILE. 
This handsome North American species does not succeed everywhere, and 
probably many more people would grow it but for this difficulty. It is a 
bog plant, and is abundant in many of the peat bogs of Canada and the 
N. E. United States, and what is particularly interesting is that it has 
recently been discovered on the borders of China and Tibet. Mr. Field, of 
Stanley Hall Gardens, Bridgenorth, has recorded in The Garden for March 
th, p. 192, his success in cultivating it. Selecting a border sheltered on 
the west by a high yew hedge, he removed the soil to a depth of eighteen 
inches, refilling with a compost of loam, leaf mould, broken potsherds, and 
coarse silver sand, and then planted the roots firmly, but not deeply, and 
When rooted gave them a good soaking with water. This was repeated 
two or three times during the growing season. A light fence three feet 
high was also erected on the east side. Thus treated they increase in 
‘ize and flower admirably. It is not too late for those who wish to make 
the experiment. The essentials are suitable soil, moderate shade, and 
Plenty of water at the root. 
SCHOMBURGKIA ROSEA. 
Although described nearly half a century ago, this handsome New 
‘anadan Schomburgkia does not appear to have been introduced to culti- 
vation until quite recently. Last year, however, it flowered with mcwete 
B.S. Williams and Son, of Upper Holloway, and in February last with H. 
J- Ross, Esq., of Florence. It is the nearest ally of S. undulata, but has 
‘ather smaller flowers, which are more uniform in colour. The sepals and 
eae are very undulate, dull reddish purple in colour, and the gi araggt 
Tose, with three undulate white keels on the disc. The column is densely 
= ted with minute dusky purple dots on a pale ground. Like S. eee 
na flowers and bracts are crowded at the apex of the peduncles. Byt < 
"Ys has any one tried crossing this genus with any of the large-flowere 
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tleyas? It might yield some interesting results. 
