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petals, a littie darker towards the apex, and the lip a little darker 
with the side lobes rather more spotted. No. 2 has larger and rather 
paler flowers. No. 3 has the petals and lip light rose, but the side 
lobes darker and more spotted. No. 4 has the petals blush white to the 
apex, and the lip pink. No. 5 has pink petals, and the staminode 
beautifully fringed with ‘deep crimson-purple hairs, in which respect it 
differs from all the others. No. 6 is a light form with the tips of the 
petals pink. In all the forms the influence of the pollen parent decidedly 
preponderates, and without record of parentage would probably have been 
taken for varieties of S. x leucorrhodum. They are all exceedingly 
beautiful, and owing to their remarkable character we hope some one will 
repeat the cross and note the results. 
LALIO-CATTLEYA X ASCANIA. 
A distinct and handsome hybrid raised by Mr. Seden, from Cattleya 
Trianze 2 and Leelia xanthina f, with Howers much like those of Cattleya 
labiata in shape, but rather smaller. The sepals are sulphur-yellow in 
colour, the petals very much broader, and white with a tinge of sulphur- 
yellow, and the lip similar in colour, except the front lobe, which is rich 
crimson. This handsome novelty was exhibited at a meeting of the Royal 
Horticultural Society on April 11th last, and deservedly awarded a First- 
class Certificate. 
CATTLEYA X WILLIAM MURRAY. 
This is a brightly-coloured and very charming hybrid raised in the 
collection of Norman C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, between 
the two very popular Cattleyas, C. Mendeli and C. Lawrenceana, the former 
being the seed parent. A plant, bearing a single flower, was exhibited “ 
the Temple Show, and received a First-class Certificate. It is fairly inter- 
mediate in shape; the colour of the sepals and petals is light rose pee 
and of the lip very much like that of the pollen parent, with the waa ) 
two yellow blotches in the throat. It is dedicated to Mr. Cookson's able 
Sardener. The two parents are among the most popular and pooner of 
Cattleyas, and the offspring, beautiful as it already is, will probably develop 
‘into a superb thing when the plant becomes stronger. 
_ Puarus xX GRAVESII. 
A hybrid raised from P. Wallichii @ and P. grandifolius 2, and thus, "e 
Inverted cross of P. x hybridus, of which it must be speech eee 
: It flowered, when about three years old, in the colleeon oO Fe aie 
ne Esq., of Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A.-—R. M. Grey; va Gardeners t sagiloarence vy 
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