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THE HYBRigwes 
L2ZLIO-CATTLEYA X NYSA. 
In this we have a very handsome hybrid raised. by Mr, Seden in the estab- 
lishment of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, of Chelsea, from Lelia crispa ? 
and Cattleya Warscewiczii ¢. It is nearly allied to L. x exoniensis, suff- 
ciently near, indeed, to prove that Lelia crispa was one of the parents of 
that hybrid, of which, according to existing records, there has been some 
doubt. Both of them, however, are strongly stamped with the characters 
of this species, The present hybrid has a larger flower than L. x exoniensis, 
and the front lobe of the lip is darker in colour, both of which are easily 
accounted for by the fact that this had C. Warscewiczii instead of C. 
Mossie for the other parent. This is exactly as it should be, and affords 
confirmatory evidence that Lelia crispa and Cattleya Mossie were the 
parents of L. x exoniensis. L. x Nysa is perhaps even more like L. x 
Veitchiana in colour, but that has smaller flowers, as would be expected 
from the fact that the old autumn-flowering C. labiata was the second parent. 
All were derived from Lelia crispa on the one hand; hence their undoubted 
affinity. L. x Nysa has large flowers of a beautiful light rosy-mauve, with 
the front lobe of the lip deep purple-crimson, much crisped, and edged with 
lilac, and some yellow on the disc. It received an Award of Merit from the 
Royal Horticultural Society on September 12th last. 
CyYPRIPEDIUM X SANDERIANO-SUPERBIENS. 
This is the first hybrid derived from the remarkable Cypripedium 
Sanderianum, which was introduced to cultivation in 1886. C. superbiens 
is said to have been the pollen parent. The cross was effected by Captain 
Vipan, of Stibbington Hall, Wansford, and the seed was presented by him 
to Norman C. Cookson, Esq., of Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, who raised the 
plants, one of which was exhibited by him at the Islington show of the 
Royal Horticultural Society on August 29th last, when it received an 
Award of Merit. In habit it much resembles C. x Morgania, though the 
influence of C. Sanderianum is less apparent than would have been expected. 
The dorsal sepal is longer and more acute than in C. superbiens, and only 
faintly striped, while the petals are also more acute, but spotted all over as 
inthe same species. Probably the very long twisted petals of C. Sanderianum 
would have more influence if C. philippinense or some other species of the 
racemose group were used as the other parent. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X FAIRIEANO-LAWRENCEANUM. 
been crossed with each 
The beautiful Cypripedium Fairieanum has now 
and C. Lawrenceanum. 
of the three allied species, C. barbatum, C. callosum, 
