364 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X TENNYSON. 
A new hybrid of graceful form, raised from C. x cenanthum superbum ¢ 
and C. Dayanum ¢. The flowers are compared with those of a light form of 
C. x Harrisianum. The upper sepal is white, tinged with green below and 
lined with purple two-thirds of the way to the apex; the petals are ciliate, 
light rose on the outer half, darker on the inner one; the lip somewhat 
similar in colour, and the staminode clear yellow. The stock is in the 
possession of Mr. P. McArthur, of Maida Vale.—O’Brien in Gard. Chron., 
Oct 21st, p. 490. 
NURSERY NOTES. 
THE rockwork at the Royal Exotic Nursery is almost always brightened up 
with interesting Orchids. At the present dull season the Oncidiums are 
very effective, and comprise O. crispum, Forbesii, varicosum, excavatum, 
cheirophorum, tigrinum, and others. A fine plant of Ccelogyne barbata 
carries no less than fifteen spikes, and numerous flowers. Many other well- 
known things are also in flower. The hybrid Cypripediums, for which 
Messrs. Veitch have so long been famous, also make a fine display, and 
include C. x Niobe, C. x microchilum, C. x CEnone, and many others. 
The rare Selenipedium Boissierianum, and the pretty hybrid derived from 
it and S. Schlimii album, called S. x Cleola, are also in flower. 
Messrs. Charleworth, Shuttleworth, and Co., of Heaton, Bradford, have 
had a magnificent display of Cattleya labiata—it is said as many as seven 
thousand flowers—and the range of coloration is marvellous. Side by side 
with the recent introductions are two pieces of the old original plant from 
the Birchfield collection. Lelia tenebrosa, flowering from half-made 
growths, and Cattleya Dowiana aurea are also very beautiful. Oncidiums 
crispum and Forbesii are also very effective. Dendrobium Phalaenopsis 
Schroederianum is making a brave show, with D. superbiens and bigib- 
bum, while the chaste D. aqueum forms a very pretty contrast. Many 
other good things are in bloom, including Oncidium uniflorum, on a block, 
literally covered with flowers; the rare Odontoglossum Hennisii with a 
spike of thirteen flowers, &c., &c. The Odontoglossums promise a fine 
show in the spring. 
Messrs. F. Sander and Co., St. Albans, have also a wonderful display of 
Cattleya labiata, in endless variety. Cypripedium insigne, too, is in great 
force, and shows a considerable range of variation, some of the montanum 
forms being especially good. The hybrids are also very numerous, and 
many well-known forms are in flower, together with some novelties of 
promise. A large number of other showy and interesting things are in flower 
in this extensive establishment. ’ 
