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Orchids, many of which are very beautiful. No doubt the reason why these 
have been neglected is that they flower at the beginning of the rains, and 
are therefore. difficult to collect, as it is not then very easy to get about ; but 
I hope that some day we may get another enthusiast resident in Moulmein 
like Parish, who will work up the many beautiful plants still left. I only 
visited Moulmein occasionally when I could get short leave. To do the 
Orchids of this place really well would involve at least a full twelve-months 
residence there. 
When speaking of Amherst, I should have mentioned that when I first 
went there I found Dendrobium Palpebrz growing on the trees overhanging . 
the river in enormous masses. On my last visit not a trace of this plant 
remained, civilisation having quite denuded the district of wild plants. 
Growing as this plant did when I sawit, it must bea variety requiring much 
heat and moisture to succeed well. 
(Zo be continued.) 
THE HYBRIDIST. 
SOPHRO-CATTLEYA X EXIMIA. 
A FOURTH member of the interesting little group Sophro-cattleya has 
appeared, and, as before, Mr. Seden is the raiser. It was obtained by 
crossing Cattleya Bowringiana with the pollen of Sophronitis grandiflora, 
and received a First-class Certificate at thé Royal Horticultural Society's 
meeting at Chiswick on September 25th last. It closely resembles the 
pollen parent in habit, except that the pseudobulbs are ovoid in shape and 
rather stout. The leaves are solitary and under three inches long. The 
flower is very large, and fairly intermediate in shape, though the lip is 
much larger than in the pollen parent. The sepals and petals are bright 
purplish rose, and the lip much darker with a light yellow throat. The whole 
plant is but a few inches high, and is very beautiful, though it has evidently 
not yet reached its full development, as only a single flower was produced. 
The influence of the Cattleya parent, which has many flowers, may be more 
apparent as the hybrid becomes stronger. 
SOPHRO-LZLIA X LETA. 
A new combination with the charming little Sophronitis grandiflora must 
now be recorded, as the result of Mr. Seden’s energy, that species having 
been used in a cross with Lelia pumila Dayana, the last-named being the 
seed parent. The result is a very pretty little hybrid, which was exhibited 
by Messrs. Veitch at the meeting of the Royal. Horticultural Society on 
October gth, under the name of Sophro-cattleya x lata. We, however, 
prefer to register it under the name which indicates its exact parentage, as 
