106 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [APRIL, 1909. 
L.-c. Cassiope ¢, and exhibited at the R.H.S. meeting held on March gth 
last. It has broad lilac-rose sepals and petals, and an open, undulate, rich 
crimson-purple lip, with some white and yellow veining on each side of the 
throat, which is reddish orange behind. It is a hybrid of great promise, and 
should develop into a fine thing. 
L.-c. X DoroTHuy.—Raised from C. Schreedere ? and L.-c. Doris 3, 
and flowered in February, 1908. It was exhibited at the Ghent Quin- 
quennial Show in April following. It has flame-coloured sepals and petals, 
the latter being very broad, and a nearly entire undulate lip, with a very large 
deep yellow area in the throat, while the front lobe is rich purple, and the 
apex of the side lobes somewhat paler. 
L.-c. X PizaRRo.—Raised from L. Jongheana 2 and C. Dowiana 
aurea g, and flowered in March, 1908, when it received an Award of Merit 
from the R.H.S. It also received a First-class Certificate in February of 
this year. The sepals and petals are bright purple, and much broader than 
in the seed parent, while the lip is mostly deep buff-orange, with the much- 
crisped margin light purple. The discis veined with dull red. It is a very 
handsome thing. 
L.-c. X ELECTRA.—Raised from C. Triane @ and L. xX Latona ¢g,and 
first flowered in March, 1908. It is said to be producing a great variety in 
shape, size and colouring. The flower sent has the sepals reddish salmon- 
colour, the sepals rather more purple, and the front of the lip rich cece 
purple, rather darker in the throat. 
L.-c. X RApriumM.—Raised from L.-c. Antigone ? and C. Warscewiczil 
3 ,and flowered during 1908. The sepals and petals are rather elongated, 
and bright purple in colour, and the lip deep purple with a paler throat. 
L.-c. X Ticris.—Raised from L. Cowanii 2 and L.-c. Dominiana 
and flowered in January of this year. The flowers are medium-sized, with 
deep orange-yellow sepals and petals, and a very undulate nearly entire lip, 
which is much suffused with claret-colour on the sides, and orange-yellow in 
the front and along the disc, with a few crimson streaks. 
Pap UM X ALABASTER.—Raised from P. x Godseffianum ? 
and P. X Lasellei (Alcibiades) ¢. The. flower is of fine shape and great 
substance. The dorsal sepal is white, with a green base, and some purple 
veining up the centre, andagain about half way towards the margin; the 
nearly horizontal petals greenish yellow, with lines of numerous dark purple 
dots ; and the lip greenish. It was exhibited at the R.H.S. meeting held on 
January 26th last. 
P. x BANTAM.—Raised from P. x nitens 2? and P. x Hera (Euryades) ¢, 
and not yet exhibited. It shows a good deal of the original P. villosum 
character, which comes in through both parents. The dorsal sepal is broadly 
margined with white, and the disc marbled with brown ‘on a greenish 
