222 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JULY, 1903. 
the pretty little Lelia x Euterpe, Lelio-cattleya Ascania and L.-c. x 
Hon. Mrs. Astor, also two pretty hybrids of doubttul parentage, for they do 
not agree with the records under which they were purchased. One is a 
pretty buff-coloured hybrid of Lelia cinnabarina—possibly G. S. Ball—and 
the other is a Lelia, of which one parent was probably L. purpurata. We 
regret to say that hybrids of doubtful parentage are becoming unduly 
numerous. | 
A large and handsome form of Cattleya Mossiz is sent from the collec- 
tion of F. Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking, by Mr. Gilbert. It came 
from the late Mr. Smee’s collection, with the name of C. M. southgatense. 
The sepals and petals are rosy lilac, and the front lobe of the lip 23 inches 
broad, and heavily reticulated with the richest purple crimson ona blush 
pink ground, which becomes very pale at the beautifully undulate margin. 
The yellow area on the disc is rather small but deep in colour. 
A three-flowered inflorescence of a fine typical form of Cattleya Mossiz 
is sent from the collection of Isaac Carr, Esq., Poolemeade, Bath. The 
shape is good and the petals 23 inches broad. 
A series of five beautiful forms of Cattleya Mossiz is also sent from the 
collection of E. J. Lovell, Esq., Oakhurst, Oxted, by Mr. Jones, and it 
affords some idea of the wide range of variation seen in this beautiful 
species. First we may mention a fine broad petalled rosy-lilac form, in 
which the orange-yellow disc is very largely developed and rich in colour, 
while in front of this is an area heavily veined with richcrimson. A second 
thas the orange yellow disc well developed, and the crimson veining -on the 
front of the lip arranged in few radiating somewhat interrupted lines. A 
third has the crimson mottling only extending about half way from the 
yellow disc to the apex, leaving a very broad nearly white margin. A fourth 
has rather lighter sepals and petals, and the yellow area is very small and 
pale in colour, but the crimson colour almost monopolises the front lobe, 
becoming somewhat veined near the pale margin. A fifth is somewhat 
similar, but hasa broader lip, with the front lobe almost uniformly mottled 
all over with rich crimson on a rather paler ground. We have not attempted 
to find varietal names for them, as a host of varieties have been named, but 
in most cases without any particular system. 
A good early form of C. Gaskelliana is also sent,together with a pretty 
rosy form of Odontoglossum crispum, and one or two more typical forms. 
Several splendid Sobralias are sent from the collection of Captain 
Holford, Westonbirt, Tetbury, by Mr. Alexander, namely, S. macrantha, 
the fine white S. m. Kienastiana, S. x Veitchii, and S. xX Amesiana. 
They are superbly grown, in one case the lip measuring 3 inches across. 
S. X Amesiana is a remarkable flower, the yellow and lilac being as it were 
imperfectly mixed, giving the flower an almost bronzy appearance. The 
