374 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [DECEMBER, 1903- 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
CaTTLeya labiata has again been making a very fine display, and its 
variable character is now well known. A very richly coloured variety is 
sent from the collection of the Marquis de Wavrin, Chateau de Rousele, 
Belgium, through Messrs. Sander & Sons, and on account of its rich colour, 
_and the absence of yellow in the throat, it has been suggested as a possible 
natural hybrid. We do not, however, find other evidences of hybridity, and 
think it can only be a distinct variety of this fine old species. 
A flower of the beautiful Cattleya labiata Amesiana is sent by Messrs. 
Hugh Low & Co. The front lobe of the lip is of a very pleasing shade of 
delicate lavender-purple, the disc light yellow,and the rest of the flower 
white. It is very good in form, and a charming variety in every way. 
Several interesting flowers are sent from the collection of J. J. Neale, 
Esq., of Penarth, by Mr. Davy, including the handsome Spathoglottis 
Vieillardii, Zygopetalum pallidum, and Masdevallia muscosa, a nice 
specimen oi the latter being in flower, and Mr. Davy alludes to the 
method of fertilisation, of which an account was given at pp. 228—230 of 
our last volume. A flower of a seedling Paphiopedilum proves to be 
P. x Ashburtone. It came up as a stray seedling on a pot of P. X 
Harrisianum. Lastly must be mentioned flowers of Camaridium ochro- 
leucum, which is mentioned as a lovely little gem, although the flowers are 
somewhat fugacious. A large basket of it is suspended close to the glass in 
the lightest part of the Warm house. It is grown in peat only, and formsa 
beautiful sight when seen in the mass. It may be added that in British 
Guiana this plant is known as the ‘‘ Snowdrop Orchid.” 
A flower of the beautiful Aérides Lawrencez is sent from the collection 
of E. J. Lovell, Esq., Oakhurst, Oxted, by Mr. Jones. It 1s said to have 
been sent by a private collector from the Philippines, seven years ago, and 
has now produced a beautiful raceme of twenty flowers. 
A flower of a large and handsome form of Paphiopedilum insigne is sent 
from the collection of Frank A. Rehder, Esq., of Gipsy Hill. It received 4 
First-class Certificate from the Manchester Orchid Society in November, 
1898, under the name of Cypripedium insigne Baron Schréder. It closely 
resembles the Harefield Hall variety, and the dorsal sepal measures ? 
inches across, and bears numerous dark brown blotches. 
A very richly coloured form of Cattleya Bowringiana is sent from the 
collection of T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Whitefield, by Mr. Johnson- 
It was purchased by the late Mr. Statter, from Messrs. Sander, as a plant 
from the original importation. A good flower of C. labiata is also sent 
from a plant said to have been purchased from the late Mr. B. S. Williams, 
Some twenty years ago, when there were only a few plants in the country- 
