20 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JanuaRy, 1908. 
Among the collection you will find several of my own seedlings, to which 
I wish to draw your attention, and would point out that one of them (X 
nitens Wrigleyanum) is I consider the finest Cypripedium in my collection. 
The others vary in quality, but some of them will improve when they bloom 
for the second time. 
Although we have hada very sunless season in this part of the world, 
both myself and gardener hold the opinion that our blooms are finer this 
season than they have ever been before. 
Bridge Hall, Bury. O. O. WRIGLEY. 
A magnificent series! There are forty spotted forms of insigne, ranging 
from the Harefield Hall variety downwards, many or them superbly 
blotched, besides fifteen yellow forms, of which Sanderz is still the best, 
followed closely by Laura Kimball, while Sanderiana, if rather smaller, is 
equally good in colour. Of the spotted yellows the original Ernesti is 
closely followed by the one called Dorothy, which is rather less spotted, while 
that called Chantini Lindeni is rather larger. The others are pretty similar 
in colour, but not equal in size and shape. There are seventeen forms of X 
Leeanum, led by giganteum and Clinkaberryanum in point of size, and 
nobilior for the copious large spots, somewhat confluent into lines. Of three 
forms of X nitens the variety Wrigleyanum comes first, the broad spread- 
ing petals and large copiously blotched dorsal sepal being very handsome. 
Very beautiful are X Actaus and var. langleyense, combining the shape 
and some light purple dotting of x Leeanum with some of the yellow 
colour of insigne Sanderze. Two fine forms of x Charlesianum approach 
the X Sallieri type, and Ville de Paris is very similar. There are also good 
forms of X Lathamianum and x aureum, with x Arthurianum and var. 
pulchellum. Of three forms of x Hera (Euryades) the variety incompari- 
bilis is remarkable for the large amount of rich purple on the dorsal sepal, 
and the clear white apex and margin, while the petals and lip are very richly 
coloured. We should place it first of the whole series for richness of 
colouring. Among well-known and very handsome forms X Swinburnei 
_ magnificum, X Pageanum and x Maudie stand out very conspicuously. 
There are two very handsome ciliolare hybrids of which the second parent is 
not recorded, and another equally fine seedling, apparently from Curtisil. 
Other seedlings are xX Ashburtonze x Lawrenceanum atrorubens, most 
like the latter in shape and colour, and very promising, while one called X 
exultans, from X Swanianum x exul, though approaching the latter, has a 
purple suffusion in the sepals and petals, with many small brown dots. The 
spotted insignes form a very remarkable series, and it is incredible the 
amount of variation they present. The scapes are stout and strong, and 
the flowers very finely developed. Mr. Wrigley and his able gardener, Mr. 
Rogers, must be congratulated on such excellent culture.—Ep. 
