﻿ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 



\ste SKINNERI is a very useful decorative plant at this season, but is 



lent from the collection of J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, Southgate 

 Mr. Whitelegge). One has blush pink sepals, and rose-coloured 

 stals, while the lip has a rose coloured blotch on the front and side lobes, 

 second is paler throughout and has scarcely a trace of pink on the lip, 

 hile in the third the petals and lip are only a shade darker than the 

 ; pals. The fourth is the chaste L. Skinneri alba, and forms a very 

 larming contrast with the other three forms. Mr. Bradshaw remarks 



lless it is that the flowers bruise so easily. It is certainly very handsome, 

 d easily cultivated, but the fact that the flowers do not stand up above 

 e foliage tells somewhat against it. 



Another large and very handsome form is sent from the collection of 

 . E. Bainbridge, Esq., of Newcastle-on-Tyne, by Mr. Bell. The petals 

 id lip are of a very rich purple-rose almost throughout, and contrast very 

 ■it- ctively with the blush pink sepals. 



These very handsome forms of the same species are sent from the col- 

 action of Captain Holford, Westonbirt, Tetbury, by Mr. Alexander. 

 One, called variety atrosanguinea, has the lip of the richest purple-crimson 

 iroughout, except the yellow crest, the petals rose-pink, with darker veins* 

 nd the sepals blush pink— a very handsome form. A flower of the beauti- 



