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D. X Ellisii album is a very pretty form, having white flowers, bearing 

 traces of a pair of small purple spots at the base of the yellow disc. 

 D. X Cybele is represented by four very pretty forms, obtained from D. 

 nobile elegans X D. Findlayanurn, now flowering for the first time, which 

 should develop into good things. Two good forms of D. nobile are also 

 sent ; one called Thwaites' var. has very broad segments, with a very dark 

 blackish-maroon disc to the lip, while the other is D. n. murrhiniacum, a 

 splendidly developed flower, having the disc bright rose-pink instead of 

 maroon. Lastly may be mentioned a remarkable series of nine forms of a 



Dendrobium X Blackianum, now flowering for the first time. It 

 was obtained by crossing a fine D. Findlayanurn with the pollen of D. X 

 Wiganiae. The range of variation is remarkable. There are three 

 buff-yellow forms, with the disc of the lip reddish-maroon, and somewhat 

 varying in size, and one paler, whitish yellow form, with only traces of a 

 pair of small purple spots at the base of the yellow disc. Four others have 

 pale blush lips, one of them having small purple tips to the segments, while 



of yellow. The last is more like a large form of D. Findlayanurn, with the 

 upper halves of the sepals and petals and apex of the lip rosy purple, and 

 the disc light reddish-maroon, surrounded by a narrow yellow zone, shading 

 off to cream colour. Thus there are forms approaching each of the parents, 

 and some of them are likely to develop into fine things. The flowers all 

 bear evidence of excellent culture. 



Orchid Sale at Wilms low. — A sale of duplicates from the collection 

 of E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow, took place on the 

 premises on March 23rd and 24th, the auctioneers being Messrs. Protheroe 

 and Morris, of Cheapside. The highest figure reached was 340 guineas, 

 for a plant of Odontoglossum crispum var. Ashworthianum, the purchasers 

 being Messrs. McBean, of Cooksbridge. This is said to have been the 

 highest price which a single plant has ever fetched under the hammer. 

 The plant consisted of one health}' bulb with a young growth just appearing. 

 The beautiful albino Cattleya amethystoglossa Sandene was purchased by 

 Mr. Duckworth for 200 guineas ; but beyond these few high prices were 

 realised. C. superba alba fetched 31 guineas. Plants of Cypripedium 

 insigne Harefield Hall var. averaged about n or 12 guineas each, 

 and some choice seedlings two to three guineas each, but good plants 

 of many well-known kinds fetched only a few shillings. The sale 

 was attended by buyers from London, Manchester, Liverpool, and 

 other centres. 



