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a striking difference in the total absence of a maroon disc. In fact the 

 throat is clear yellow, surrounded by a zone of cream white before passing 

 into the light rosy purple limb. The sepals and petals are of the latter 

 colour throughout, and otherwise resemble a fine D. nobile in shape. The 

 petals are broadly ovate, twenty lines long by thirteen lines broad, and the 

 sepals are similar in length by seven lines broad. The lip is convolute, as 

 long as the petals, and nine lines broad in front, but expands artificially to 

 fourteen lines. The mentum is dorsally compressed, and four lines long. 

 It seems to have the same vigorous constitution as I), nobile. and it is 

 curious how great is the general affinity between the two species, yet the 

 clear yellow throat of the novelty gives it a very distinct appearance. So 

 far as present indications go, D. regium flowers much later in the year, 

 present flowers expanding in the latter half of July, when D. nobile is com- 

 pletely over. The habitat is given as Lower Hindustan. 



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ALBINO CATTLEYAS. 



The question whether albinos reproduce themselves true from seed has 

 recently engaged much attention, and some important evidence now comes 

 from M. Peeters, of St. Gilles, Brussels. In an account of this famous 

 Brussels Nursery given in our last volume we mentioned a very promising 

 hybrid between Cattleya Gaskelliana and C. Warned alba, of which there 

 were many young plants, and some of larger growth, adding: "Theoreti- 

 cally the flowers should be white, but M. Peeters believes they will contain 

 both white and coloured forms, as some of them have purple margins to the 

 leaves" (0. R., xi., p. 131). They have now begun to bloom, one plant 

 being included in Messrs. Sander's group at the Temple Show, under the 

 name of C. X Madame Myra Peeters, and another at Holland House, both 

 being true albinos, having pure white flowers with the usual yellow disc. 

 M. Peeters now writes that seven plants of this cross have flowered, five 

 being pure white and two rose coloured, and he sends the inflorescences of 

 the two latter, each bearing three flowers. The reversion foreshadowed in 

 the leaves is fully confirmed, though the flowers are much lighter than 

 typical forms of the parent species. The sepals and petals are tinged 

 •throughout with lilac purple, which colour becomes rather darker on the 

 front of the lip. It is a piece of important evidence, and it will be interesting 

 to hear ot tne benaviour of the remainder of the batch when they flower, 

 and to know the amount of variation and proportion of those that come 

 true. There are other batches of seedlings in existence obtained by inter- 

 crossing albino Cattleyas, so that further evidence will in time be 

 forthcoming. 



