OctobiT, I 'J I 5-] 



Till'; ORCIIll) WORLD. 



Botanic Ganlcns last year, but tins climate is 

 probably too wet for it, as it does not seem 

 to thrive. — The Agricultural Bulletin of the 

 Straits and Federated Malay States. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



L.elio-Cattleya Euwena. — A pleasuiy 

 h)bnd between L.-C. Sappho (purpurata x 

 bicolor) and C. Pittiana (aurea x granulosa), 

 raised by Mr. E. Johnson in the collection of 

 Col. Stephenson R. Clarke, Borde Hill, 

 Cuckfield. The prevailing colours are bronze 

 yellow on the sepals and petals, and rich 

 crunson-purple on the lip. 



Cattleya Brilliant. — The result of 

 crossing Kienastiana (Lueddemanniana x 

 aurea) and Hardy ana. Raised by Messrs. 

 Sander and Sons, who send us the richly 

 coloured flowers. 



L.ELIO-C'ATTLEYA SUVLA.— In this hybrid 

 between L.-C. Enciymion (luminosa x callisto- 

 glossa) and Dowiana aurea, the laljellum is 

 unusually developed and of a rich purple 

 colour. Raised by Messrs. .Sander and 

 Sons. 



OuoNTioDA Prunella. -This is an 

 advance on O-la. Thwaitesii, the flowers 

 being larger and with broader segments. J'he 

 parentage is Oda. Thwaitesii (C. vulcanica x 

 O. Harryanum) x O. Harryanuni. Raised by 

 Mr. E. Hannington in the Chessington 

 coUectit)!!, .Streatham Hill. 



Sophro-Cattleya Sylvia. — A \er)- 

 beautiful result obtanied by crossing S.-C. 

 Dons and C. Hardyaiia. Received a hirst- 

 class Certificate, R.H.S., August 31st, igiS, 

 when exhibited by Mr. J. Gurney h^owlcr. All 

 the segments of dark vinous purple with a 

 ruby-crimson shade. 



Brasso-Cattleya MiyUEL. -A very 

 large flower of blush-rose colour, with ])urple 

 marbling on the broad labellum, and resulting 

 from a cross between B. Digbyana and C. 

 Carmen (Warscewic/.ii x Lueddemanniana). 

 Raised by Messrs. Flory and Black. 



L.ELio - Cattleya Castanea. — By 

 crossing L.-C. Marquis de Wavrin (C. 

 Hardyana x L.-C. elegans) with C. Hardyana 



tins beautiliil hybrid has been raised in 

 the collection of Mr. J. Gurney Fowler, 

 Brackenhurst, Pembury. 



Odontocidum. Juno. — This, the fifth 

 hybrid between an Odontoglossum and ;in 

 Oncidium, has been raised by Messrs. J. and 

 A. McBean, the jjarents being Odm. ramosis- 

 simum and On. tigrinuin. The undulated 

 sepals and petals are creamy-white blotched 

 with dull rose-purple, the comparatively large 

 lip pure white. 



Cymbidium SANDHURSTIENSE. — Messrs. 

 Armstrong and Brown have raised this 

 new hybrid by crossing Wiganianum and 

 erythrostylum. The semi-erect spike carried 

 five flowers of buff colour, with crimson 

 markings. 



Brasso-Cattleya The Czar. — C. Labia 

 and B.-C. Digbyano-Mossiie are the parents 

 dl this richly-coloured hybrid receritly 

 exhibited by Messrs. Armstrong and Brown. 



Cattleya Naidia.— Messrs. Hassall and 

 Co. have produced an excellent addition to 

 their scries of Eldorado hybrids. The first 

 was iridescens (Eldorado x bicolor), the 

 second Sybil (iridescens x aurea), while the 

 third is Naidia (iridescens x Hardyana), of 

 which a three-flowered spike has been 

 forwarded to us for description. The influence 

 oi bicolor is seen in the fleshy nature of the 

 bron/.e-)'ellow petals, which are covered with 

 an attractive rose reticulation ; the round and 

 o])cn lal^ellum is crimson-rose, this colour 

 extending up the margin of the elevated side 

 lobes, while the central area is golden. The 

 bright yellow discs, so characteristic of 

 Warscewiczii, derived through the Hardyana 

 piirent, are plainly visible on the side lobes. 

 I his beautiful hybrid makes a fine companion 

 to Adula (bicolor x Hardyana), and e\'idently 

 posses.ses a roliust constitution. 



Vanda SUA\ is. -This beautiful species, 

 a native of lava, ])roduces very fragrant 

 white flowers with reddish-purple sjiotting. 

 1 he petals are so twisted as to bring their 

 reverse surfaces to the front. The three-lobed 

 labellum pale rose-purple, the side lobes 

 deep rose-purple. See page 22. 



