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ODONTIODA AUMS-l'RONCil.K. -WllCll tins 

 hybrid between Otla. liradshawur and Odni. 

 Armstrongiic was exhibited by tlic raisers, 

 Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, at tlie R.H.S., 

 December 7th, HJ15, it received a Provisional 

 Commendation on account of its meritorious 

 nature. The sepals and petals evenly 

 dotted with brownish-red and rose tinted 

 on the margin, the conspicuous labellum 

 deep rose. 



L.elio-Cattleya Adolphaurea. — The 

 parents of this are L.-C. Adolphus (C. 

 Acklandiae x L. cmnabarina) and C. aurea, the 

 resulting flower being of reddish colour. 

 Raised by Mr. F. J. Ilanbury, Brockhurst, 

 East Grinstead. 



L.elio-Cattleya Joan. — Messrs. Hassall 

 and Co. have raised this decorative hybrid by 

 crossing L.-C. Coronis (L. cmnabarina x C. 

 labiata) with C. Fabia. Flowers produced on 

 tall spikes, all the segments suffused with 

 cinnabar-red. 



Brasso-Cattleya Brunette. — This 

 pleasing hybrid between B.-C. Mad. M. 

 Fournier and C. Pittiana was exhibited 

 by Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., R.H.S., 

 December 7th, 1915. It carried a spike of 

 three rose-plum coloured flowers, the lip 

 prominently veined with bright purple. 



OdONTOGLOSSUM Edusa. — This pretty 

 hybrid between harvengtense and Harryanum 

 has been flowered in the collection of Mr. 

 W. H. St. Quintin, Rillington, York, and a 

 flower sent by his grower, Mr. F. C. Puddle, 

 shows that it is of golden-yellow colour, the 

 basal parts of the petals much lighter, while 

 the sepals and petals as well as the broad, 

 flat labellum are effectively marked with 

 reddish-brown. 



Odontioda Marion Worsley. — The 

 result of crossing Oda. Bradshawiae and Odm. 

 harvengtense. The combination of red and 

 yellow, the latter derived from triumphans, 

 one of the parents of harvengtense, has made 

 a very distinct and beautiful flower, the 

 colour varying from orange to rich red, while 

 the margin of all the segments is yellowish ; 

 the labellum carries a large blotch, as in 

 triumphans. Flowered by Mr. H. Worsley, 

 Sherfin, Baxenden. 



CYPRIPEDIUMS AT TUNBRIDGE 

 WELLS. 



rTT^lll'.RL is no doubt that most (Jrcliid 

 I lovers have experienced an e.xhilar- 

 ating feeling on looking through 

 their house, or houses, on any morning before 

 breaking one's fast, especially during the dark 

 sombre days of early winter. How delightful 

 it is to look into the cheery faces of the 

 flowers and admire their quaint beauty, 

 entreating us with outstretched arms (petals) 

 to smile on them in return. It seems to brace 

 up one's appetite, or, shall 1 sa\', take it away, 

 in admiration, and to elevate the spirits, 

 thereby assisting one to cope with the 

 difficulties of the day, whatever they may be. 



Such was the feeling of the writer when 

 looking over the Cypripediums in flower at 

 Messrs. Armstrong and Brown's, Tunbridge 

 Wells. A sense of delight comes over one to 

 see the rampant and vigorous growth of the 

 large assembly of species and hybrids on view- 

 here. Hybrids, of course, occupy a prominent 

 position, representing a very choice collection, 

 many seedlings of which m their vigour were 

 flowering from the first growth and in 2-inch 

 pots, too. When I say " choice " there is no 

 alternative when one considers the drastic 

 weeding out that goes on, and if I may coin 

 a word, the weedlings themselves are not to 

 be despised, handsome little plants, even if of 

 humbler parentage, possessing flowers none 

 the less beautiful than their more favoured 

 confreres. Let me remark, b\- the way, here 

 is a chance for young amateurs — a batch of 

 two or three hundred seedlings to choose 

 from, mostly flowering for the first time, and 

 at the price of a mere whistle. 



It was indeed a pleasing sight when 

 standing by the doorway of one house to 

 behold the long vista of bloom and note the 

 diversified colouring, producing an irresistible 

 charm over one who is very partial to this 

 genus. Here we have ground colours ranging 

 from the pure white of the niveum and 

 bellatulum group, including Vipanii and 

 Boltonii, as well as the beautiful Olivia, with 

 its charming flower rising from a bed of 

 mosaic foliage ; others, working up through 



