February, 1916.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



Cattleya Anita.— M essrs. J. and A. 

 McBean ha\e raised this elegant hj'brid 

 between Portia and aurea. In general 

 appearance it is a glorified Portia, the thick, 

 fleshy segments being of lilac-purple colour, 

 while the petals are of excellent shape. 



Cattleya Valeria.— Rhoda (Hardyana 

 X Iris) and Portia are the parents of this 

 pleasing hybrid recently raised by Messrs. 

 J. and A. McBean. The influence of C. 

 bicolor, derived through the Iris parent, 

 has added a rich blotch of colour to the 

 three-lobed labellum of this mauve-purple 

 flower. 



L.'Elio-Cattleya Basil. — This hybrid 

 between L.-C. callistoglossa and C. Mantinii 

 was raised by Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. 

 and first flowered in igo8, but it does not 

 appear to have been recorded. A plant 

 which has flowered this year carried dark 

 purple flowers, best described as a glorified 

 Mantinii. 



L.^LIO-CattLEYA ANTINOUS.~The result 

 of crossing C. Enid and L.-C. Myra. Raised 

 by Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. in igil, 

 and kno'wn in some collections as L.-C. 

 Antigone, a name previously in use for the 

 h}'brid between C. Schilleriana and L. 

 purpurata. 



SophrO-Cattleya PoPPzEA. — This beau- 

 tiful hybrid has been raised by Mr. Richd. 

 G. 1 hwaites, Chessington, Streatham Hill. 

 It is the result of crossing S. grandiflora and 

 C. Empress Frederick ; the very broad 

 petals, as well as the sepals, are rich 

 crimson-red, the labellum trumpet shape, 

 }'ellow, shaded with red. 



Cymbidium ALBANENSE. — The result of 

 crossing erythrostylum and insigne Sanderi. 

 Raised by Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



Cymbidium Albatross. — The parents of 

 this are Gottianum and grandiflorum. Raised 

 by Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



Cypripeuium Golden Gem. — This hybrid 

 between insigne Sanderae and Antinous 

 received an A.M., Manchester Orchid 

 Society, December 1 6th, 191 5, when 

 exhibited by Mr. R. Ashwortli. 



Cypripedium Walton Gem.— An Award 

 of Appreciation was granted to this hybrid 

 between Mdme. Jules Hye and Earl of 

 Tankerxille when exhibited by Mr. Win. 

 Thompson, Manchester Orchid Society, 

 December lOtli, 191 5. 



Cypripedium ThoRA. — Fairrieanum and 

 Earl of Tankerville are the parents of this 

 hybrid which received a F.C.C., Manchester 

 Orchid Society, when exhibited by Mr. H. 

 J. Bromilow, December 1 6th, 19 15. 



Cypripedium Wm. Rees. — This hybrid 

 between Hitchinsiae and Milo received an 

 Award of Merit, Manchester Orchid Societ)-, 

 January 6th, 1916, when exhibited by Mr. 

 Thos. Worsley, Haslingden. 



Brasso-Cattley'A Doris. — A First-class 

 Certificate was granted to this hybrid between 

 C. Mendelii and B.-C. The Baron, when 

 exhibited at the Manchester Orchid Society, 

 January 6th, 191 6, by Mr. Philip Smith, 

 Ashton-on-Mersey . 



Cattleya Thalia. — A useful winter- 

 flowering hybrid between Percivaliana and 

 Maggie Raphael. In colour rose-pink, the 

 throat orange, veined with crimson-red. 

 Raised b}' Mr. C. F. Puddle m the collec- 

 tion of Mr. W. H. St. Ouintm, Rillington, 

 York. 



Odontioda Mrs. Nicholas Worsley. — 

 This is the result of crossing Odm. polyxan- 

 thum and Oda. Bradshawiae. It has flowered 

 in the collection of Mr. H. Worsley, Sherfin, 

 Baxenden, near Accrington, who kindly sends 

 a specimen bloom ; the sepals are almost 

 covered with orange-yellow, tinged with 

 l)rown, the petals lined and streaked with the 

 same colour, while the labellum has an area 

 of similar colour beneath the bright )'ellow 

 crest. 



Odontoglossum Clio. — In the record of 

 this h)'brid on page 88, O. Harlequin should 

 take the place of Arlequin. 



L.ELio - Cattleya Momus. — Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co. have produced this 

 elegant hybrid l^y crossing C. Octave Doin 

 and L.-C. rubens. The flower, produced 

 without a sheath, shows much of the character 

 of L. pumila, ljut it is considerably larger, the 

 lip being a noteworthy point of beauty. 



