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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[February, 1916. 



Cypripedium Major Grant.. — The result 

 of crossing Van Dyck and Leeanum. Raised 

 by Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



Cypripedium Mrs. Grant. — This ha.-, 

 been obtained by using Troilus var. Ville de 

 Paris and Fairrieanum. Raised by Messrs. 

 Sander and Sons. 



Cypripedium Mavis. — Alcibiades super- 

 bum and Merhn are the parents of this new 

 hybrid. Raised by Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



Cypripedium Garnet. — An unusuahy 

 fine result obtained by crossing Hera 

 Euryades and Lord Wolnier. Large flower, 

 richly coloured, and boldly spotted. Raised 

 by Mr. J. E. Shill m the collection of Baron 

 Bruno Schroder. 



Sophro-L.elio-Cattleya Corona. — An 

 interesting seedling lietween S.-L.-C. Dorila 

 (L. pumila x S.-C, Doris) and L.-C. Rubens 

 (C. Hardyana x L. punnla), and flowering at 

 the early age of 2 years 10 months. Petals 

 round, rose-purple, lip crimson-purple. Raised 

 by Mr. Richd. G. Thwaites, Streatham Hill. 



Cymbidium CapelLA. — This attractive 

 result, obtained by crossing Wiganianum and 

 Pauwelsii, has been raised by Mr. G. Hamilton- 

 Smith, Leigh Woods, Bristol. The spike 

 carried large flowers, of yellowish-green 

 colour, the labellum having a red line round 

 the border. 



Odontoglossum Caroline. By crossing 

 Pescatorei with liarvengtense (loochristiense), 

 Messrs. J. and A. McBean have produced a 

 flower of excellent shape ; in colour rich 

 yellow, lighter towards the base of the 

 segments, and with a few brownish sjjots. 



Cypripedium Gladiator. — Messrs. Flory 

 and Black have produced this excellent 

 hybrid by crossing ^son and Idina. 



Cypripedium Milly. — This ijleasing 

 yellowish flower, with neatly arranged 

 spotting, has been produced by Messrs. Flory 

 and Black. The parents are Arthurianum 

 and Victor Hugo. 



L/ELIA Flaviona. — This pretty hybrid 

 obtained an Award of Merit, R.H.S., January 

 nth, 1916, when exhibited by Mr. E. G. 

 Mocatta, Woburn Place, Addlestone. The 

 parents are L. lona (Dayana x tenebrosa) and 

 L. flava, yielding an erect spike of 6 yellowish 

 flowers, the sepals lightly lined with rose- 



purple, the petals splashed with the same 

 colour. The hp very dark. 



Cattle YA Jasper. — Messrs. Stuart Low 

 and Co. are the raisers of this attractive 

 hyljrid between Venus and Octave Doin. In 

 colour creamy- white, the labellum yellow with 

 purplish markings. 



L.elio-Cattleva Viking. — L.-C. calhsto- 

 glossa and C. Percivaliana are the parents of 

 this hybrid recently raised by Messrs. Stuart 

 Low and Co. 



Brasso-Cattleya Penelope. — C. Fabia 

 and B.-C. Mad. Chas. Maron are the parents 

 of this hybrid which Messrs, Stuart Low and 

 Co. have raised. In one example the flower 

 measures 8 inches across. 



Odontoglossum King Albert. — 

 Messrs. Armstrong and Brown have produced 

 this handsome result by crossing Armstrongiae 

 and crispum Lucianii. 



Cypripedium Ixorine. — This charming 

 fluwe;' is ivory-white shaded with cream, and 

 minutely spotted with rose-purple ; the 

 labellum yellowish and less spotted than the 

 other segments. The parents are bellatulum 

 and Leeanum. Raised by Mr. F. C. I^uddle, 

 ill the collection of Mr. W. H. St. Oumtin, 

 Rilhngtoii, York. 



Flowers in Season. — Seedlings flower- 

 ing for the first time never show their full 

 beauty, and subsequent careful cultivation is 

 needed to bring them up to their full standard. 

 No better proof of this is required than a 

 series of flowers sent by Mr. F". C. Puddle, 

 Scampston Hall Gardens, Rillington, all of 

 which have been previously recorded m our 

 pages. They are 'Brasso-Cattleya Vanessa 

 (B.-C. Digbyano-Warneri x C. Trianae), a 

 majestic flower of rose-pink colour ; Laelio- 

 Cattleya PTorentia (C. labiata x L.-C. La 

 France), with a flat, bright purple lip; Cypri- 

 pedium Tracery .(bellatulum x Psyche) ; and 

 Cattle}'a Madonna (chocoensis x Triante), with 

 broad petals and orange throat. A flower of 

 a new seedling', Cypripedium Ivorine (bella- 

 tulum X Leeanum), is also sent ; it is ivory- 

 white, shaded with cream, and minutely 

 spotted with rose-purple. 



