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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[March, 1916. 



case of twin-flowered scapes. We might 

 mention that some twelve years ago there was 

 a very fine specimen of this species in the 

 collection of Mr. J. Miller Mundy, Shipley 

 Hall, Derby, which bore a total of 31 flowers, 

 eight of which were on twin-flowered stems. 

 This seems to suggest that unusual vigour 

 may be the cause. — Mansell and Uatcho , 

 Razvdon, Leeds. 



Dendrobium Bensonia. 



Dendrobium Bensonle. — This species 

 was sent to Messrs. Veitch by Col. Benson, 

 after whose wife it is named at his own 

 request. It is found on the mountains near 

 Tongou, direct west of Prome, at an elevation 

 of about 1,500 feet above sea level, and 

 spreads southwards as far as the latitude of 

 Moulmein. Ever since its introduction it has 

 been regarded as one of the finest of the 

 white-flowered Dendrobiums in the section to 

 which it belongs. The spots on the lip are 

 variable, being sometimes large and even 

 confluent, sometimes not larger than small 

 peas, and m one variety called xanthinum 

 they are altogether absent. D. Bensoniae 

 usually flowers in May and June, and occa- 

 sionally later. As regards its vegetation two 

 forms are known in gardens, the original from 

 the Arracan Hills and the other, with more 

 robust stems, from the Kareen Hills. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



Sophro-Cattley'A Enid. — An excellent 

 result obtained by crossing S. grandiflora with 

 C. Enid, the flower being rich cnmson-red. 

 Raised by Messrs. J. and A. McBean. 



L^lio-Cattleya Jessamine. — L.-C. 

 Oriens (Cowani x Trianae) and C. chocoensis 

 alba are the parents of this excellent hybrid, 

 the special features being the bright canary- 

 yellow colour, and the unusually wide petals 

 for a hybrid of this description. Raised by 

 Messrs. J. and A. McBean. 



Odontoglossum Tigris. — The result of 

 crossing Thompsonianum (Edwardii x cris- 

 pum) and eximium. The flower, larger than 

 the primary crosses of Edwardii, has a rose- 

 white ground with crimson-purple blotches. 

 Raised by Messrs. Armstrong and Brown. 



Cypripedium Claret. — The parents of 

 this are Fairrieanum and memona Moensii, 

 the flower being of a rich claret-red colour. 

 Raised by Messrs. Armstrong and Brown. 



L.'ELIO-CATTLEYA ADOLPHAUREA.^Three 

 flowers of this hybrid between L.-C. Adolphus 

 (Acklandiae x cinnabarina) and C. aurea are 

 sent by the raiser Mr. Fred. J. Hanbury, 

 Brockhurst, East Gnnstead. The range of 

 colour is remarkable, one being rose-crimson ; 

 another yellowish, suffused with cmnabar-red; 

 while the third, to which the varietal name 

 Mrs. F. J. Hanbury has been applied, is some- 

 what larger, the sepals and petals rich crocus- 

 yellow, the elongated and crisped labellum 

 crimson with orange centre. This last- 

 mentioned example is remarkably distinct 

 and would never be taken for a variety of 

 L.-C. Adolphus, there being no evidence of 

 the C. Acklandi?e, the flower showing the 

 characters of aurea and cinnabarina, and thus 

 approaching L.-C. Charlesworthii. 



Cypripedium Dora. — The result of 

 crossing aureum Hyeanum with Memoria 

 Jernmghamiae. Of bright golden-yellow 

 colour, the apical area of the dorsal sepal 

 white. This charming hybrid has been 

 raised by Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. 



Cypripedium Martina. — The parentage 

 of this is Hera var. Euryades x Mmos. Raised 

 by Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. 



L.ELIO-Cattleya Elsa. — The result of 



