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crossing L. C. highburiensis and C. Dowiana, 

 and showing the rich coloration of C. 

 Lawrenceana derived through the former 

 parent. Raised by Messrs. Stuart I-ow 

 and Co. 



Cattleya Mendabia. — The specific name 

 is derived from the parents Mendehi and 

 Fabia. This hybrid, raised by Messrs. Stuart 

 Low and Co., is of interest as it connects a 

 spring-flowering Cattleya with two autumn- 

 flowering species. 



Brasso - L.€:lio - Cattleya Probus. — 

 B.-L. Digbyano-purpurata and C. Portia are 

 the parents of this hybrid, recently raised by 

 Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. 



Cypripedium Formidable. — Mastersi- 

 anum and Alcibiades are the parents of this 

 pleasing hybrid, of which the raisers are 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



Brasso-Cattleya Oberon. — A fine 

 addition to this section, the parents being 

 B.-C. Digbyano-Mossise x C. Schrodera?. 

 Raised by Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



Cymbidium Diana. — The result of crossing 

 Pauwelsii and eburneo-Lowianum. The plant 

 carried an erect spike of rose-tinted flowers, 

 the labellum bordered with red. Raised by 

 Messrs. Hassall and Co. 



L^lio-Cattleya Monica.— L.-C. callisto- 

 glossa and L.-C. Myra are the parents of this 

 hybrid, the attractive point being a bright 

 ruby-crimson lip. Raised by Messrs. J. and 



A. McBean. 

 Brasso-I_..^:lio-Cattleya Simone. — The 



parents of this are L.-C. Hippolyte and 



B. -C. Digbyano-Trianae, the flower inheriting 

 the cinnabarina colour, derived through the 

 former parent. Raised by Messrs. Flory and 

 Black. 



Cypripedium Inryl. — Beryl and insigne 

 var. Thompsonianum are the parents of this 

 hybrid, recently raised by Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons. 



Cypripedium Alliance. — This hybrid 

 between Alcides and Leeanum received an 

 Award of Merit, Manchester Orchid Society, 

 January 20th, 1916, when exhibited by Mr. 

 Thos. Worsley. 



Cymbidium Vega. — The result of crossing 

 Lowgrinum (Lowianum x tigrinum) and 

 Lowianum concolor. Sepals and petals 



greenish, the labellum yellowish, the front 

 lobe having a V-shaped crimson blotch. 

 Raised by Mr. G. Hamilton-Smith,. Leigh 

 Woods, Bristol. 



Odontoglossum Mrs. S. Gratrix. — One 

 of the richest coloured of all the Rossii 

 hybrids, the ground colour deep rose-crimson, 

 the sepals and petals blotched and spotted 

 with crimson-red. The lip bears tL dark 

 crimson blotch beneath the crest, which with 

 its surrounding area is bright yellow, thus 

 making a striking contrast. The parentage 

 is Rossii X eximium, and a flower has 

 been received from Mr. W. W. Field, of 

 West Point Gardens, Whalley Range, Man- 

 chester. 



Odontoglossum Olga. — A very pretty 

 flower of yellow ground colour effectively 

 blotched with reddish-brown. The parents 

 are waltonense (crispum x polyxanthum) and 

 Vuylstekeae. Raised by Mr. F. C. Puddle in 

 the collection of Mr. W. H. St. Ouintin, 

 Rillington, York. 



Dendrobium Arabis. — By crossing Cas- 

 siope with Cybele album this pleasing hybrid 

 has flowered in Mr. W. H. St. Quintin's 

 collection, Rillington, York. The white 

 flower is slightly tinged with rose on the 

 base of the segments, the lip yellowish with a 

 maroon blotch. Mr. F. C. Puddle, the raiser, 

 states that the seed was sown July, 191 3, so 

 the plants are flowering when 2 years and 

 7 months old. 



Cymbidium Miranda. — Two elegant and 

 distinct varieties of this hybrid have already 

 flowered in the Westonbirt collection. The 

 parentage is Alexanderi x Lowio-grandi- 

 florum. 



L.tLIO-CATTLEYA ERZERUM. — The result 

 of crossing C. Trianas and L.-C. Mrs. Temple 

 (C. Mossias x L.-C. Henry Greenwood), and 

 yielding a large flower with broad segments 

 of rose-purple colour. Raised by Messrs. 

 Armstrong and Brown. 



Cypripedium Moira. — This richly- 

 coloured hybrid has been raised by Messrs. 

 Hassall and Co. through the use of Priam and 

 bingleyense. Apart from being of neat 

 formation it possesses a remarkable claret-red 

 colour, uniformly distributed throughout all 

 the segments. 



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