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to whether it is a variety of this or is entitled 

 to specific rank. However, the argument does 

 not affect the beauty of the plant, which is 

 still held in esteem by many collectors. 

 Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. possess a fine 

 variety, labelled superbum, which appears 

 entitled to this additional descriptive name. 

 Another .(Endes of interest is the very rare 

 A. maculosum Schroderi, of which a note 

 appeared in THE ORCHID WORLD, Vol. V., 

 p. 265. 



Dendrobium Victoria Regina has yielded 

 several of its pretty flowers of rich blue during 

 the month of September, quite out of the 

 usual Dendrobium season. In another place 

 are healthy plants of Laelia harpophylla, now 

 rarely seen in present-day collections, and the 

 pretty L. cinnabarina, also becoming scarce. 

 These three species make quite a pretty little 

 group, bearing respectively flowers of orange- 

 red, cinnabar and dark blue colour. 



Whether the past season has been particu- 

 larly favourable to the growth of Cattleya 

 Warscewiczii, or whether the cultivators in 

 charge have paid more than usual attention 

 to the requirements of this species, we will not 

 attempt to decide, suffice it to state that the 

 plants have produced a greater number of 

 flowers than has been seen in past seasons. 

 One specimen carried no less than twenty 

 flowers. Not only are there several varieties 

 of the richest colour, but the pure white form 

 stands alone in point of beauty and rareness. 



AciNETA MOOREI. — The Botanical Maga- 

 zine, t. 8392, contains an illustration and 

 description of this new species, which was 

 purchased from Messrs. Sander and Sons, 

 Bruges, in 1903, for the Royal Botanic 

 Garden, Glasnevin. Sir Frederick Moore 

 states that the plant thrives well in a mixture 

 of Osmunda fibre, good peat, and charcoal in 

 a basket suspended from the roof of an inter- 

 mediate house with a minimum night tempera- 

 ture of 55 degrees Fahr. It is smaller than 

 most of the known species, somewhat less 

 vigorous, but a good grower. 



[October, igi6. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



L.^lio-Cattleya Queen Marie.— This 

 very handsome hybrid is the result of crossing 

 L.-C. Walter Gott (bicolor x bletchleyensis) 

 with C. aurea, a superb variety being 

 exhibited by the raisers, Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons, at the R.H.S., August 29th, 1916. 



Brasso-Cattleya cantoniensis. — The 

 result of crossing B.-C. Digbyano-Mendelii 

 with C. aurea, and in which the deeply- 

 fringed lip of B. Digbyana is strongly in 

 evidence. Raised by Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons. 



SoPHRO - L.T.Lio - Cattleya Hanning- 

 TONII. — The parents of this neat and well-set 

 flower are S.-L.-C. Goodsonii and C. aurea. 

 Sepals and petals buff-yellow with rose 

 suffusion and veining, the lip purplish-rose. 

 Raised by Messrs. Flory and Black. 



Cattleya Miguelito. — The result of 

 crossing Octave Doin with aurea, and in 

 which the sepals and petals are rose-pink, the 

 lip ruby-crimson with a violet shade. Raised 

 by Messrs. Flory and Black. 



L.ELio - Cattleya Roumania. — By 

 crossing L.-C. Lusitania (C. Iris x L.-C. 

 Phryne) with C. aurea a very bright and 

 attractive hybrid has been produced, Messrs. 

 Hassall and Co. being the raisers. 



L,^;lio-Cattleya Golden Wren.— This 

 addition to the yellow hybrids has been 

 produced by crossing L.-C. Thyone (C. aurea 

 X L.-C. Ophir) with C. iridescens (bicolor x 

 Eldorado). Raised by Messrs. Armstrong 

 and Brown. 



L/elio-Cattleya Bucharest. — The 

 parents of this novelty are L.-C. Martinettii 

 and C. Caduceus (granulosa x Gaskelliana), 

 Mr. C. F. Waters being the raiser. 



L.^;lio-Cattleya Fleury. — L.-C. Issy 

 (C. Leopoldii x L. tenebrosa) and C. aurea 

 have produced this flower of bronze-red 

 colour, the lip purplish. Raised by Mr. C. F. 

 Waters. 



L^Lio - Cattleya Kavala. — L.-C. 

 Epicasta and C. Elvina (Schilleriana x 

 Trianae) were used by Mr. C. F. Waters in 

 the making of this new hybrid. 



Cypripedium Venizelos. — The parents 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



