THE 



ORCHID WORLD 



OCTOBER, 1914. 



NOTES. 



An Albino Result. — It is of interest to 

 record the flowering of a pure white Cattleya 

 Gaskelliana raised by Messrs. Charlesworth 

 and Co. from two albino parents. Other 

 seedUngs from this same seed-pod show shght 

 liurple tints. 



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Rapid Growth. — Messrs. Hassall and Co., 

 Southgate, have achieved a noteworthy 

 success by flowering a Cattleya seedling 

 between iridescens and aurea in the compara- 

 tively short time of three years and four 

 months, this period being reckoned from the 

 sowing of the seed to the opening of the first 

 flower. This hybrid has recently been 

 recorded as C. Sybil. 



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.SpIRANTHES AUTUMNALIS. — This small, 

 but nevertheless pretty British Orchid has 

 lately been producing its fragrant flowers in 

 many parts of the country. From the oblong 

 or cylindrical tubers springs a tuft of rather 

 small oval leaves rarely more than an inch in 

 length. Alongside the centre of the plant 

 rises the flower stem to a height of about six 

 inches, the individual blooms being arranged 

 in a single row of spiral formation. This 

 species is often known as the Common 

 .Spir;nith, or Lady's Tresses, and although the 

 white flowers are fairly noticeable a magni- 

 fying glass IS necessary to discern their exact 

 structure. If a few plants are carefully 

 removed to a selected spot in the garden they 

 will increase in size and number as well as 



yield plenty of their singular flower-spikes. 

 A loamy soil where moisture is not over 

 abundant appears to give satisfactory results. 



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Flowers in Season. — From the collection 

 of Mr. W. H. St. Qumtm, Rillington, York, 

 IS sent a flower of Cattleya Cappei delicata, a 

 pleasing hybrid obtained by crossing C. 

 Schroderae with C. Trianas delicata. From 

 Mr. H. S. Goodson's noted collection at 

 Putney two grand varieties of Cattleya Ins 

 arrived m fine condition, one of which bears 

 the varietal name inversa, in allusion to the 

 singular manner m which the margins of the 

 petals are formed in an incurved manner. 

 Also a flower of Cattleya Harrisoniana var. 

 H. S. Goodson, which is remarkable for the 

 dark purple spotting on the back of the 

 sepals and petals. 



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Orchids at Bound Brook, N.J., U.S.A. 

 — Orchids for the cut-flower trade are 

 extensively cultivated by Mr. Thomas Young, 

 Junr., Beechwood Heights Nurseries, Bound 

 Brook. The collection of Cattleyas numbers 

 about 150,000 plants, and it is of interest to 

 note that attention is now being paid to 

 Phalaenopses and hybrid Odontoglossums, a 

 considerable quantity of which have alread\- 

 been included in the stock. Mr. Geo. I'Anson, 

 who left England some short time ago and 

 accepted an engagement with Messrs. Roehrs, 

 of Rutherford, has relinquished that post in 

 order to occupy a similar position with Mr. 

 Thomas Young, Junr., at Bound Brook. 



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