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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[July, 1915. 



as only one name can be upheld Messrs. 

 Sander have obligingly decided to suppress 

 the one under which their plant was shown. 



L.elio-Cattleya Roger Sander. — A 

 pleasing result obtained by crossing L.-C. 

 lummosa and C. Mossiae, the raisers being 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



L.ELIO-Cattleya Apricosa. — A pleasing 

 flower of soft apricot-yellow colour, raised by 

 IMessrs. Flory and Black, the parents being 

 L.-C. Ophir (xanthina x aurea) and C. 

 Schroder^. 



L.elio-Cattleya Do.MALLIS. — The result 

 of crossing L.-C. Dominiana (purpurata x 

 aurea) and L.-C. Pallas (crispa x aurea), the 

 labellum being entirely coloured with intense 

 purple, making a striking contrast to the 

 light rose sepals and petals. Raised by 

 Messrs. Flory and Black. 



FLOWERS IN SEASON. 



L.elio-Cattleya Teucra. — A fine 

 example of this hybrid between C. Mossije 

 and L.-C. Martinetti (Mossiae x tenebrosa) 

 comes from Mr. E. R. Ashton, Broadlands, 

 Tunbridge Wells. Measuring some 7 inches 

 across, it makes a most attractive point in a 

 group of Cattle} as, the double influence of 

 ]\Iossiae producing wide segments of a soft 

 buff-rose tint, the labellum mottled with 

 varying shades of crimson. It is another 

 instance of how often a hybrid may be further 

 improved by again making use of one of the 

 parental species. 



Odontoglossu:\is. — From Mr. C. J. 

 Lucas, W'arnham Court, Horsham, come two 

 interesting hybrids. One is Od. Telemachus 

 (excellens x harvengtense), in which the white 

 flower IS marked with reddish-brown ; the 

 other is Od. Fascination (Fascinator x Ossul- 

 stonii), with chocolate spots and blotches on a 

 white ground, the broad labellum having a 

 spiny crest and a large central blotch. Both 

 flowers show signs of Pescatorei, derived in 

 the former through excellens, and in the latter 

 through Ossulstonii. 



Ouoxtoglossum crispum Irene. — A 

 flower of this beautiful variety is sent by !Mr. 

 W. Gilden from the Aslands collection, 



Newchurch, }*Ianchester. When exhibited by 

 Mr. Richd. Ashworth at the meeting of the 

 Manchester Orchid Society, June 3rd, 191 5, it 

 obtained an Award of 2^Ierit. The thick 

 white segments are very broad, while the 

 labellum is unusually developed, reminding 

 one of Wilckeanum, although there is no 

 evidence of this m the other parts. Man\^ of 

 these superb white varieties are now rarer 

 than the blotched forms, and when well 

 grown, as the above flower appears to be, 

 present most beautiful objects. 



Cypripedium. — Flowers of a pleasing 

 h}brid between ^^laudiae and Chamber- 

 lainianum are sent by Mr. Wm. Bolton, of 

 Warrington, with a note that the batch of 

 plants in his possession is in flower almost the 

 whole year through; no sooner does one bloom 

 fade than another takes its place ; even the 

 same spike continues to produce flowers for 

 several months. 



Odontoglossum crispo-Harryanum. 

 — Odontoglossum hybrids, once so difficult to 

 raise, are now making their appearance in 

 several collections, thus proving how practice 

 makes perfect. Mr. H. Haddon, of L}nwood 

 Gardens, Penarth, S. Wales, sends good 

 examples of O. crispo-Harryanum, which he 

 has raised in Mr. J. J. Neale's collection. This 

 hybrid, one of the earliest Odontoglossum 

 crosses, has been the forerunner of many 

 beautiful flowers, of which O. amabile is a 

 great favourite with amateurs. From the 

 same source comes a beautiful variety of 

 Laelia grandiflora (L. majahs), with bright 

 rose-pink colour. This Mexican species is 

 not often seen in cultivation, probably on 

 account of its shy-flowering nature, but when 

 its successful cultivation can be achieved the 

 owner is well repaid for his trouble. 



]^Ianchester Orchid Society. — At the 

 annual meeting of the Society thanks were 

 accorded to the following gentlemen for 

 kindly subscribing to the cost of painting 

 certificated Orchids: — The Rev. J. Cromble- 

 holme, Messrs. R. Ashworth, J. J. Bolton, J. 

 Cypher, J. Evans, A. Hanmer, Dr. Hartle}-, 

 A. J. Keeling, \Y. R. Lee, W. Shackleton, P. 

 Smith, W. Thompson and Z. A. W^ard. 



