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THE ORCHID WORLD. [July, 1915. 



In (iiic houhc eiitirel}- devoted to seedlmys 

 there are many mterestm^- hybrids, and 

 amongst those which may be expected to 

 yield excellent results are C. aurea x C. 

 Mossiae W'ageneri, C. aurea x C. Schroderae 

 ;\lba, L.-C. George Woodhams x B.-C. 

 Digbyano-W'arncri, C. aurea x C. Maggie 

 Raphael, C. Trianas Empress of India x B.-C. 

 Menda, and C. aurea x L.-C. bletchleyensis. 



Of the many hybrids that have reached 

 maturity it is difficult to make a representative 

 selection, but the following cannot escape 

 notice: — Cattleya Comet var. Princess Mary 

 (aurea x Warneri alba), A.M., R.H.S., October 

 22ncl, igi2 ; C. Empress Frederick var. Avia 

 Clifton, A.M., October 21st, 1913 ; Brasso- 

 Cattlexa Menda, F.C.C., February i8th, 1913 ; 

 and Lselio-Cnttleya Lady Oliphant, A.M., 

 October 20th, 1914, the latter having golden- 

 yellow sepals and petals and a rich crimson 

 labellum. There is also a plant of the historic 

 Cattleya CVnmtess of Derby, C. Fabia alba, 

 C. Lord Rothschild, and B.-C.-L. The 

 I'.iironcss (L.-C. Ophir x B.-C. Mrs. J. Lee- 

 i-nnn), a large yellow flower, with the labellum 

 lirettily frilled. The winter-flowering Laslia 

 Gnildiima, a beautiful variety of L.-C. 

 Ciinymede (C. Schroderas x L. Latona), with 

 ;i spike of 5 flowers of sunset colours, a dark 

 form of L.-C. Dominiana, and the yellow- 



Odontoglossum crispum Black Knight. 



flowering Cattleya Drapsiana pnmulina (Mrs. 

 Pitt X aurea) are well worthy of inclusion m 

 this collection. 



Among other hybrids of promise there are 

 nice plants of Cattleya Lueddemanniana 

 Stanleyi x aurea, C. Parthenia " Prince of 

 Wales," B.-C. Mrs. J. Leemann x Sophronitis 

 grandiflora, and C. O'Brieniana alba x S. 

 grandiflora. Also C. Hardyana x B.-C. Mme. 

 Chas. Maron, and C. Freya " Mrs. Fred. 

 .Sassoon " x aurea. Growing in the same 

 temperature is Sophro-Cattleya Dons, a 

 beautiful flower of scarlet-red colour. Cattleya 

 Bowringiana finds a very suitable atmosphere 

 in one of the warm houses — a moderate size 

 plant is sending up no less than 10 strong- 

 growths — while Low's variety of this Central 

 y\merican species is to be seen in a x'lgorous 

 specimen. 



In another house is a most interesting 

 collection of Lycaste .Skinneri, the varieties 

 ranging from dark rose-purple to pure white ; 

 also the Peruvian L. costata with large ivor)- 

 white flowers, and the rare L. Rossiana, allied 

 to L. cruenta, and bearing \ellow flowers. 

 There is also a fine specimen of L. Balliae 

 with numerous flowers. The flowering of 

 three healthy little seedlings between j\Lixil- 

 laria Sanderiana and Lycaste Skinneri is 

 awaited with keen interest. 



