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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[October, 1913. 



growing on the brick wall formed the subject 

 of an illustration in the ORCHID WORLD, 

 Vol. I., page 138. This specimen continues 

 to grow, and will soon be in flower once 

 again. Another interesting feature may be 

 seen in Dendrobium nobile virginale, the 

 pure white form, which has here been raised 

 from seed. A very large number of these 

 seedlings were flowered, the best varieties 

 being carefully marked and grown on until 

 large enough for propagation. There are now 

 numbers of healthy little plants, all cultivated 

 from selected varieties. Dendrobium seed- 

 lings, of various crosses, are also cultivated in 

 small pans suspended from the roof of the 

 Cattleya houses, while on the end staging are 

 several strong specimens of D. Hookerianum, 

 also known as D. chrysotis. This species has 

 the peculiarity of growing from the apex of 

 the portion of growth made during the 

 previous summer, so that it is difficult to 

 determine where one season's growth com- 

 menced or ended. Its large golden-yellow 

 flowers have a deeply fringed lip, and are 

 very attractive. 



Cattleya Maggie Raphael alba is well 

 represented ; the majority produce flowers 

 with creamy-white sepals and petals. Occa- 

 sionally a variety is seen with a slight rose 

 tinge on the segments, but, taken on the 

 whole, they are a handsome batch of plants. 

 Another good lot of seedlings is the result of 

 crossing C. Fabia with C. Mantinii ; many of 

 the leaves show dark purple coloration, and 

 this frequently denofes a richly coloured 

 flower. C. Freya " Mrs. Fred. Sassoon " 

 (Mantinii x aurea) is part of the fine variety 

 which received an Award of Merit, Royal 

 Horticultural Society, September, igii. This 

 plant has made three bulbs during the last 

 two years, and is now in flower. Seedlings 

 between it and C. aurea have already been 

 raised ; the influence of this latter species 

 should make a further improvement by 

 brightening the colour. 



Laelio-Cattleyas occupy considerable space, 

 the number of varieties being great and 

 preventing anything like a correct idea being 

 obtained from a few words in print. The 

 earliest raised plants have now become grand 



specimens, and in this condition their beauty 

 can be fully seen. One is able to guess from 

 this what a grand sight will be created when 

 the present-day hybrids are cultivated to the 

 same degree of perfection. Even in their 

 young state and first flowering we regard 

 them as fine acquisitions, but they will be still 

 further appreciated when grown into speci- 

 mens. L.-C. Dreadnought, a hybrid between 

 L.-C. Henry Greenwood and C. Mossiae, is 

 another gem in this collection. It was 

 originally shown by Mr. J. McCartney at the 

 Manchester Orchid Society, March, 1910, 

 when it obtained a First-class Certificate and 

 Silver Medal. L.-C. Daffodil is a charming 

 yellow-flowering hybrid between L. Jong- 

 heana and L.-C. Mercia, and much resembles 

 the flower from which its name is derived. 

 Last, but not least, is L.-C. Thyone " Orchid- 

 hurst variety," a very beautiful hybrid between 

 C. aurea and L.-C. Ophir, and with bright 

 golden sepals and petals and crimson-purple 

 labellum. 



Although hybrids, as previously mentioned, 

 occupy the main part of this collection, there 

 are many very choice varieties of the well- 

 known species, several of which have been 

 used to carry seed-pods. Mention may be 

 made of Cattleya Trianas " The Premier," C. 

 labiata " Mrs. E. Ashworth," and La?lia 

 pumila alba. Cattleya Mossiae Wagneri, the 

 true albino form, has been raised from seed ; 

 and a promising hybrid results from C. 

 O'Bneniana alba crossed with L. autumnalis 

 alba. The seedlings from L. autumnalis alba 

 and a white form of L. anceps have all 

 produced coloured hybrids. One more 

 deserving cross is Cattleya Lueddemanniana 

 Stanleyi x C. aurea, which will probably make 

 an albino form of C. Kienastiana. There are 

 two fine specimens of Cattleya Skinneri alba, 

 one of which has twelve strong leads. 



The Cypripedium house will soon be gay 

 with bloom. These autumn-flowering plants 

 are particularly well represented, and include 

 Elatior, Rossetti, Victory, Maudiae, Lawrence- 

 aiium Hyeanum, Moonbeam, Bianca and 

 many others. Needless to say, there are 

 thousands of unflowered seedlings, all from 

 the best parents. Miltonia vexillaria " G. D. 



