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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[November, 



1913- 



L-zlio-Caltlcya luminosa " Canary," a distinct varietu, with -Canary -yellow sepals and 

 petals. Raised by M-. H. G Alexander, in the Westonhirt collection. 



Martinetii, the result of crossing L. tenebrosa 

 with C. Mossias, we have one of the finest 

 results from the use of this LEclia. Our 

 illustration shows an excellent specimen 

 flowering- in the Westonbirt collection. The 

 variety is that known as The Prince. 

 Although the labellum is purple there is 

 little of this colour to be seen in either the 

 sepals or petals, which are rich bronze with 

 varying tints of orange-red. 



Of equal value from a decorative stand- 

 point is L.-C. luminosa, a well-known hybrid 

 between L. tenebrosa and C. aurea. This, 

 also, is quite distinct in coloration ; the purple 

 tints, so common in other hybrids, being 

 almost absent in the sepals and petals. A 

 further advance took place in the production 

 of L.-C. Mrs. Donald MacMaster (aurea x 

 luminosa), shown by Mr. F. Wellesley, 

 September, 191 2. 



In the Walton Grange variety of 

 L. tenebrosa we have an albino form with 

 citron-yellow sepals and petals. Although 

 this variety has been known for more than 

 twenty years, it is only recently that we have 

 seen evidence of its great value as a parent 



plant. Our reproduced photograph shows 

 L.-C. luminosa " Canary," a beautiful hybrid 

 raised by Mr. H. G. Alexander in the 

 Westonbirt collection, and resulting from 

 L. tenebrosa " Walton Grange variety " 

 crossed with C. aurea. The sepals and petals 

 are canary-yellow, the labellum with reddish- 

 purple markings. 



Another meritorious hybrid is L.-C. La 

 France, first flowered by Mons. Mantin in 

 i8g8. It is the result of crossing L. tenebrosa 

 with C. bicolor, the influence of the latter 

 species proving very helpful in maintaining 

 an erect position of the petals. During 

 recent years Mr. F. C. Puddle, of Scampston 

 Hall Gardens, has raised hybrids between 

 L.-C. La France and C. aurea. These, 

 known as L.-C. scampstonensis, have flowers 

 with a beautiful copper-red colour in the 

 sepals and petals, and bright purple-crimson 

 in the labellum. They make a complete 

 change from those of the labiata type of 

 colour, and have the additional advantage 

 of being very useful to the hybridist for 

 future work in raising distinct types of autumn 

 flowering plants. 



