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[December, 1913. 



miserably it is best to relieve it of the 

 strain. 



One other point in regard to the cultivation 

 of Oncidiums which I should like to mention 

 is that when the plants get to, say, the four 

 bulb stage they do better in boat-shaped rafts 

 suspended from the roof. I am making the 

 experiment of shifting the plants from pots 

 into these receptacles, doing so at the potting 

 season. Oncidiums I find are impatient of 

 division. I am sure I did wrong in dividing 

 some of mine, but my anxiety to increase the 

 number was my only excuse. 



Much the same treatment suits Lycaste 

 Skmneri and L. Deppei, although these being 

 of a terrestrial nature it is natural for them to 

 receive some manurial aid, but I do not 

 recommend persistent applications. A propor- 

 tion of good fibrous loam in the compost is 

 necessary, and Lycastes do not require such a 

 severe or dry rest during the summer time as 

 the Oncidiums. 



I may mention that I have Cattleyas, 

 L^lias, Lycastes, Cypripediums, Oncidiums, 

 and several others, all looking very com- 

 fortable and happy in the same house. The 

 chief reason for their good health is, I fully 

 believe, that the house is always being 

 refreshed by the open top and bottom 

 ventilators. Shading in the summer is done 

 by tiffany sheets, removable by hand. 



Alf. J. Paine, Athcnlay, W ansicad, Essex. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



Odontoglossum Meredith.e. — This 

 pretty hybrid is the result of crossing 

 Rossii rubescens with venustulum (crispo- 

 Harryanum x ardentissimum). The rose-tinted 

 flower has the sepals and petals spotted with 

 brown, the rose labellum having a crimson 

 blotch just beneath the golden crest. Raised 

 by Mr. Richd. G. Thwaites, Chessington. 



Cattleya Moira. — ^Messrs. Hassall and 

 Co., Southgate, have produced this effective 

 flower by crossing Mantinii with Fabia. It is 

 an improvement on the former parent, being 

 larger, without losing much of the dense 

 colour so often seen in the best forms. 



L.elio-Cattleya Sulla. — By crossing 



C. Mendelii with L.-C. Antigone (purpurata x 

 Schilleriana) Mr. H. G. Alexander has added 

 another new hybrid to the Westonbirt 

 collection. 



Cattleya Graniri.s. — The name of this 

 hybrid is derived from its parents granulosa 

 and Iris. The flower has reddish-bronze 

 sepals and petals, the broad, open labellum 

 being crimson, the column straw colour. 

 Flowered in the Glebe collection, Sevenoaks. 



L.^lio-Cattleya Amecia. — Raised by 

 Mr. Thurgood in the Rosslyn collection, and 

 resulting from the crossing of C. Mantinii and 

 L.-C. Wellsiana. 



Cattleya Thela. — The result of crossing 

 Cattleya Mrs. J. W. Whiteley with C. 

 Hardyana. A promising hybrid, raised in 

 Mr. Pitt's collection, Rosslyn, Stamford Hill. 



L.-elio-Cattleya Moyra. — Mr. F. C. 

 Puddle has raised this new hybrid in the 

 Scampston Hall collection, Rillington, York. 

 The parentage is C. Warscewiczii x L.-C. 

 Clonia, the latter being a hybrid between 

 Warscewiczii and L.-C. elegans. The flower 

 much resembles a typical bloom of the former 

 parent, but is not quite so wide in the petals. 

 The rich colour in the lip is an attractive 

 feature. 



Cattleya Purity. — This hybrid between 

 labiata " Harefield Hall " and Warneri alba 

 was exhibited by Mr. Richd. Ashworth at the 

 Manchester Orchid Society, October i6th, 

 191 3. The large flower had white segments. 



L,^:LIO-CaTTLEYA ExcELSIS. — This hybrid 

 was exhibited at the Manchester Orchid 

 Society, October i6th, 191 3, by Mr. 

 Richd. Ashworth. The parentage is L.-C. 

 Haroldiana and C. Hardyana, the flower 

 having a deep maroon lip. 



Cypripedium Stella. — Messrs. Sander 

 and Sons have raised this interesting hybrid 

 between Godefroyas and Fairrieanum. The 

 characteristics of both species are equally 

 represented, the flower being flushed with 

 rose and marked with numerous lines of 

 purple-brown spotting. 



Cattleya ThOMASII. — A promising hybrid 

 between C. Bowringiana and C. Peetersii 

 (labiata x Hardyana) has been raised in 

 the collection of Mr. Fred. J. Hanbury, 



