March, 1914] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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warnhamensis. Flowered in the collection of 

 Mr. F. Wellesley. 



OdONTIODA \'IVIENNE. — This new h)brid 

 has been raised in the collection of Mrs. 

 Norman Cookson, Wylam. The parentage is 

 Odontioda Cooksoni£e x cnspum, and the 

 flower has a bright rose-band of colour round 

 the margin of its broad petals, the central 

 area being reddish-scarlet. 



Odontioda Doris. — A very pretty result, 

 the broad undulated petals being rose-blue 

 on their outer area, the central part being dull 

 brown-red. The parents are Odontioda 

 Cooksoni^ and Odontoglossum amabile, the 

 hybrid being in the collection of Mrs. Norman 

 Cookson, Wylam, where it was raised by 

 Mr. Chapman. 



Brasso-Cattleva Cecilia. — Brassavola 

 glauca and Cattleya aurea are the parents of 

 this new hybrid, raised by Messrs. Flory and 

 Black, Slough. The creamy-yellow flower 

 has a very broad rose coloured lip. 



Brassocattl/ELIA Ariel. — A pleasing 

 hybrid between L. purpurata and B.-C. Mrs. 

 J. Leemann has been flowered by Messrs. 

 Flory and Black, Slough. The chief attrac- 

 tion is the large flat lip, which is neatly 

 fringed at its margin and soft rose in colour, 

 with the central part orange-yellow. 



Odontoglossum sandhurstiense. — 

 Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, have raised this very interesting hybrid 

 between coronarium and Edwardii. The 

 flowers are of thick substance, and of rich 

 solid crimson colour, the apex of the lip being 

 yellow when the flower first opens, but 

 changing afterwards to rose. 



Sophrocattl^lia St. Arilda. — A 

 pleasing addition to this section has been 

 made in the Westonbirt collection. The 

 parentage is S.-L. Phroso (L. Jongheana x 

 S.-L. Orpetii) and L.-C. Goldcrest. The large 

 flower is light reddish-buff, with rose-pink 

 edge to the lip. 



Cypripedium Satyr. — By crossing Flera 

 with Beryl Mr. Alexander has raised an 

 attractive addition to the Westonbirt collec- 

 tion. The bold flower has the dorsal sepal 

 marked with black spots upon a white ground. 

 The broad petals are well displayed. 



Cypripedium Herdonius. — Messrs. Arm- 

 strong and Brown, Tunbridge Wells, have 

 raised an elegant hybrid between Hera and 

 Bassano. The blackish spots on the dorsal 

 are of an unusually large size, while the petals 

 are well-developed and of rich colour. 



Cymbidium Iona. — This attractive hybrid 

 between gigaiiteum and insigne has been 

 raised by Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, 

 Tunbridge Wells. It appears very floriferous. 



Odontoglossum amandens. — This 

 hybrid has been raised by Messrs. J. and A. 

 McBean, Cooksbridge. The parents are 

 Wilckeanum and Rolfea?. 



Cypripedium Nola. — By crossing Fowler- 

 ianum (bellatulum x Harrisianum) with 

 glaucophyllum an elegant hybrid has been 

 produced. Messrs. Armstrong and Brown are 

 the raisers. 



Cypripediu]\I Myson. — Messrs. Armstrong 

 and Brown, Tunbridge Wells, have raised 

 this h}-brid between Mrs. Mostyn and 

 Fairrieanum. The rich coloration of the 

 former parent's dorsal sepal and the effective 

 markings on that of the latter have blended 

 in a very ])leasing manner. 



Moscow Orchid Society.- -Mr. Alwyn 

 Harrison has recently been elected a member 

 of this important society. 



Cattleya Percivaliana. — Although this 

 species produces its flowers during the dull 

 winter months, a period when bloom is highly 

 appreciated, it can never be classed with the 

 best kinds for yielding a bountiful supply, for 

 taken on the average a spike but rarely 

 produces more than two or three blooms. 

 Mr. Geo. I'Anson, who is now in charge 

 of the Julius Roehrs Co.'s collection at 

 Rutherford, N.J., U.S.A., sends a photograph, 

 reproduced on next page, of C. Percivaliana 

 carrying a spike of seven flowers, surely a 

 record for this species. The bright light 

 usually obtained in the United States may 

 have something to do with this result, but 

 good cultivation is undoubtedly the chief 

 means by which this success has been 

 obtained. 



