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Phalcenofsis casia. This is a hybrid from 
the same parents as the above, and should be 
called P. Iciicorrhodn var. casta. There are 
also one or two other hybrids supposed to be 
from the same parents, namely, P. Cynthia 
and P. Y oungii. 
Phalcpnopsis inter media. This will always 
be an historical orchid, being the first recog- 
nised hybrid among tropical orchids, and the 
first whose origin was experimentally proved. 
Messrs. James Veitch and Sons received it as 
a single plant in an importation of P. Aphro- 
dite through their collector, Thomas Lobb, in 
1852, from the Philippines. It was figured 
and described by Dr. Lindley in " Paxton's 
Flower Garden," with the suggestion that this 
beautiful plant is probably a natural mule 
between P. Aphrodite and rosea. Thirty- 
three years after Messrs. Veitch proved the 
parentage of this hybrid by flowering a seed- 
ling which they had raised between P. Aphro- 
dite and P. rosea. This was described in the 
Gardeners Chronicle, 1886, pp. i6g, 212, by 
Mr. R. A. Rolfe, who also stated that "the 
shrewdness of Lindley's observation will be 
inferred when it is remembered that C alanthe 
X Bominii, the first artificial hybrid amoaig 
orchids, did not flower until 1856." 
Our illustration-is from a photograph of a 
very fine variety of this hybrid named P. inter- 
media Brymeriana. It was named in honour 
of Mr. W. E. Bryme.-, Ilsington House, Dor- 
chester. The leaves are about nine inches 
long, and slightly speckled ; the flowers have 
the sepals and petals white, the lateral pepajs 
spotted with purple at the base, the petals 
richly suff"used with rosy-lilac, and the lip a 
pale amethyst colour, the lateral parts white- 
edged and spotted with magenta. 
Phalcpnopsis Lady Rothschild (P. .San- 
deriana x intermedia Brymeriana). This 
beautiful hybrid has white flowers with a rosy 
tinge, and some lines of minute dots about 
the centre of the segments ; the crest of the 
lip is yellow, and the front lobe reddish-rose. 
It was exhibited at the Royal Horticultural 
Society by Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., April 
loth, I goo, when it received an Award of 
Merit from the Orchid Committee. 
NEW PLANTS. 
Cattleya Alcestis (bicolor x Mendelii). 
A pretty hybrid, flowering in the establish- 
ment of Mr. Edward V. Low, Vale Bridge, 
Wivelsfield. Sepals and petals fleshy-pinK, 
the latter veined ; lip magenta-purple with 
the side lobes and column ivory white, which 
gives the flower a very striking appearance. 
Cattleya Amata (labiata x F. W. 
Wigan). Petals soft-mauve and marbled ; lip 
showing the blotch as in labiata but with white 
margin, throat )'ellow. Amata was the wife 
of King Latinus. The plant was exhibited 
by Richard G. Thwaites, Esq., at the R.H.S., 
.September 27th, igio. 
L.^lio-Cattleya Mars (L. xanthina x 
C. Harrisoniana). Sepals and petals greenish- 
yellow, lip the same with chrome-yellow in 
the throat. This plant bearing four flowers 
was exhibited at the R.H..S. on October nth, 
igio, by Messrs. .Stanlc)- and Co, South- 
gate, N. 
Odontoglossum Circe (Cervantesii x 
Pescatorei). The characters of both parents 
are equally displayed in this hybrid. Flowers 
white, sepals and petals marked with light- 
chocolate spots, the lip with darker spots. It 
is the only plant raised from this seed pod 
and has just been flowered by Messrs. 
Charlesworth and Co., Haywards Heath. 
Odontoglossum Dixon.e (Edwardii x 
luteo-purpureum hystrix) Sepals and petals 
heavily marked with claret-purple ; lip pan- 
durate, with large spiny crest ; column claret- 
purple. This plant, which had two spikes, 
each with 16 flowers, was exhibited at the 
R.H.S., October iith, igio, by Mr. Harry 
Dixon, .Spencer Park Niirsery, Wandsworth 
Common. 
Odontoglossum Dora (Lambeauianum 
X Pescatorei). A very pretty hybrid, the 
flowers are well formed, rose tinted and 
covered with minute spots, the lip is broad 
and takes the form of Pescatorei, of which 
species the fine spotted variety " Duchess of 
Westminster " was used as one parent. 
Exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., 
at the R.H.S., on September 27th, igio. 
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