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stray colour in front ot the labial central 
blotch which iorms a collection oi small spots 
on each side of the midrib to the apex, 
but It may be adventitious pigment, possibly 
derived from the superabundance in the sepals 
and petals. — dc B. C raivshay, Feb. i8th, igii. 
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Epi-Cattleya Nemorale-Gigas. — This 
hybrid is rather disappointing, as from 
the large size of the flowers of the pollen 
parent one would expect a somewhat larger- 
fiowered seedling. The flowers are, however, 
about four inches in width, of a delicate rosy- 
mauve colour, the lip being darker and dis- 
tinctly veined, as in nemorale. The plant, 
which was exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart., at the Royal Horticultural Society, 
January 31st last, carried a spike about two 
feet in height, with four flowers borne in a 
drooping fashion. E. nemorale is also known 
as E. verrucosum, under which name it was 
figured and described in the Botanical 
Register, 1844, p. 51. 
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Cypripedium Duke of Connaught. — 
A very distinct hybrid, shown by Messrs. 
Armstrong and Brown at the Royal Horticul- 
tural Society, January 31st, 191 1, when it 
received an Award of Merit. Raised from 
C. Beryl x C. Nitens G. S. Ball's variety, it 
exhibits much of the style of the former parent, 
which IS a hybrid between Mrs. Wm. Mostyn 
and Beeckmanii. The dorsal sepal of this 
very distinct hybrid is broad, of a clear 
greenish colour, with dark chocolate spots 
evenly distributed, a narrow white band 
running round the edge. Figured in the 
Gardeners Chronicle, February iith, 191 1. 
Brasso-Cattleya Euterpe. — This, the 
result of crossing Cattleya Schilleriana with 
Brasso-Cattleya Digbyano-Mossiae, was exhi- 
bited by Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford at the 
Royal Horticultural Society, January 31st, 
191 1, when it received an Award of Merit. 
The sepals are broad, greenish-white, tinged 
with lilac ; petals and fringed lip rosy-lilac, 
with a greenish-primrose disc to the lip. 
Brasso-Cattleya Senateur de Bas r. — 
The result of crossing B.-C. Digbyano-Mossia; 
with B.-C. Mrs. J. Leemann. It is an extremely 
beautiful hybrid, having very broad sepals and 
petals of a pleasing rose colour. The hp is 
large, deeply fringed and undulated, the centre 
being richly coloured with gold and prettily 
veined, thus keeping in a marked degree the 
good qualities of Cattleya aurea, one of the 
species in the parentage of Mrs. J. Leemann. 
The plant was exhibited by Messrs. Theodore 
Pauwels and Co., Meirelbeke, Ghent, at the 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society 
held on February 14th, 191 1, when it was 
unanimously awarded a First-class Certificate. 
It is said to be the same plant which obtained 
the First Prize for the most beautiful hybrid 
at the Brussels Exhibition, April, 19 10. 
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Brasso - Cattleya Vilmoriniana. — A 
hybrid somewhat similar to the last, the 
parentage being Cattleya Mossiae x Brasso- 
Cattleya Mrs. J. Leemann. The sepals and 
petals are magenta-rose, the lip being a little 
deeper in colour, with a bright yellow centre, 
veined with purple in front. Exhibited by 
Mons. Firmin Lambeau at the Brussels Exhi- 
bition, April, 1910, and by Mons. Ch. Maron, 
Brunoy, France, at a recent meeting of the 
Societe Nationale d'Horticulture de France. 
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La Tribune Horticole for February i8th 
contains an excellent reproduction, from a 
painting by Miss Roberts, of Cypripedium 
Vogelsang, which obtained a First-class Cer- 
tificate from the Royal Horticultural Society 
and a Diplome d'Honneur at Brussels when 
exhibited by Mons. Firmin Lambeau. 
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Cypripedium Charles Sladden. — When 
this Cypripedium was entered before the Orchid 
Committee the name was by error spelt 
Charles Sladdin, and in our report of that 
meeting on page 1 20 it was recorded as such. 
It is a hybrid between C. glaucophyllum and 
C. bellatulum, and if the rule for naming 
primary hybrids in Latin is adopted it will be 
known as Cypripedium .Sladdenii. 
