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variety of this hybrid Messrs. Sander were 
awarded a First-class Certificate on 
September 1st, 1908 
The year 1902 was remarkable for the 
first flowering of six other Digbyana hybrids. 
On February 27th a hybrid from this species 
and Cattleya labiata was exhibited at 
Paris under the name Brasso-Cattleya 
Marguerite Fournier ; Messrs. Sander 
obtained an Award of Merit for W. 11. 
Young's variety of this cross on March 22nd, 
1904. For Brasso-Cattleya Digbyano- 
Schroderas Messrs. Veitch obtained a First- 
class Certificate on March 25th, 1902, and 
on April 5th, 1904, Mr. Bradshaw received an 
Award of Merit for his variety Bradshawiae, 
an almost pure-white flower, with a slight 
tinge of lilac on the back of the sepals. 
Mention must also be made of Mr. J. Gurney 
Fowler's variety of this hybrid, which was 
awarded a First-class Certificate on April 
30th, 1907. 
Of all the B. Digbyana hybrids that have 
been flowered, probably not one has attracted 
so much attention as Brasso-Cattleya Mrs. 
J. Leemann. This very beautiful hybrid is 
the result of crossing B. Digbyana with 
Cattleya aurea. It was first raised by Mons. 
Maron, who exhibited it at the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society's meeting on April 22nd, 1902. 
But, strange to say, when this hybrid was 
exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence on May 
9th, 1905, and by Mr. jRichard G. Thwaites 
on October 23rd, 1906, it failed, in each case, 
to receive a higher certificate than an Award 
of Merit. 
At the Manchester Orchid Society, on 
September iith, 1902, Mons. Jules Hye de 
Crom exhibited Brasso-Cattleya Heatonen- 
sis, obtained by crossing B. Digbyana with 
C. Hardyana (aurea x gigas). It was first 
raised by Messrs. Charlesworth, but was not, 
however, certificated until May 12th, 1908, 
when the Westonbirt variety was shown at 
the Royal Horticultural Society by Sir 
George Holford, and obtained a First-class 
Certificate. 
The last two for the year 1902 were 
Brasso-Cattleya Mrs. Chamberlain (B. 
Digbyana x C. chocoensis), exhibited by 
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain at the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society on October 21st, when it 
received an Award of Merit ; and Brasso- 
Cattleya Mariae (B. Digbyana x C. Warneri), 
which also flowered in the celebrated collec- 
tion at Highbury, Birmingham. Mr. C. J. 
Lucas, of Warnham Court, Horsham, has 
received the only award given to this hybrid, 
his variety " Eric Lucas " obtaining an 
Award of Merit on November ist, 1904. 
Only one new hybrid appeared in 1903, 
and this a cross from B. Digbyana x C. 
Eldorado. It was named Brasso-Cattleya 
Pocahontas by Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. 
The following year can boast of no more, 
for only one can be recorded, and this a 
continental success from the use of Cattleya 
Leopoldii (Rev. Hort. Beige, 1904, p. 240). 
Although many plants flowered which had 
previously been recorded, no new hybrids 
mace their appearance during the year 1905. 
In 1906 the record number of eight new 
Brassavola hybrids can be recorded. At the 
Holland House Show in July, Sir George 
Holford exhibited Brasso-Cattleya Madam 
Jules Hye, resulting from the parents B. 
Digbyana and C. Harrisoniana ; while later 
in the same year Brasso-Cattleya Cordelia 
(B. Digbyana x C intermedia) and Brasso- 
Cattleya Digbyano-Forbesii flowered in the 
same collection at Westonbirt. 
Messrs. Sander were fortunate in flower- 
ing Brasso-Cattleya The Baron, a cross from 
B. Digbyana and the beautiful Cattleya 
Lord Rothschild (aurea x Gaskelliana). 
Another plant which flowered during 1906 
was Brasso-Cattleya Mrs. Francis Wellesley, 
and resulted from the use of the scarce flower- 
ing Cattleya Liiddemanniana, which species, 
curiously enough, had also been used with the 
pollen of Brasso-Cattleya Digbyano-Mendelii. 
The seedling, when in flower, was recorded as 
Brasso-Cattleya Bayard (/. S. H. Fr., 1906, 
p. 510). 
During this same year Mons. Maron 
flowered B. Digbyana x C. Feuillati 
(Leopoldii x superba), and B. Digbyana 
X C. Lawrenceana. This latter hybrid was 
