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all parts of the sepals and petals, the l^^il^tciMB^ 

 having' considerably more ol the rose flush-jlj 

 ing than the former. The labellum, as mayiffl 

 be expected from the parents used, is very*j| 

 richly coloured with crimson-purple whichW 

 extends over the side lobes to the base of r'M 

 the column ; the throat is veined with gold.''*^H 

 Raised by Mr. F. W. Thurgood, Orchid"'- 

 grower to H. T. Pitt, Esq., Stamford Hill, N. 



Cattleya Gertrude Pitt (C. Mossi.-e 

 X C. Pitti.-e). — The latter parent is a hybrid 

 between C. Schilleriana and C. Harrisoniana, 

 and obtained a F.C.C. when exhibited at 

 the Royal Horticultural Society by Mr. H. 

 T. Pitt, May 23rd, 1905. In this new and 

 elegant Cattleya, the three parental species 

 are easily discernible, the influence of C. 

 Schilleriana being noticed in the thick fleshy 

 flower and the formation of the lip. The 

 colour is soft rosy-purple, the petals being 

 minutely veined with a darker colour, the 

 labellum somewhat flat, streaked and veined 

 with purple. Raised by Mr. F. W. Thur- 

 good, Orchid grower to H. T. Pitt, Esq., 

 Stamford Hill, N. 



Cattleya Acis (Maronii x aurea). — 

 A great improvement on Cattleya Maronii, 

 a hybrid between C. velutina and C. aurea, 

 the additional influence of the latter species 

 has much increased the size and form of the 

 flower. Raised by Messrs. Armstrong and 

 Brown, Tunbridge Wells. 



Cypripedium Cilix (Boxallii X Fair- 

 RIEANUM). — In this, another of the many 

 Fairrieanum hybrids which have recently 

 been produced, the evidence of BoxaUii can 

 be seen in the dark brownish-purple median 

 streak of colour on the dorsal sepal, while the 

 drooping nature of the petals is derived from 

 Fairrieanum. In other respects this hybrid 

 is intermediate in form and colour between 

 both parents. It resembles its close relation 

 Cyp. Capt. Spender Clay (villosum x Fair- 

 rieanum). Raised by Messrs. Armstrong and 

 Brown, Tunbridge Wells. 



SOPHRO-CATTLEYA LOTTE MtiLLER (C. 

 Peetersii X S.-C. Nydia), from Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co., Haywards Heath. — 

 A very remarkable and elegant hybrid with 

 broad sepals and petals of a beautiful rich 



rose-red. The lip is broad, crisped at the 

 margin, and (,f a ruby-crimson colour with 

 gold veming m the throat. Received a First- 

 class Certificate when exhibited at the Royal 

 Horticultural Society, December 5th, 191 1. 

 L.t;lio-Cattleya Nella (Doaiiniana 



LANGLEYENSIS x LABIATA), from Messrs. 

 Veitch and Sons, Chelsea. — A very beautiful 

 hybrid of a brig-ht, rich rosy-purple colour. 

 The petals are very broad, and the darker 

 coloured lip is also well formed. Received 

 a First-class Certificate at the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, December 19th, 191 1. 



L.elio-Cattleya Floryi (Trian.e X 

 C. G. Roebling). — The flower of this new 

 hybrid much resembles a good variety of 

 Cattleya Trianas. The petals are very broad, 

 of a delicate shade of mauve, and with a 

 few purple markings at the tips ; the lip is 

 rosy-purple with a narrow white margin. 

 Exhibited by Mr. Sidney Flory at the Royal 

 Horticultural Society, December 19th, 191 1. 



Cattleya Sylvia (aurea x Fabia 

 alba). — A pretty hybrid with creamy-yellow 

 sepals and petals, and a purple-margined Hp 

 veined with gold. A promising seedling 

 raised by Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, 

 N. A hybrid of somewhat similar parentage 

 was flowered by Mons. Maron in 1907. It 

 was the result of crossing Cattleya Dow lana 

 rosita with C. Fabia. Another plant of this 

 cross was exhibited by Mons. Jules Hye at 

 Brussels, November 15th, 1908, under the 

 name Cattleya Fernand Hye, but the parent- 

 age is not believed to have been previously 

 recorded. If Cattleya Dowiana and Cattleya 

 aurea are considered to be different species, 

 the two hybrids, Cattleya Sylvia and Cattleya 

 Fernand Hye, may be considered distinct 

 from one another. 



Cattleya labiata. — The illustration on 

 next page depicts a wonderful specimen of this 

 autumn flowering species in the establishment 

 of Mr. W. A. Manda, South Orange, N.J., 

 U.S.A. The mass was imported two years 

 ago, and has recently produced 146 flowers, the 

 majority of them four and five on a long stout 

 stem. The spread of the flowers is about six 

 feet. 



