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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Cypripediutn Norah. Mons. de Cuile X CEdipe. 



Pholo hy F Waldock- 



The above illustration gives a very true 

 representation of the excellent good points 

 possessed by this hybrid Cypnpeduim. The 

 species contained in the parentage are Spicer- 

 ianum, evidence of which can be seen in the 

 large white dorsal sepal ; insigne, which is 

 responsible for the spotting thereon ; and 

 Boxallii and villosum, both of which contribute 

 the median vertical lines of colour on the 

 dorsal, and to the formation of the broad 

 lateral petals. A First-class Certificate was 

 awarded to the plant when exhibited by 

 Lieut. -Col. Sir George Holford at the Royal 

 Horticultural Society, January 23rd, 1912. 

 Mr. H. G. Alexander has studied considerably 

 the essential points of a Cypripedium hybrid, 

 so much so that no less than 14 First-class 



Certificates and 20 Awards of Merit have been 

 awarded to plants which have emanated from 

 the Westonbirt collection, the most noted 

 being Acta?us Bianca, Alcibiades magnifi- 

 cum, Antinous, Lucifer, Minotaur, Moonbeam, 

 Sultan, Shogun, and Norah. 



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Orchid Catalogue. — A very useful 

 descriptive list of Orchids has recently been 

 issued by Mr. Edward V. Low, Vale Bridge, 

 Hay wards Heath. Many of the rare species 

 and a large number of hybrids are priced. 

 The collection of Cattleya labia ta albas 

 comprises nc less than 3 1 items in the 

 Catalogue, and the list of Cypripediums 

 includes some 250 different and distinct forms. 



