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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



NOVEMBKK 1(5, 1912. 



NEW PLANTS- 



CATTLEYA PEETERSI WESTONBIRT 



VAR. 



Thits very beautiful orchid hati larg-e 

 blooms composed of white csepal.s and petals 

 and a large lip, in which the gold veining 

 at the base and throat combines finely with 

 the deep ruby-purple apex. F.C.C., E.H.S., 

 November 5. Lieut.-Colonel Sir George Hol- 

 ford (grower, Mr. H. Alexander), Weston- 

 birt, Gloucester, (See p. S53.) 



CATrLEYA ORION VAR. OTHELLO. 



The wonderful colouring in this hybrid 

 attracted general attention. The petals are 

 rich wine-purple, the sepals deep bronze, 

 tshaded with crimson, and the lip intense 

 maroon, lightened with gold. This was 



plant carried two grand spikes. F.C.C., 

 R.H.S., November 5. Lieut.-Colonel Sir 

 George Ilolford. 



ODONTIODA BRADSHAWL*: GATTON- 



ENSIS. 



A brilliant form, with large orange-scarlet 

 flowers. One of the best varieties seen. 

 F.C.C., R.H.S., Novenifber 5. Sir Jeremiah 

 Colman, Bart, (gardener, Mr. Collier)^ Gat- 

 ton Park, Reigate. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM AURORA. 



A splendid Rossi hybrid, the parents being 

 O. Rossi rubescens and O. Lambeauianum. 

 The colouring is particularly rich. The 

 sepals and petals are broad for the size of 

 the flower, ro.sy at the margins, and crimson- 

 bronze down the centre. The lip is wide 

 and shapely, intense rose-purple, with a yel- 

 low crest on the small white disk. F.C.C., 

 R.H.S., November 5. Messrs, J. Veitch and 

 Sons, Chelsea, 



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CATTLEYA OBERON. 



handsome hybrid with a brilliant crimson purple, and gold lip, and light, broad petals 

 stained with bluish-rose at the margins. A.M., R.H^.S., November 5. K. R. Ashton 



Ewq., Broadlands, Camden Park. 



illustrated on p. 851, and we regret that it 

 as inadvertently dLvscrit)ed as a la^lio-cat- 

 t:eya. F.(\(^, R.II.S.. Xovt nib r 5. :Mi-^r>. 

 Charlesworth and Co., Ha yw ii rd.- Hratli. 



CATTLEYA RHODA THE JEWEL. 



A very useful and effective viuiety, ob- 

 tained by crossing C. Iris with C. Harrlyana. 



The colouring is very pleasing, .-sepals and 

 petals being rich deep yellow, while the 

 lively crimson of the lip is acrompanied by 

 gold shadincr and Vi'iningr. F.r.C., R.H.S.', 



November o. Mt >^r>. ( harle-w ..rth' and Co.', 

 Hay ward:, Ht'atli. 



VANDA C.EliT I-KA LADY HOLFORH. 



A delighttul vaiicty. carrviiio i;n(r,. ;,,ul 

 shapely flowers. ^^{\]^ .-l.-ar bl u >}n rfi inr on 



(\\TTrj:VA HARDVAXA LA PKHLE. 



a lijrtitt'r or ivt-ct r i< -l .1 u* 



ii rtiii nd. 



Th< 



'I'lti^ i> ;i wry line torii], tin- lart»c Hovvers 

 having uhitc M.pal, an:l pctiil^ mal broad, 

 hand^E)!!;:' royal jMirplv lip, with yellow 

 throat anri l)asal marking-. A.M.. if.H.S., 

 November o. Lient.-Colonrj sir (Jeor<re 

 Holford. 



CATTI.KVA FAHIA (M.OIHOSV. 

 One of the finest forms of this .splendid 

 autumn-flowering cattleya, and one in which 

 purple, mauve, and golden colourino' are 

 wonderfully combined. The lip i> v;M>MariTe 

 and brilliant. A.M., R.H.S. [.irut.-Colonel 

 Sir (u'or^^r Holl.nrl. 



< ATTU'VA i AHL\ SLNSKT. 



Anotli-r ',:-;nitihi| iMvh\a that must h-iv' 

 been tamed th in very Wuv tonus <»t (' 

 labiata and C. aiire:.. In tin. t lu' iiurpli.sj)- 



rose of the sepals and ])etal8 forms a tine 

 setting for the purple and yellow ^of the 

 broad and frilled lip. A.M., R.H.S., Nov- 

 ember 3. Lieut.-Colonel Sir (ieorge Holford 



CATIXEYA VENUS PRINCESS. 



One of the very useful set of yellow 

 antnmn-flowering hybrids, (*. Iris and C, 

 Dowiana aureu l>eing the parents. The 

 sepals and petals are light yellow, and the 

 lip is bright criuuson with gold veining. 

 A.M., R.H.S. , Noveml)er 5. Messrs. CharW 

 worth and Co., Hay wards Heath. 



CYPRIPEDIFM MURIEL. 



A shapely hybrid l)etween C. Euryades and 

 C. Cynthia. It is mowt like the flrst-nanied, 

 and has red-purple marks on the white dor- 

 sal sepal, and brown and green colouring 

 on the lip and |>etals. A.M., R.H.S., Nov- 

 ember 5. Lieut.-Colonel Sir George Holford. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM EXIMIUM McBE\NS 



VAR. 



This cloc^ly resembles a finely-blotched 

 O. crispum; the flowers are rounded, whito, 

 and coloured freely with rich red-purple. 

 A.M., R.H.S. , Noveml>er 5. Messrs. J. and 

 A, McBean, Cooksbridge. 



CATIT.EYA OBERON. 



A large-flowered hybrid lx>tween C. Fabia 

 and C. Hardyana. It resembles the latter 

 very con.siderably, esjiecially in the crimson- 

 purple and gold lip. The broad petals are 

 blush coloured, heavily shaded in a curious 

 fashion with bluish-rose at the 



margms. 



A.M., R.H.S., Noveml>er 5. E. R. Ashton, 

 Esq., Broadlands, Camden Park. 



BRASSO-CAITLEYA HYE.E ASHTON'S 



VAR, 



A very useful and showy hybrid between 

 Hra-savola Digbyana and' Cattleya Harri- 

 -onae. The plant exhibited carried two large 

 and very substantial flowers, with rosy 

 sepals and petals, and a broad, fleshy, 

 creamy-whito lip that shows the influence 

 of Bras^Mvr.hi Digbvana in itri frilling. 

 A.M.. IMLS.. Novenibcr E. R. Ashton, 

 1-1- 



1-.KI.|()-('A riMlVA W ALTER GOTT. 



In tlii.s handsome hybrid rich colourinof is 

 added to excellent >hap<» and sub-;tanco. The 

 parents are L.-c. Bletchleyensis and C. hi- 

 color. The i-epals i ud petals are deep rcd- 

 dish-manve, and the lip is dark rosy-erinuson. 

 A.M., H.H.S., November o. Messrs. Sander 

 and Snn> St. Albans. 



<'viM;iiM:nirM (ilebelands. 



A large eypri}>edium very like C insigne 

 HareHeld Hall in csize and colouring, but 

 with deeper spotting on the doisal sepal. Tho 

 latter organ inclines forward somewhat. C. 

 Lathameanum and C. insigne Chantiui are 

 the parents. A.M., R.H.S., November 5. 

 J. Gurney Fowler, E.-^q. (gardener, Mr. 

 Davis). (JlebelnifK South Woodford. 



HKiJONIAS. 



Optima.— A very distinct advance amoi^g 

 winter-flowering begonias. I'he habit of the 

 plant and its freedom of flowering are excel- 

 lent, while its large single flowers are buff- 

 pmk or salmon-pink. A.M., R.H.S.. Nov- 

 '■inber Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, 



Chelsea. 



Emita. — Thi- \> even nxue .striking tluui 

 the foregoing, ami a distinct* break away in 

 fhe matter of colouring. The flowers are of 

 good size, and the colour is a curious shade 

 of orange overlaying buflF-piuk. A very at- 

 tractive variety' belonging to the semi- 

 tuberous class derived from H. Socotrana and 

 the tuberous-rooted forms. A.M., R.H.S., 

 Xoyeinber ."). M.-.r.. Jr,, V< iteh and Sons, 



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il ( )H N I ; R I A PO V U LN E V . 



A malvaceous shrub from New Zealand and 

 allied to Plagianthus Lvalli. and hardy only 

 in favoured places in the southern counties. 

 Tim flat, leathery leaves have the margin-^ 

 very prominently toothed. The whit€ 

 flo\ver>. abont half an inch across, are freely 

 ' <»''ie in litlh* axillarv clusters. A.M.. 

 R.H.S., Xevemb:T Marv Countess of 



