12 
THE ORCHID WORLD. 
[October, 1912. 
HYBRIDS OF CATTLEYA LAWRENCEANA. 
THE interesting account of Mr Kromer's 
journey through British Guiana to 
Brazil in search of Cattleya Law- 
renceana ran through many pages of our last 
volume. The illustration in the ORCHID 
World, Vol. II., p. 200, of an albino variety 
of the species gives a good idea of the shape 
and form of the flower, the outstanding dis- 
tinguishing features being the rather narrow, 
crisped petals, and the uncommonly formed 
lip, much resembling the mouth of a trumpet. 
These specific characteristics are largely 
inherited in all the hybrids, so much so that 
little difficulty is experienced in at once 
detecting its parental use. 
This species, on account of its rich rosy- 
purple flowers opening during the early spring 
time, has been much used for the production 
of attractive hybrids likely to flower when the 
important Temple Show is being held. Laslio- 
Cattleya Hyeana may be mentioned as 
a notable exam.ple. The following list 
enumerates 27 various hybrids of Cattleya 
Lawrenceana which have been recorded, no 
less than six of which fall to the credit of Mr. 
C. Ingram, of Godalming, Surrey: — 
Cattleya William Murray (Mendelii x 
Lawrenceana) was the first hybrid of the 
species to be flowered. It was exhibited by 
Mr. Norman Cookson, at the Royal Horticul- 
tural Society, May 25th, 1893, when a First- 
class Certificate was awarded. 
C. Cecilia (Lawrenceana x Trianas) was 
flowered by Mr. C. Ingram, in the autumn of 
1895. 
C. Lawremossias (Lawrenceana x Mossiae) 
appeared m Mr. R. Brooman-White's collec- 
tion, April, 1896. The labellum was dark 
crimson in co'.our. 
C. Preciosa (Lueddemanniana x Law- 
renceana), and C. .Sedenii (Lawrenceana x 
Percivaliana) were both shown by Mr. C. 
Ingram at the Royal Horticultural Society, 
May 5th, 1896. And on October 13th, 1896, 
the same amateur obtained an Award of Merit 
for C. Jupiter (Lawrenceana x Warscewiczii). 
C. Mars (labiata x Lawrenceana) was ex- 
hibited at the Royal Horticultural Society, 
October 12th, 1897, by Messrs. Sander and 
Sons. 
C. Firebrand (Schilleriana x Lawrenceana) 
was shown by Mr. C. Ingram at the Hybridi- 
sation Conference held in the Great Vinery, 
Chiswick, July nth, 1899. 
C. Jussieu (Lawrenceana x Schroderae) was 
flowered by Mons. Ch. Maron, June, 1902. 
C. Lawreglossa (amethystoglossa x Law- 
renceana) first flowered in the collection of the 
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, March, 1905. 
C. A. Dimmock (aurea x Lawrenceana), the 
subject of our illustration, flowered in the 
spring of this year in Mr. Clement Moore's 
collection, Hackensack, N.J., U.S.A. It is not 
often possible to have the two parents of this 
hybrid in flower at the same time, for under 
normal circumstances one is a spring and the 
other an autumn-flowering species. Like 
many hybrids of C. aurea this is a rampant 
grower, the flower spike being of useful 
length, and borne in an erect style. The 
strong influence of C. Lawrenceana can be 
noticed in the form and colour of the labellum, 
and there is a beautiful crimson-purple flush- 
ing of colour over the golden-yellow sepals 
and petals. Mr. Moore justly considers this 
to be one of his best hybrids, and he has a 
large selection from which to choose. 
Laslio-Cattleya highburieiisis (Lawrenceana 
X cmnabarina) received an Award of Merit, 
Royal Horticultural Society, April 7th, 1896, 
when exhibited by Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. 
L.-C. Minerva (Perrinii x Lawrenceana) was 
flowered by Mr. C. Ingram, November, 1896. 
L.-C. Hyeana (Lawrenceana x purpurata) is 
a very popular hybrid first shown by Mons. 
Jules Hye, at Brussels, May 9th, 1897. 
L.-.C. Ruby Gem (Lawrenceana x L.-C. 
elegans) also came from Mr. Ingram's collec- 
tion. The date of its flowering was August, 
1897. 
L.-C. Baden-Powell (Lawrenceana x tene- 
brosa) was exhibited by Mons. Jules Hye, 
Temple Show, May, 1900. 
L.-.C. Ida (harpophylla x Lawrenceana) 
flowered in Mr. Chamberlain's collection at 
Highbury, 1902. 
