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OOONTOGLOSSUM CASSANDRA. — Mr. de 
Barn Crawshay has raised this interesting 
hybrid by crossing Urania with crispuiii. The 
former piarent is crispuni x cristateUum (cris- 
tatum X Kegeljani). The flower of Cassandra 
is creamy-yellow with purple-brown spots and 
blotching. Lip broad at apex, and with a 
\ er)' spiny crest. 
Odontoglossum Calypso. — The result 
of crossing triumphans and Lambeauianum, 
this hybrid has recently flowered in Mr. Craw- 
shay's collection at Sevenoaks. The liglit 
yellow ground of the flower is evenly marked 
with reddish-brown blotches. The lip has the 
characteristic blotch of triumphans. 
Dendrobium Creole. — This pretty 
h\'brid, reminding one of a richly coloured 
nobile, has been raised by Mr. F. C. Puddle 
in the Scampston Hall collection. The 
parentage is Dominianum (Lmawianum x 
nobile) and nobile virginale. The violet- 
purple colouring on the tips of the segments'is 
very effective. The cross was made to prove 
the influence of nobile virginale, but this albino 
character has been entirely lost in the seedling. 
Odontoglossum Clare. — One of the 
prettiest of the cirrhosum hybrids has just 
flowered in the Warnhani Court collection, 
Horsham. The parents are cirrhosum and 
Ossulstonii (Pescatorei x crispc-Harryanum), 
and the flower much resembles a glorified 
cirrhosum. The rather narrow, pointed seg- 
ments are prettily twisted at their tips, and 
the rose-purple blotching is regularly arranged 
on a white ground. 
Cattleya Ianthe. — A new hybrid 
between C. Mossiae and C. Macsenas 
(Warscewiczii x superba) has been raised and 
flowered by Messrs. Veitch and Sons, the 
large rose-purple sepals and petals making a 
l)leasing contrast to the richly coloured violet- 
pur[)le lip. Messrs. Veitch first flowered C. 
Macfcnas m 1 895. 
OnONTlGDA Don. — This hybrid between 
C. Noezliana and O. Lindleyanum cannot be 
classed with the best of the Ociontiodas. The 
starry nature of the flowers with their ding}' 
colour is not very attractive. Recentl)" 
flowered by Messrs. J. and A. McBean, 
Cooksbridge. 
[March, 1913- 
Odontoglossum Cleopatra. — Carmania 
(Harryanum x cristatellum) x Vuylstekei 
are the parents of this hybrid which has 
recently been raised by Mr. Crawshay. The 
slightly incurved petals and the orbicular 
labellum are handsomely marked with 
crimson-brown. Apex of lip white. 
Brasso-Cattleya Mariliana. — An 
elegant hybrid between B.-C. Mariae (Dig- 
byana x Warneri) and C. Percivaliana has 
been raised by Mr. F. C. Puddle m the 
Scampston Hall collection, Rillington, York. 
The large, bright rose-purple flower has the 
margin of the petals and lip prettily crisped 
and minutely fringed. The throat of the 
rich purple lip is orange-yellow. 
L.elio-Cattleya Mantinensis. — Messrs. 
J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, have pro- 
duced this useful and variable hybrid by 
crossing C. Mantinii with L.-C. Behrensiana. 
The flower is an improvement on Mantinii, 
and the hybrid is a robust grower. 
L/ELIO-CATTLEYA MELIUS. 
(See Coloured Plate.) 
ciiHiabarina ,Sclirod<-iTL' 
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G. S. Ball Mossiiu 
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Hclius 
HELIUS, the Greek name of the sun, has 
been well applied to this wonderful 
hybrid with its golden-yellow and sun- 
coloured tints. Although the production of 
large yellow-flowering Cattleyas has been 
attempted by almost every hybridiser, and 
various methods have from time to time been 
suggested, we are still without any definite 
means by which our object may be secured. 
It has been said that all — and these are ver)' 
few — our successes in obtaining these rari- 
ties are instances of good luck, or of the laws 
of chance over which we appear to have no 
control. Whatever amount of truth there may 
be m these statements is of little consequence. 
One thing remains certain, that before any 
success is obtained some suitable substance or 
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