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Laburnums. By- W. Goldring (Gard. Mag. 2534, p. 316, 21/5/1902). 

 A descriptive account of the species and varieties of Laburnum, with 

 notes on the soil and positions best suited to them in the adornment of a 

 garden. Good illustrations are given of two of the finest varieties, Watereri 

 and pendulum, and of L. alpinum, the so-called Scotch Laburnum. 



W. G. 



Laelia x autumno-einnabarina (Cogniaux in Diet. Icon. Orch. 

 Laslia x. t. 7 ; December 1902). — A new h}-brid out of L. autumnalis by 

 L. cinnabarinu, sent by Sir Trevor Lawrence, the President of this 

 Society. It is intermediate in form, but, curiously enough, L. autumnalis 

 dominates almost entirely in the colour of the flowers. — C. C. H. 



Laelia anceps and its Varieties. By de B. Crawshay (Gard. Chwn. 

 No. 832, p. 114 ; Dec. 6, 1902). — The writer says: "After many years' care- 

 ful study of this beautiful Mexican Lcelia, I have come to the conclusion 

 that many of the so-called varieties of it are no mo"re to be considered as 

 its varieties than are the various sub-species or so-called varieties of 

 Cattleya labiata." He then proceeds to give his reasons and shows how 

 he would rearrange the varieties. The article concludes with an alpha- 

 betical list of fifty-nine varieties of Lcelia anceps, and under the heading 

 of " Allied Species " enumerates five forms and their varieties. — G. S. S, 



Laelia Digbyana and its Hybrids. {Garden, No. 1626, p. 45 ; 

 17 1 1903). — " First sent to England in 1846 from British Honduras by 

 Mrs. MacDonnell to Mr. St. Vincent Digby, of Minterne, Dorset ; there 

 this extraordinary Orchid flowered in 1847 for the first time in cultiva- 

 tion." Its interesting history is given, and an account of its hybrids. 



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Laelia x juvenilis Fournieri (Cogniaux in Diet. Icon. Orch. 

 Laelia x. t. 8 ; December 1902). — A new variety of this hybrid raised by 

 M. Louis Fournier, of Marseilles, out of L. Perrinii by L. pumila prcestans. 

 It is a dark variety of the type, and has flowered no less than three times 

 in one year, viz. in March, July, and November, 1902. — C. C. H t 



Laelio-Cattleya x Aleschiana (L. Linden in Lind. xvi. t, 754 ; 

 25/11 1901). — A hybrid between Lalia purpurata and Cattleya Schil- 

 leriana, raised at Moortebeck by Messrs. Linden. According to the text, 

 L.-C. x Pringiersii is of the same parentage, though originally recorded 

 differently under t. 750, L.-C. x Duehesnei, Id. t. 777 ; L.-C. x Pauli, 

 Id. t. 784.— C. C. H. 



Laelio-Cattleya * Constance Wigan ' (Orch. Rev. p. 325, Nov. 

 1902). — Interesting particulars of this distinct hybrid, derived from the 

 intercrossing of L. xanthina and C. 1 Rex,' are recorded. — H. J. C. 



Laelio-Cattleya 'Ira' (Orch. B&v. p. 325, Nov. 1902).— Particulars 

 describing this hybrid derived from the intercrossing of L. longipcs and 

 L.-C. Schilleriana.—H. J. C. 



Lamarck's Herbarium. Anon. (Gard. Ghron. No. 827, p. 326; 

 Nov. 1, 1902). — This well-known herbarium, which hitherto has been 



