Plate 305. 



LJELIA VEITCHIANA. 



This fine hybrid Leelia was raised at Messrs. Veitch and Son's Nurseries, at Exeter, 

 some twenty years ago, by Mr. Dominy, who obtained it from a cross made between Lcelia 

 crispa and Cattleya labiata, the latter being the pollen parent. The plant did not flower till 

 sixteen years after its appearance from the seed. It was submitted to the Floral Committee 

 of the Royal Horticultural Society on the 18th of March, 1874, when it received the award of 

 a First-class Certificate, under the name of Cattleya Veitchiana. It was subsequently decided 

 by Professor Eeichenbach that the plant is a Lselia. It was also exhibited at one of the 

 meetings of the Royal Botanic Society in March, 1874, and received there a First-class 

 Certificate of merit. Mr. Fitch's excellent drawing exhibits its regal beauty better than any 

 description of ours, and we leave the illustration to speak for itself. 



Plate 306. 



PRIMROSE MAGENTA. 



The common Primroses have been much improved of late ; and as the new varieties are 

 exhibited from time to time at the Spring shows of the London Horticultural Societies, they 

 have received a great deal of attention. That now illustrated is one of many fine forms 

 raised by Mr. A. Dean, at the seed grounds, Bedfont, Hounslow; it has all the characteristics 

 of the common Primrose, with flowers of a lovely rosy magenta hue. They are produced in 

 dense masses ; in fact, the freedom with which these high-coloured Primroses bloom are a 

 surprise to many who thought that with heightened colour in the flowers, stouter texture, 

 and better form, there would result a comparative scarcity of bloom. All these beautiful 

 forms have been obtained by fertilization and careful selection in seeding ; and they are in 

 much request for flowering in pots, for planting in borders, and for embellishing semi-wild 

 places. A few of the best varieties will include Auricula; flora, Altaica, Fairy Queen, Lilaciria, 

 Lustrous, Queen of Violets, Rosy Mom, Violet Gem, and Violacea ; all true Primroses of 

 striking shades of colour. These are all as easily cultivated as the common Primrose, and 

 can be had in bloom from January till April. 



