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knife even on this, the easiest grown of the genus. Dendrobium 
Jamesianum was carrying a quantity of flowers. D. Brymerianum 
was represented by one weak plant, and evidently not doing so well 
as the foregoing. In a previous note I recommended this species 
as a very desirable one and worthy of a place in any collection of 
Dendrobiums. During the growing season it should be afforded 
plenty of heat and very light shade. A fine-mesh net would serve 
the purpose better than anything else. It is an evergreen, and 
should therefore not be kept so dry and cool as the bulk of the 
deciduous species and varieties during the resting period. I have 
known it to succeed well under the treatment accorded to 
D. MacCarthise. The fine papillose fringe of the bent lip and 
other good things helped to make gay and interesting this very 
healthy and well cared for collection.—W. R. W., Gt. Marloiv. 
CattleYA Victoria Regina. 
The beautiful and imposing genus Cattleya, already one of the 
richest in fine forms of all the Orchid family, continues to be 
strengthened by the addition of fresh species. The re-introduction 
of C? labiata autumnalis was an event of special interest and 
importance, restoring to us a valuable form too long lost sight of. 
This has been followed by C. Rex and C. Alexandra from Messrs. 
Linden, though with regard to the latter species only qualified 
Fig. 60.—cattleya VICTORIA REGINA. 
glossy yellow colouring of the whole flower showed weU amongst 
the variety of other flowers in the Greenlands collection. Among 
the Masdevallias M. Harryana was the most conspicuous, the form 
and colouring being almost, if not quite, equal to the variety regalis. 
Several good Odontoglossums were in flower, O. nebulosum, 
O. citrosmum, O. pulchellum, and a quantity of O. Rossi ina]us 
being finely flowered. An immense spike of Calanthe Turneri was 
at its best in a warm house. . . .• 
Possibly the best plant in the whole collection is the exception¬ 
ally fine form of Cattleya Trianae, there being several plants not yet 
invested with a varietal name, though equal to C. Trianae Hilli in 
size and much resembling that superb variety in colour. Cattleya 
amethystoglossa was well flowered. The rosy purple tint of this 
species renders it a most difficult plant to arrange effectively with 
other colours unless white or some shades of yellow are plentiful. 
Cyprlpedium villosum, the curious C. Domini, and a number of 
acceptance has been accorded by orchidists in this country, and 
more must be known of it before it will find a place in our leading 
collections. The latest recruit is the beautiful and distinct 
C. Victoria Regina, for which Messrs. Sander & Co. received a 
first-class certificate at a meeting of the Royal llorticult^ural 
Society on May 3rd, and of which a consignment will be so.d by 
Messrs. Protheroe & Morris on their behalf on May 13th. fhis 
magnificent species promises to add a remarkable feature to all 
collections of Cattleyas. In form the flower is most distinct, and 
in colour it is exceptionally rich. The sepals and petals are ot a 
beautiful rosy mauve hue, and the lip, which js flattened, rounded 
and fimbriated, is most richly coloured with magenta carmiiie. It 
narrows towards the tube, as is shown in the engraving, fig. 00. 
Messrs. Sander & Co. state that the effect of the flower is heightened 
while in a young state by a shading of bronze in the p ta s. t 
may be likened to forms of Lielia elegans, such as L. e. b enl.eim- 
