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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
75 
C. Germinyanum is, nevertheless, an attractive hybrid, and 
deserves its duplicated honour. It is the result of a cross between 
C. hirsutissimum and C. villosum. The petals resemble those of 
its first named, the pollen, parent in shape and colour ; the dorsal 
sepal is shining purple edged with green, and the lip suggests 
C. villosum in shape. 
L^lia vieens. 
So far as my experience is concerned, this Laelia does not 
appear very frequently in other than comprehensive collections. 
It is by no means a showy species, the flowers being but about an 
inch in length, and are borne in racemes. The petals and sepals 
are pale greenish yellow, while the lip is white. This species was. 
lacing every portion. It has four strong growths, and two or three 
good leads showing, and is this season carrying twelve racemes, 
which, put collectively, make over 500 individual flowers, and is a 
very fine sight. Several smaller ones are making quick progress. 
-R. P. R. 
DOUBLE PRIMULAS. 
Talking with some neighbouring gardeners, the question was asked 
if the colour of Marchioness of Exeter was right, as we all have grown a 
variety under that name, and according to a coloured plate that I have 
by me is a flaked variety, and not pink as described in the Journal for the 
12th (page 29), or are there two under the one name ? I simply ask, as 
sometimes one gets misled, and the trade may make a mistake, of which 
Fig. 11.—SOBRALIA LUCASIANUM. 
I believe, originally discovered by Gardner in 1837, but was lost 
sight of for many years. It reappeared, however, in 1879, it being 
then in the collection of Sir C. W. Strickland, at Hildenley ; but 
since that date L. virens has found its way into several well-known 
Orchid-growing establishments.— Okchidist. 
Saccolabium giganteum. 
It is always a pleasing duty to note cases of successful culture 
in any branch of horticulture. A case in point is the excellent 
way in which Mr. T. Elsworthy, gardener to A. R. Gladstone, Esq., 
Court Hey, Broadgreen, cultivates the above Saccolabium. From 
a small piece imported a few years ago from Burmah, and which 
was placed in a small basket in crocks, charcoal, and sphagnum, he 
has now probably one of the finest specimens of this Orchid in 
the country. The plant occupies a teak basket about 18 inches in 
diameter, and is growing in the above mixture, the roots inter- 
I see an instance this season. A gardener sent to a firm for Primula 
Peach Blossom, and when the flowering time came round it was nothing 
better than the old alba plena. The principal variety I grow is under 
the name of Mrs. A. F. Barron, and a grand one I consider it where 
white flowers are wanted. When well grown it stands a long way ahead 
of the old double, and I find it much easier to propagate. I have been 
gathering from my plants every week since [the middle of November, 
and hope to continue till Easter. I enclose flowers of Mrs. A. F. 
Barron, and some of a sport from the same, also a seedling of last 
season’s raising. The flowers are not so large now as at the first gather¬ 
ing.— J. Gilbert, Merroio Itectory, near Guildford. 
[The flowers of Mrs. A. F. Barron are very good and pure, the 
sport is deep rosy pink, and the “ seedling ” salmon pink, with broad 
segments ; it is very good and worthy of a name. The Marchioness of 
Exeter is a mottled or flaked variety, but somewhat erratic in 
colouration. We have seen some flowers nearly white, and others with 
l.ttle white visible on the same plant.] 
