170 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER . 
[ August 25, 1892. 
Established and Im¬ 
ported Orchids. 
FIG. 24 —CATTLEYA REX. 
desirable. As a combination name has the advantage of affording 
a clue to parentage I venture to suggest Lasleya as a very suitable 
one in the present case. It is euphonious, while clearly indicating 
the genera from which the hybrid was derived, and if accented on 
the second syllable there would be no danger of its being confused 
with Lselia. If Mr. Roife and others responsible for descriptions 
of Orchids would officially adopt this name a matter would be set 
at rest which, if not serious, is certainly inconvenient.—W. 
Dog Latin in Orchid Names. 
If more care is not exercised in the latimsation of English 
names for plants we shall be flooded with examples of inaccurate 
and misleading nomenclature. A short time ago a yellow Arum 
emanating from Pentland House appeared under the name of Calla 
Pentlandi, and now we have an Orchid exhibited under the name 
of Cypripedium Elsteadiana that has been raised at Elstead House. 
If these plants are intended to be named after the place in each 
case, and it may be assumed that this is so, both are incorrectly 
named. The termination “ ense ” should be given to both. The 
termination “ i indicates that the introducer’s name is applied to 
the plant ; “ana,” cn the other hand, being purely complimentary. 
One of my readers, who is 
commencing the culture of 
Orchids, asked me recently, 
writes a correspondent of 
“ LO’rchidophile,” why esta¬ 
blished plants were found 
at a better price [pre¬ 
sumably from the buyer’s 
point of view] than imported ones. My reply was that there is 
no surprise to hope for amongst established plants, unless the 
dealer happens to be deceived. Imported plants are composed 
of varieties having a different value. In a hundred of them ten 
may be reckoned good, ten bad, and eighty medium in quality. The 
ten good plants often pay for the entire hundred. The buyer 
takes an opportunity of selling these plants, and is in a still 
greater hurry to get rid of the dross. That is why it is that it 
is easy to find plants offered at 4s. which may have cost a pound. 
The dealer, who does not care to cultivate or find room for 
defective plants, rids himself of them at any price, and he is 
right. 
But this is not all. Established plants are accustomed to the 
greenhouse of the horticulturist, to the cares that they receive. 
When suddenly transported to a different centre they have to 
habituate themselves to a new life. It is to his interest to push 
his introductions, to flower them ; he knows that the good varieties 
will give him a good return for his money, and he hastens to attain 
this end. At ar equal price the introductions are worth much more 
than established plants. Observe what passes at the auction sales. 
Buyers are on the look out for importations, and however strong 
Nomenclature of Bigeneric Hybrids. 
The increasing number of bigeneric hybrids, particularly be¬ 
tween Ltelia and Cattleya, makes it necessary to ask if some simple 
distinctive name cannot be found for them. Several Lselio-Cattleyas 
have appeared this year, and such remarkable results have been 
achieved by crossing the two genera that the mine is sure to be 
further worked. In all probability fresh hybrids of this character 
will crop up somewhat frequently for a year or two, and a name 
less cumbrous and clumsy than Lselio-Cattleya would be very 
Although to those unacquainted with the meanings of these 
terminations one name is as good as another, as a matter of fact it 
is not so, for inaccurate application of them may mislead. Names 
should be latinised correctly or not at all.— Flora. 
Cattleya Rex. 
Interest was somewhat diverted from this Cattleya when it was 
offered for sale on May 5th by the endeavours that were being 
made at that time to focus the attention of orchidists on C. 
Alexandra), yet it is more than likely that it will become much 
more popular than the latter. There was only a coloured plate 
to judge it by on that occasion, but it has since flowered m> 
the collections of Welbore S. Ellis, Esq., Hazelbourne, Boxhill,. 
Dorking, and II. M. Pollett, Esq., Fernside, Bickley, and was 
shown by both at the Drill Hall on July 26th. It proves to 
be a handsome form, and was awarded a first-class certificate.. 
The sepals and petals are creamy white. The lip is heavily 
fimbriated, rich purplish crimson with creamy edge, and having- 
three white central veins. 
Other white veins radiate 
from the centre, fading out 
an eighth of an inch from 
the edge. The base of the 
lip and the exterior of the 
tube are tinted with yellow,, 
and the throat is veined 
with the same hue. Mr. 
Ellis’s specimen bore three 
flowers on the peduncle 
Mr. Pollett’s, which was a 
larger plant, four. This- 
points to the fact that it is 
fairly free flowering, for it 
should be remembered that 
small pieces were shown. 
Perhaps there was some 
tinge of disappointment with 
it, but if not strikingly dis¬ 
tinct and beautiful, it is 
likely to prove useful, for 
it will probably prove to be 
a winter bloomer. 
Cattleya Rex was imported 
by L’Horticulture Interna 
tionale, Brussels, but though 
new to us Mons. J. Linden 
claims to have met with it 
fifty years ago. The highest 
price realised for one speci¬ 
men at the sale referred to 
wa3 8£ guineas. The flower 
is represented by fig. 24» 
