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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
August  31,  1891. 
L^elio-Cattleya  Wiganje. 
The  bigeners  that  come  within  the  category  of  Laelio-Cattleyas 
are  rapidly  becoming  numerous,  and  comprise  some  of  the  handsomest 
flowers  in  the  entire  Orchid  lamily.  Additions  are  constantly  being 
made,  and  some  of  them,  such  for  example  as  Lselio-Cattleya  Wigan.se 
(fig.  39),  are  of  striking  merit.  This  was  exhibited  on  the  15th  inst. 
by  Mr.  W.  H.  loung,  Orchid  grower  to  Sir  Frederic  Wigan,  Bart.,  Clare 
Lawn,  East  Sheen,  and  was  recommended  a  first-class  certificate  by  the 
Orchid  Committee.  It  is  one  of  the  most  strikingly  beautiful  flowers 
we  have  seen.  It  is  said  to  be  from  a  cross  between  Laelia  purpu- 
rata  and  Lselio-Cattleya  Dominiana.  The  sepals  and  petals  are  soft 
rose  with  a  purple  suffusion.  The  superb  lip  is  rich  velvety  crimson 
purple.  ,  • 
Lselio-Cattleya  Clonia. 
This  is  a  most  beautiful  hybrid,  raised  from  C.  Warscewiczi  or 
C.  gigas,  crossed  with  Lselia  elegans  Turneri.  It  was  first  shown  by 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons  on  October  23rd,  1894;  and  has  since  been 
raised  in  other  collections,  both  at  home  and  on  the  Continent.  The 
various  stocks,  and  indeed  the  individual  seedlings,  vary  considerably 
as  regards  their  colours,  snme  being  much  deeper  than  others,  but  all 
are  of  great  beauty.  It  will  succeed  in  the  warm  Cattleya  house, 
grown  alongside  either  of  its  parents,  and  is  a  plant  of  easy  culture; 
and  now,  when  Cattle)  a  flowers  are  getting  scarce,  is  a  much-admired 
object,  as  the  flowers  are  some  7  inches  across,  with  an  intensely 
coloured  lip.  It  is  an  Orchid  worthy  a  place  in  any  collection  of 
Cattleyas. 
Cypripedium  niveum  and  Some  Hybrids  from  it. 
Every  grower  of  Cypripediums  knows  this  little  gem,  and  many 
will  also  know  the  difficulty  there  is  in  keeping  it  in  a  satisfactory 
condition.  The  conditions  laid  down  for  the  cultivation  of  C.  bella- 
tulum  will  be  found  to  answer  its  requirements,  although  not  being 
such  a  strong  grower,  less  pot  room  will  suffice.  In  the  hybridiser’s 
hands  this  plant  has  undoubtedly  produced  some  of  the  most  beautiful 
-Cypripediums  in  cultivation,  and  no  doubt  there  are  many  more  of 
these  lovely  gems  to  follow  as  time  goes  on.  Since  its  introduction  in 
the  year  1868  the  following,  with  others,  have  been  raised  and 
flowered,  and  some  of  them  are  extremely  scarce  at  the  present  time. 
These  hybrids  will  succeed  under  the  conditions  in  ■which  C.  niveum 
thrives. 
Firstly  we  will  take  C.  Aphrodite,  the  reverse  cross  of  that  beautiful 
Cypripedium  figured  on  page  117 — namely,  C.  Antigone.  Its  flowers 
are  white,  spotted  and  stained  with  rose  purple;  the  sepals  and  petals 
have  a  greenish  stain  at  the  base.  The  leaves  of  this  variety,  like 
C.  Antigone,  are  scarcely  less  leautiful  than  the  flowers.  '  It  received 
a  f.c.c.  from  the  R.H.S.,  September  12th,  1893.  .y  ,  ^ 
C.  Antigone  was  described  on  the  page  before  mentioned.  It  is 
sufficient  to  state  that  this  plant  received  certificates  from  the  R.H.S. 
both  in  1890  and  1891. 
■  C.  Avlingi  is  a  most  beautiful  fovm  raised  by  Mr.  Ayling,  gardener 
to  A.  J.  Hollington,  Esq,  Enfield.  It  is  a  cress  between  C.  niveum 
and  C.  ciliolare.  The  sepals,  petals,  an  1  pouch  are  pure  white,  furnished 
with  small  purple  spots,  which  arc  arranged  in  lines;  the  segments  are 
rather  narrow.  Tt  e  0  chid  Committee  of  the  R.H.S.  appreciated  it 
by  awarding  a  f.c.c  in  June  1890. 
C.  Cowleyanum  is  a  hybrid  between  C.  Curtisi  and  C.  niveum,  and 
is  a  much  stronger  grower  than  the  majority 
of  this  family,  approaching  C.  Curtisi  in  this 
respect.  Alth>  ugh  the  leaves  are  much  thicker, 
the  flowers  in  some  particulars  bear  resem¬ 
blance  to  that  species,  but  the  petals  are  wider 
and  the  colours  different.  The  ground  colour 
is  white  spotted  with  clear  dark  purplish- 
crimson  lines,  the  spots  being  so  placed  as  to 
leave  a  white  margin  all  round.  It  was  raised 
in  the  gardens  of  F.  G.  Tautz,  Esq.,  of  Ealing, 
by  his  gardener,  whose  name  it  bears. 
C.  CoA-leyanum  var.  Annie  Louise,  a  variety 
of  the  pr<  ceding,  is  said  to  have  been  raised 
from  the  reverse  cross.  It  shows  more  niveum 
blood,  but  not  bearing  so  many  spots,  with 
more  d’stinct  lines  of  a  beautiful  rose  colour ; 
the  pouch  is  white  at  the  base,  the  top  being  a 
beautiful  claret  rose.  It  was  raised  in  the 
gardens  of  G.  W.  L  Schofield,  Esq.,  and  received 
an  a.m.  Irom  the  R.H.S  ,  May  19th,  1896. 
C.  Jeanette  is  a  cross  between  C.  niveum 
and  a  hybrid —  namely,  C.  Leeanum,  and  is  a 
most  beautiful  Cypripedium,  being  pure  white 
dotted  all  over  with  small  spots  of  a  very 
pretty  rose  colour.  It  is  not  quite  so  large  as 
some  of  the  others,  but  is  indeed  a  refined  and 
beautiful  flower.  It  was  raised,  I  believe,  in  the' 
gardens  of  C.  H.  Palmer,  Esq.,  of  Trowbridge. 
C.  microchilum,  another  very  interesting 
and  pretty  hybrid,  was  raised  from  C.  niveum 
and  C.  Druryi,  and,  like  the  preceding,  is  cf 
dwarf  compact  habit.  The  flowers  are  broader 
than  C.  niveum,  having  a  roundish  upper  sepal, 
which  is  white  with  a  central  spotted  crimsoD 
bar,  and  slight  indications  of  other  lines.  It 
was  raised  by  Mr.  J.  Scden,  and  received  an 
a  m.,  May  28th,  1893. 
<  C.  Mis.  E.  Y.  Low  is  supposed  to  be  the  offspring  of  C.  niveum 
and  the  useful  old  species  C.  insigne.  .  It  is  a  most  chaste  and  lovely 
flower,  the  petals  and  sepals  being  white  spotted  with  crimson;  the 
dor.-al  sepal  is  green  at  the  base  spotted  with  brown,  and  has  a  broad 
white  margin  with  a  pouch  of  a  pale  greenish  white.  It  is  a  beautiful 
flower,  and  well  merited  the  a.m.  which  it  received  on  June  29th, 
1897,  when  shown  at  the  Drill  Hall  by  Messrs.  Hugh  L  av  &  Co. 
C.  Muriel  Hollington  is  another  hybrid  raised  by  Mr.  Ayling 
with  the  same  parents  as  the  preceding,  which  in  many  ways  it 
resembles,  although  it  is  quite  distinct.  The  flowers  are  white, 
spotted,  and  haired,  with  small  spots  and  lines,  also  veined  with 
light  purple,  and  follows  C.  niveum  in  shape  perhaps  more  than 
any  other. 
;  C.  Tautzianum  is,  so  far  as  I  can  learn,  the  first  hybrid  in  this 
section  to  have  flowered,  having  been  named  as  far  back  as  188fl. 
It  was  raised  in  the  nurseries  of  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons  by  Mr.  J. 
Seden,  and  named  after  Mr.  F.  G.  Tautz,  who  at  that  time,  I  believe, 
possessed  one  of  the  most  complete  collections  of  this  interesting 
family.  The  flowers  are  large,  and  are  distinguished  by  the  pre¬ 
dominance  of  a  rich  vinous  purple  colour  in  all  the  segments,  with 
some  white  interspaces  and  margins.  The  ceDtre  of  the  upper  sepal 
is  tinted  with  pale  green,  and  has  a  dark  purple  mid-vein,  with 
one  or  two  green  veins  on  each  side  of  it';  the  petals  are  fringed 
with  blackish  hairs,  and  the  pouch  is  dark  purple;  the  unfolded  lobes 
are  warty.  It  is  a  cross  from  C.  niveum  and  C.  barbatum,  I  believe, 
and  received  a  f.c.c.  January  10th,  1887.  C.  Tautzianum  lepidum 
is  a  variety  of  the  preceding  of  a  brighter  colour  and  clearer  markings. 
Fig.  38. — Cypripedium  Vipani. 
