March  28,  1901. 
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Cypripedium  Lord  Derby  (Sanders’  variety). 
Nearly  every  meeting  of  the  Orchid  Committee  of  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society  sees  improved  or  varying  forms  of  certain  species 
of  hybrid  Orchids  staged  for  opinion  or  award.  At  the  Drill  Hall 
meeting  on  the  12th  of  the  month  Messrs.  F.  Sander  &  Co.  of  St. 
Albans 'brought  forward  their  form  of  Cypripedium  Lord  Derby.  The 
flower,  as  our  illustration 
shows,  is  a  very  imposing  one, 
the  long,  green,  brown  spotted 
petals  adding  greatly  to  its 
prepossessing  character.  The 
bold  dorsal  sepal  is  also  green, 
and  covered  with  bands  and 
spots  of  rich  purple,  while  the 
labellum  is  chocolate  brown. 
Messrs.  Smders’  plant  bore  a 
three-flowered  rac  me.  For 
parentage  C.  Loid  Derby  has 
those  two  well-known  favour- 
ite^,  C.  Rothschildianum  (fe¬ 
male),  and  C.  superbiens 
(male),  the  latter  species 
bemg  one  whose  qualities 
have  been  frequently  employed 
in  hybridising  and  crossing. 
The  handsome  C.  Rothsehild- 
ianum  has  not  so  often  been 
employed,  but  its  influence 
has  been  for  good  in  this 
case.  The  Orchid  Commi'tee 
awarded  a  first-class  certifi-  00, 
cate  to  the  variety  under  note.  *  * 
The  Botanical  Gardens, 
Edgbaston. 
When  recently  passing 
through  one  of  the  Orchid 
houses  in  this  popular  mid¬ 
land  botanical  resort,  we 
noticed  amongst  the  more 
conspicuous  several  fine 
specimens  in  full  bloom  of 
the  elegant  and  chaste 
Ccelogyne  cristata  and  C.  c. 
alba,  a  pleasing  contrast  being 
afforded  by  the  totally  pure 
white  colour  of  the  latter, 
and  the  bright  rich  lemon- 
coloured  lip  of  the  former. 
Another  striking  and  beauti¬ 
ful  species  of  this  genus  was  a 
small  specimen  of  Coelogyne 
Massangeana.  This  hat  one 
pendulous  raceme  about 
18  inches  long,  the  flowers 
having  rich  cream-coloured 
petals  and  sepals  and  brownish 
throat,  than  which  nothing  of 
the  kind  can  be  more  elegant.  Another  quality  of  this  plant  is  its 
lengthened  period  of  flowering,  as  attested  by  Mr.  Deedman,  the 
grower  in  charge  of  the  indoor  plant  department.  Several  plants  of 
the  stately  Phams  hybridum  (Wallichi  X  grandiflorum)  were  very 
effectively  disposed  among  ornamental  foliaged  and  other  plants  in 
the  show  house  ;  and  in  close  association  were  such  as  Cymbidium 
eburneum,  Oiontoglossum  crispum,  Angraecum  citratum,  with  its 
pale  citron  yellow  flowers,  as  the  specific  name  implies  ;  Cochlioda 
vulcanica,  and  Oiontoglossum  Rossii  majus,  with  its  white,  brown,  and 
yellow  spotted  flowers.  Amongst  other  Orchids  several  species  and 
garden  hybrids  of  Cypripediums  (Paphiopediums)  were  observed, 
particularly  several  specimens  growing  in  wooden  baskets,  suspended 
from  the  rafters  of  the  house,  of  the  distinct  and  bold-flowered 
C.  Lathamianum  (Spicerianum  X  villosum),  a  distinctive  feature 
being  the  loug  and  dependent  radical  flower  scapes,  thus  lending  an 
-elegance  to  the  contour  of  the  plant  not  excelled  by  any  of  the  genus. 
Its  specific  name  was  appended  in  honour  of  the  raiser,  Mr. 
‘  Latham,  the  curator  here.  Two  or  three  plants  of  the  newer 
hybrid  C.  Deedmanianum,  and  which  is  sufficiently  distinct  to  be  well 
worthy  of  extended  cultivation,  also  merited  attention.  Other 
Cypnpeds  noted  were  0.  Statteriana,  C.  nitens.  C.  villosum,  and 
G.  caricinum,  more  or  less  nicely  in  flower.  A  peep  into  the  Orchid 
stove  disclosed  numerous  seedlings  of  Cypripediums  in  various  stage  t 
of  growth,  and  a  few  of  which,  showing  for  bloom,  are  of  course 
regarded  with  special  interest  as  to  developments,  especially  one  with 
l*r§e>  robust,  and  richly  spotted  leaves,  which  alone  renders  it  au 
ornamental  plant,  the  appearance  of  its  embryo  inflorescence  had  long 
been  patiently  and  anxiously  watched  for,  and  is  now  increased  with 
he  approaching  expansion  of  the  flower. — W.  G. 
Lselia  Jongheana. 
This  fine  plant  has  been  rather  freely  exhibited  of  late  (see  R.H.S. 
Orchid  Committee’s  report),  and  has  quite  taken  its  place  as  one  of 
the  best  of  spring  flowering 
Orchids.  For  many  years 
alter  its  introduction  in  1854 
it  was  almost  unknown,  and 
although  some  twenty  years 
later  it  again  came  under 
notice,  it  never  was  intro¬ 
duced  in  quantity,  and  re¬ 
mained  a  very  rare  species 
until  quite  recently.  But 
some  two  years  ago  Messrs. 
Sanders’  collectors  sent  home 
some  thousands  of  plants  of 
what  was  considered  to  be 
Lselia  pumila  of  a  distinct 
form  ;  these  eventually  turned 
out  to  be  the  long  lost  L. 
Jongheana. 
It  is  undoubtedly  a  very 
beautiful  plant,  the  flattish 
well  displayed  blossoms  being 
a  soft  rosy  purple  with  a 
yellowish  area  in  the  throat, 
and  a  white  blotch  on  the  lip. 
The  pseudo-bulbs  are  roundish, 
each  about  a  couple  of  inches 
«  %■*'  high,  and  beating  an  erect, 
*  #  stiff  leaf,  from  the  base  of 
•  $  which  tne  flower  spike  issues. 
*  *  ",  It  has  been  found  under  culti- 
4  ^  vation  to  do  best  in  rather  a 
•  thin  compost,  the  plants  being 
4«  kept  well  up  to  the  light. 
*  Fortunately  the  growth  is 
■  f  ®  made  during  the  summer 
4  *  months,  and  the  resting  season 
corresponds  with  our  winter. 
Cypbipedium  Loro  Derby,  Sanders’  var 
*t  w  L.  Jongheana  is  Darned  after 
M.  de  Jonghe  of  Brussels,  to 
whom  it  was  sent  by  poor 
M.  Libon,  being  one  of  the 
last  plants  discovered  by  this 
energetic  but  ill-fated  collector 
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*  r  Chysis  Chelsoni. 
(The  genus  Chysis  is  a 
very  limited  one  in  point  of 
numbers,  the  popular  C.  brac- 
tescens  being  the  best  known 
of  them  all.  C.  Chelsoni  is 
a  hybrid  between  this  and  C.  las  vis,  raised  many  years  ago  by  M'. 
John  Seden,  at  the  nurseries  of  Messrs.  Yeitch  &  Sons,  Ltd.,  of  Chelsea. 
It  is  slightly  larger  in  growth  than  C.  bractescens,  and  the  flowers  are 
nroduceu  ou  arching  racemes  from  the  centre  of  the  new  growth. 
The  sepals  and  petals  are  pale  yellow,  with  a  reddish-brown  blotch  at 
the  lip  of  each.  The  lip  is  pale  yellow  at  the  base,  white  at  the 
front,  where  it  is  tinged  with  yellow  and  spotted  with  red. 
C.  Chelsoni  does  well  in  an  intermediate  temperature,  and  should 
be  potted  or  basketed  in  equal  portions  of  peat  loam  fibre  and 
sphagnum  moss,  sufficient  crocks  and  charcoal  being  added  to  keep 
the  whole  porous.  Drainage  must  be  carefully  seen  to,  as  few  Orchids 
i  ke  more  moisture  at  the  roots  when  growing  freely.  It  likes  moisture 
in  the  air  too,  but  it  is  very  essential  that  no  water  finds  its  way  into 
the  centre  of  the  young  growth,  as  this  decays  rapidly.  In  winter 
after  thoroughly  ripening  the  young  growths,  and  when  the  foliage  has 
fdlen,  dry  the  plants  off  gradually,  and  repot  if  necessary,  just  as  the 
growth  is  on  the  move  in  spring. 
