S E L E N I P E D I U M (HYBRIDUM) NITIDISSIMUM AV« /
A hybrid derived from Sclcnipedium caudMura var. Warscoiviczii and S. (hybridum) concliifcrMiii, I
seed parent. It is tolerably
inlcrmecliato in character, though the general liabit of tlic plant, cspccially in the leaves anil bracts, strongly
point somewhat in ilie same directinn, tliough the petals do not attain to nearly so great a length. Ovary 4 inches long. Dorsfil sepal
the lower pair 3 t o 4 inches long, light ochre (»ith yellowish-brown nerves. Petals 9 to lof^ inchcs long, yellowish on basal part, rosy-n
apex. Lip 2 to 2 inclies long, about inlcrmcdi.ite in shnpc ' '
iM (hybridum)
Tiiis superb Selenijiedium w-ss mi
and S. (hybririiim) conchifenim ; and, as t
parentage of the present plant. It lias 1
lip narrower ; to say nothing of a variety
lij'brid has one-fourth blood derived from
re easily accounted for.
lichb. f. in Gar<l. Chron., July 7. 1888, p. 6, in note.
Card, Chron., July 7, 1888, p. 5.
J in the collection of Norraan C, Cookson, Esq., of Oak wood, VVylam-on-Tync, tetwccn S, cau datum
1 pared vith S, (hybridum) grande, raised between S Roealii and S. caudatum, to which it b
»ever, is narrower ; the dorsal sepal, as well as the united lateral pair, longer: the petals bro
nces in the colour of the (lower, all of which arc easily explained by the diiTcrent parentage.
5m S. grande, and a correspondingly smaller amount derived from S.
R. A
leaf.
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THIS acquisition has been obtained by the skill of Norman C. Cookson, Esq., of Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tync, and was
the result of intefcrossing Sclenipedium caudatum roseum with the pollen of S, conchiferum (the latter a hybrid raised by
J . C. Bo wring, Esq., of Forest Farm, Windsor Forest, by crossing S. caricinum with the pollen of S. Roczlii); we have
no hesitation in awarding the highest honours possible to this noble production. There is no Iwlter in the section to
which it belongs, and the committee of the R.H.S. have accorded the plant a First-class certificate—an award which is
fully merited. It has bold, handsome, arching green leaves, and is very easily grown and .soon makes a handsome
specimen plant, but it is never coarse. The flower spikes are freely produced, and carry as many as five of its magnificent
blooms on a single inflorescence. Very few plants are in cultivation, only a small number having been raised,
and we have had from Mr. Cookson the whole stock to dispose of. A plant recently sold by us to R. H. Measures,
Esq., is now in bloom for the third time, and it is much finer than it has ever before been. We are confident that
when this superb hybrid SelcniiJcdium is better known it will be a universal favourite.
Our plate w; 'S, llsq., Strcatham, near London.
I « MASDEVALLIA ROLFEANA ». sp. K Mi,,.
Tubo subcoinpresso infra an
subobliquis obloiigis obsolete carinr
linearlbus) antice retusis ; labello a:
sulphureura, ca
OTgB In pctiolum an^stata, crassissima, api
TI longus. sépala tres partes quartarum ui
im. Tepala, labetlura, gynosteroium di
m lutes, tepala fusca,
squilongiores revolutas protractis; tepalis niinutis oblongis (fere
; gynostomio aquilongo, androclinio pcpstice denticulato, anthera
(apiculo minutissimo lateral i bus majorlbus interposilo), 3 uncías longa. I'eduneulus
icea dimidium pedunculi proprii Kquans. Ovarium brevissimum, tres lineas bnguin.
sine caudis, cauda sepali dorsalis sesquiunciam longa, laieralium paulo longiorcs
nidiura ad tres lincas longa. Perigonium extus castaneo-fuscura basin versus intense
ibellum dilutc-purpurcum maculis purpureis dccoratum.
THIS new Masdcvallia was introduced by Mr. Sander, with whom it flowered in the month of July, i8go. The colour
i.s a rich deep chestnut brown; the three tails are yellowish green at the base and bright yellow at end ; the petals are
dark, except the borders—these are whitish ; the lip is very small, light rose, with little blotches of the same colour.
The size of the flower is that of Masdevallia Schlimii, with longer tails. The scape is very short; it bears on a short
peduncle a single flower. The leaf is three inches long; it is very stiff, and of nn unusual thickness. The top of the
leaf is three-pointed, the end of the middle rib forming the division, This is a peculiar feature in this new species.
The native country is Peru. K/ a n z H u.
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