Pages That Mention Maxillaria nigrescens
[Descriptions of orchid genera] [manuscript], 1880-1908. Manuscript 11
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ORCHID COMMITTEE, November 6. ccvii [207]
To Cattleya × Mastersoniæ superba (Loddigesii × labiata) (votes, 12 for, 2 agaqinst), from Messrs. J. W. Moore, Ltd., Rawdon, Leeds. Originally flowered by Messrs. Veitch in 1878. Flowers deep rose colour.
[black and white illustration] Fig. 85.—CYPRIPEDIUM × 'GERMAINE OPOIX,' 'WESTFIELD VARIETY.' (Journal of Horticulture.)
Botanical Certificate.
To Epidendrum floribundum, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. Sepals and petals greenish; lip white with purple spots.
To Mormodes Buccinator, var. theiochlorum, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. (gr. Mr. White). A form with greenish flowers tinged with brown on the sepals.
To Maxillaria nigrescens, from Miss E. Willmott, Warley Place (gr. Mr. Gooch). Flowers with narrow segments, reddish-purple.