Angraecum leonis

Angraecum leonis is a species of orchid propagated around 1922 by Ms. Edith Watson (18 November 1895 – 1 May 1967) of Home Farm, Woburn, England. It was named in honor of Sir Herbert Leon, her father James Telford Watson's employer at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, where he was Estate Manager at the time. Her daughter was Jean Barrow, later to work at Bletchley Park during WWII. Edith Watson is buried at Olney Cemetery.

Angraecum leonis

Angraecum leonis is a species of orchid propagated around 1922 by Ms. Edith Watson (18 November 1895 – 1 May 1967) of Home Farm, Woburn, England. It was named in honor of Sir Herbert Leon, her father James Telford Watson's employer at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, where he was Estate Manager at the time. Her daughter was Jean Barrow, later to work at Bletchley Park during WWII. Edith Watson is buried at Olney Cemetery.