HISTOKY OF ORCHID HYBRIDISaTIOX. 



flowered a hybrid between Laslia Dayana $ and Sophronitis grandiflora ? , 

 which was exhibited by them under the name of Sophrocattleya X laeta, 

 but shortly afterwards it was described as Sophrolselia X laeta (O. R. 1894, 



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The third generic hybrid recorded in 1894 was EpilasHa X Hardyana, 

 a plant being exhibited at a meeting of the R. H. S. in November, 1894, by 

 Messrs. Sander. It had, however, according to a letter from Mr. Sander, 

 previously flowered, in February, 1891. It was raised in the collection of 

 Baron N. Rothschild, of Vienna, by M. Joly, from Epidendrum ciliare 2 

 and Lselia anceps S • 



In November, iSg6, another hybrid Odontoglossum appeared, and 

 received a First-class Certificate from the R.H.S. under the name of O. X 

 crispo-Hallii. It was raised in the collection of N. C. Cookson, Esq., 

 Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, from O. Hallii ? and O. crispum ^ , and was 

 afterwards called O. X Cooksoni. 



About the same time Calanthe x albata flowered in the establishment of 

 Messrs. Sander, at St. Albans, and is remarkable as the first hybrid between 

 the deciduous and evergreen sections of the genus. Its parents are C. 

 veratrifolia $ and C. X Cooksoni (a form of C. X Sedeni) ^ . Many 

 unsuccessful attempts to unite the two sections had previously been made. 



In 1897 a genuine Epicattleya appeared — for the earlier natural hybrid 

 Epicattle5^a X guatemalensis had been referred to Cattleya. The novelty 

 was raised by Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, from Cattleya Bowringiana 

 crossed with the pollen of Epidendrum radicans, and received the name of 

 Epicattleya X matutina. In its reed-like stems it most resembles the 

 pollen parent. 



The genus Spathoglottis was also added to the list, Messrs. Veitch 

 flowering the handsome S. x aureo-Vieillardii, said to have been raised 

 from S. aurea ? and S. Vieillardii c? . It has, however, since been pointed 

 out that the seed parent was S. Kimballiana, which at that time was thought 

 to be synonymous with S. aurea, but is now known to be different. The 

 hybrid is now called S. X Veitchii, and is figured at page 311. 



A second hybrid having three genera involved in its parentage also 

 appeared during 1897, receiving an Award of Merit from the R.H.S. under 

 the name of Brassocatlselia X Lindleyano-elegans. It was raised in the 

 collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., from Brassocattleya X Lindleyana 

 and Lasliocattleya X elegans, both parents being themselves generic hybrids. 

 It is now called Brassocatlselia X Lawrencei. 



The most interesting hybrids of 1898 were three Odontoglossums raised 

 in the establishment of M. Charles Vuylsteke, of Loochristi, Ghent. First 

 came O. X loochristiense, raised from O. crispum and O. triumphans, 

 and afterwards O. X crispo-Harryanum, from O. crispum and O. Harryanum, 



