I02 ORCHIDS FOR EVERYONE 



tulum X Wallisii), somewhat like, but finer than, E. WaU'isii, and 

 first exhibited as E. Wall'isii-clegantulum ; E. Dellense {E. 

 radicans x E. xanthinum), orange-vermilion, flowers in large 

 clusters ; E. elegantulum [E. Veiichii x E. Wallisii), yellow or 

 yellowish brown, with red-purple markings ; E. O'Brienianum 

 [E. evectum x E. radicans)^ bright carmine, with orange mark on 

 the lip ; E. Veitchii {E. Endresii x E. Wa/Iisii), better known at 

 present in gardens as E. Endresio-Ffa/iisii, heavily suffused and 

 marked with purple on a yellowish ground. 



Other Species and Hybrids 



A few more of the species that have some claim to general 

 cultivation are E. atropurpureum and its variety E. a. Randii ; 

 E. ciLiARE, with fringed white lip ; E. cochleatum, E, Cooperi- 

 ANUM, E. Endresii, E. fragrans, an old sweetly scented kind; 

 E. Frederici-Guilielmi, E. Medusa (better known as Nanodes 

 Medusce\ a very interesting, low growing species, with dull purple 

 flowers ; E. Parkinsonianum, E. Stamfordianum, E. varie- 

 GATUM, and E. verrucosum. 



Other interesting hybrids besides those already enumerated 

 are E. Charlesworthii [E. Frederici-Guilielmi x E. radicans\ 

 E. Gattonense [E. Boundii x E. xanthinum\ E. Heatonense 

 {E. Cooperianum x E. 0' Brieniantuii), E. Kewense [E. evectum x 

 E. xanthinum\ E. Orpeti [E. elongatum x E. O* Brienianum\ and 

 E. Sedeni [E. ciliare x E. WalHsii). 



EPIPHRONITIS 



At the time of writing only two hybrids between a Sophron- 

 itis and an Epidendrum have been recorded. The first of these is 

 Epiphronitis Veitchii, a delightful little plant that grows about 

 a foot high, and yields an abundance of brilliant crimson-scarlet 



