HORTUS VEITCHII 



" In 1867 the tuberous Begonia was taken in hand, several 

 of the original species being then available through introduc- 

 tions of the firm's collector Pearce and, later on, of Davis. 

 For a number of years hybrids and varieties were regularly 

 distributed, and these laid the foundation on which have been 

 built the fine strains existing at the present day. The first 

 variety with pure white flowers was raised at this period, 

 originating in a batch of seedlings of Begonia rosseflora, and 

 the first double-flowered variety was obtained by fertilizing a 

 flower of B. X Sedeni with its own pollen. 



"About the same time Seden commenced hybridizing 

 Orchids. Since his first hybrid, Cypripedium X Sedenii, 

 flowered in 1873, Seden has raised 150 hybrid Cypripediums, 

 140 Lselio-Cattleyas, 65 Cattleyas, 40 Dendrobiums, 25 

 Lgelias, 16 PhalaBnopsis, 20 Epidendrums, 12 Masdevallias, 

 9 Calanthes, 8 Sophro- Cattleyas, 5 Phaio-Calanthes, 6 Disas, 

 4 Zygopetalums, besides miscellaneous hybrids, such as 

 Chysis x Chelsoni, C. X Sedenii, C. X langleyensis, Thunia 

 X Veitchii, Sobralia X Veitchii, Cymbidiuni X eburneo- 

 Lowianum, Phaius X amabilis, P. X maculato-grandifolius, X 

 Epilselia radico-purpurata, E. X Eros, Leptoleelia Veitchii, 

 Angraecum X Veitchii, Miltonia X Bleuana splendens, Odonto- 

 glossum X excellens, Anguloa X intermedia, and many others. 



"The following hybrids other than Orchids have also 

 been obtained : Echeveria glauca metallica, from E. secunda 

 glauca and E. metallica; Veronica Purple Queen, from 

 V. Hendersoni and V. Traversii ; Escallonia X langleyensis, 

 from E. philippinensis and E. macrantha sanguinea, a very 

 valuable gain; Althaea Primrose Queen, from A. ficifolia 

 and A. rosea; Hemerocallis X luteola, from H. Thunbergii 

 and H. aurantiaca majus ; Rose Queen Alexandra, from 

 Crimson Rambler and Rosa multiflora simplex ; Electra, from 



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