PRINCIPAL ORCHID HYBRIDS 



CATTLEYA x VESTALIS. 



Gard. Chron. 1899, vol. xxvi. p. 402 (Report of R.H.S. Orchid Committee). 



Raised by Seden from Cattleya Dowiana aurea and C. maxima, the 

 latter being the seed-bearer. The flowers of the hybrid resemble those of 

 C. maxima, but are larger and of a blush-white or pale pink hue, with a 

 purple lip passing to rich orange colour at the base. 



CATTLEYA x WENDLANDIANA. 



Gard. Chron. 1894, vol. xvi. p. 447 (Report of R.H.S. Orchid Committee); Orchid 

 Review, 1894, vol. ii. p. 144 ; Diet. Ic. des Orchidees, Cattleya hybr. pi. 12. 



Eaised from Cattleya Warscewiczii and C. Bowringiana, two of the 

 most distinct of all Cattleyas : the best characters of both are blended in 

 the progeny. 



The brilliant rose-purple is reproduced, but the throat is more expanded 

 and has two bright yellow blotches. 



The plant was named in compliment to the late Herr Wendland, 

 Superintendent of the Berggarten, Herrenhausen, Hanover. 



CHYSIS x CHELSONI, Bchb. f. 



Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron. 1874, p. 535 ; id. 1880, vol. xiii. p. 717, fig. ; Fl. Mag. 1878 ; 

 n.s. t. 297 ; 1'Orchidophile, 1883, p. 497 ; Veitchs' Man. Orch. PI. pt. vi. p. 27, 

 fig. ; Williams' Orch. Man. edt. 7, p. 195, fig. 



This, the first hybrid raised in this genus, was flowered at Chelsea, 

 Chysis Limminghei being the seed and C. bractescens the pollen 

 parent. 



CHYSIS x LANGLEYENSIS. 



Gard. Chron. 1896, vol. xix. p. 593 (Report of R.H.S. Orchid Committee). 

 Eaised by Seden from Chysis bractescens and the hybrid C. X Chelsoni. 



CYMBIDIUM x EBURNEO-LOWIANUM. 



Gard. Chron. 1889, vol. v. p. 363 ; Veitchs' Man. Orch. PI. pt. ix. p. 23 ; Diet. Ic. des 

 Orchidees, Cymbidium, hybr. pi. 1. 



The first hybrid in the genus produced artificially : as the name 

 implies, the parents were Cymbidium eburneum and C. Lowianum. 



The seedling plants took nine years to flower. Since the appearance of 

 this first cross another hybrid has been produced by using the species 

 reversed, and is known as C. X Lowio-eburneum. 



CYMBIDIUM x LOWIO-GEANDIFLOEUM. 



Gard. Chron. 1902, vol. xxxi. p. 116 ; Orchid Review, 1902, vol. x. p. 100. 



Eaised by Seden from Cymbidium Lowianum and C. grandiflorum, the 

 former being the seed-bearer. The flowers resemble a good form of 



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