III. 



KEMARKS RESPECTING THE GENERA AND SPECIES EM- 

 PLOYED IN RAISING HYBRIDS. 



Cattleya, Laelia, Catlaelia. 



The grouping of numerous Cattleyas as varieties of 

 labiata has been ignored by me when classifying the 

 hybrids. After all every species is more or less closely 

 related to others, and to fight over the degree of rela- 

 tionship appears to me rather trivial. The gardening 

 community recognizes an unlimited amount of varieties, 

 and to allow easy recognition, I have mentioned every 

 Cattleya, as we gardeners have been wont to do for years. 

 Ct. labiata vera is labiata plain and simple. Eldorado 

 and Mossiae and all the rest stand on their own merit. 



Ct. Harrisoiiiana Batem., is given by Veitch's Manual 

 as variety of Loddigesii and I retained it as such, though 

 the Orchid Review recognizes a distinct species in it. 

 We look at them in the light of value in hybridizing, 

 and are satisfied that the influence of Harrisoniana is 

 not bold enough to insist upon recognition. But as the 

 variety is mentioned in every instance in which it was 

 employed, 110 harm has been done. 



Cypripedium. 



The Cypripedia having been employed most of any 

 orchids in hybridizing furnish many cases of embar- 

 rassment, which it was not pleasant to compromise. I 

 have been in doubt whether to let Cpd. Boxalli occupy 

 the rank of a species or of a variety of villosum only. 



