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ANGULOA. 



gathered on the slopes of Quindiu, in the central Cordillera of New 

 Granada, thus proving its geographical range to be greater than 

 either of the other species. Variation in the colour of the flowers 

 has been observed^ and some of the sub-varieties have received 

 distinguishing names^ but none of them appear to be sufliciently 

 distinct to require separate notice here. 



HYBRID ANGULOA. 



The only hybrid Anguloa known to us, a very beautiful and 

 interesting one, is that described below, which was obtained by Seden 

 in our nursery from Anguloa Ruclceri and A. Clowesii, the first named 

 being the pollen parent. A hybrid of similar origin was raised some 

 years ago by Mr. J. C. Bowring, of Forest Farm, Windsor, but the 

 plant is said to have died shortly after flowering. From the 

 description of the flower by Eeichenbach published in the Gardeners 

 Chronicle of 1881, part II., p. 38, it would seem that the colour 

 of the sepals and petals of Mr. Bo wring's plant was somewhat 

 different from that of the same organs in our hybrid. By a curious 

 coincidence, when our hybrid was in flower for the first time in 

 May, 1888, an imported Anguloa flowered in the collection of 

 Mr. R. H. Measures, at The Woodlands, Streatham, which, at first 

 supposed to be a new species, proved to be identical with the 

 artificially-raised hybrid, thus affording further proof of the existence 

 of natural hybrids among orchids. 



Anguloa intermedia. 



riuwers nearl}' of the same shape and size as those of Anguloa 

 Ruckeri. Sepals and petals yellowish white with a faint flush of 

 rose-p)iirple externally ; cream-white on the inside densely spotted with 

 rose-purple, the spots on the petals darker and larger than those on 

 the sepals ; lip coloured like the petals, except the disk whicli is 

 paler and the small two-lipped terminal lohe which is yellow spotted 

 witli red. 



Auguloa intermedia, Rolfe. in Gard. Chron. III. s. 3 (18SS), p. 798. 



