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THE KING OF ODONTOGLOSSUMS. 
At a Meeting of the ORCHIDEENNE on March 14 in the large hall of the Horticu~ 
‘TURE INTERNATIONALE, Brussels, the judges and amateurs who visited the splendid show 
of Orchids that day had the good fortune to see that Odontoglossum crispum had not yet 
ceased to produce marvellous varieties. A really superb variety which had just opened, and 
to which the judges unanimously and with acclamation awarded the highest prize, was 
unceasingly admired. It was a small plant from one of Mr. Linpen’s importations, and 
its bud had already attracted attention. All the segments were richly spotted and 
suffused with dark purple, and were at the same time really perfect in form. It was 
spoken of as the King of Odontoglossums. We overheard an amateur immediately make 
an offer of 200 for this beautiful variety, and we also heard the introducer decline 
this offer, and receive a further offer of £ 300 from the same individual. Odontoglossum 
crispum Luciani is decidedly a marvel, the nec plus ultra of hundreds of thousands of 
Odontoglossum crispum hitherto introduced. 
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