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I QQ. VoL. XXVIII. Juty-Aucust, 1920. No. 331-332. cA 
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DONTONIAS are now in the ascendant. The handsome O. Pitti 
was followed by two interesting additions at the recent Chelsea Show, 
O. Gladys, derived from Miltonia Bleuana and Odontoglossum eximium, 
which gained a First-class Certificate, and O. Dora, from M. Bleuana and 
Odm. Dora, to which a Preliminary Certificate was given. The latter was 
atiny plant, bearing its first particularly charming flower. Since then 
another little gem has flowered with Messrs. Charlesworth, in this case M. 
vexillaria and Odm. mirificum being the parents. Its characters are given 
on page 99 under the name of Odontonia Bijou, and we have secured a 
photograph for use in a future issue. In this case also the flower is 
disproportionately large for the size of the plant. They have the property 
of flowering while very young, and it will be interesting to watch further | 
developments in this promising group. 
The Chelsea Show produceda magnificient display of Orchids, including 
four Gold Medal groups, though certificated Orchids were fewer than usual. 
The only other that gained a First-class Certificate was Odontioda Gatton 
Glory, a very large and beautiful golden yellow hybrid with a zone of red 
blotches at the base of the segments, a new break, which will probably be 
followed up, for there: is room for a group of hybrids of this particular 
colour. Seedling Odontoglossums included a number of promising things, 
which will no doubt be heard of later, and albino forms, both among 
Odontoglossums and Cattleyas, contributed largely to the beauty of the 
display. A surprise among the exhibits was a magnificient pan of the 
Madeiran Orchis foliosa, with enormous spikes of rich purple flowers, and 
broad shining recurved leaves, which gained both an Award of Merit and 
a Cultural Commendation, the latter in recognition of its excellent culture. 
It was greatly admired. 
Hardy Orchids are looking up. There has been a fine display at Kew 
and Wisley, and a group from the latter is fig-red at page I12, under the 
name of Orchis latifolio-maculata, a name whieh we believe represents its 
