76 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [MarcH, 1922. 
CHARLESWORTH’S CATALOGUE. 
THE 1922 edition of Messrs. Charlesworth & Co.’s catalogue extends to 
2,245 items, and includes a most extensive enumeration of rare 
‘Species and varieties, as well as an immense number of choice hybrids. A 
new type of Odontoglossum crispum is illustrated by a coloured plate. 
About ten years ago, two selected varieties of the old plain Pacho type were 
crossed, and produced seedlings of a greatly improved strain. From these 
the best was selected and crossed with another grand variety of the 
imported class, the result being a type of crispum so far superior to anything 
possible to import that it might almost be called a new species ; it is now 
known as Charlesworth’s Premier Type. 
Considerable attention has been given to Odontonia hybrids, which are 
progenitors of a distinctly new series of Orchids, anda bridge between the 
warm growing Miltonias and the cool Odontoglossums and Odontiodas, by 
which it is hoped eventually to evolve what may be called a warm growing 
type of Odontoglossum that will appeal to amateurs in hot climates who 
are at present unable to grow the beautiful spray Odontoglossums. One of 
the finest of these hybrids, Odontonia Pittize (Miltonia Bleuana X Odonto- 
glossum Harryanum) is represented by an excellent coloured plate. Another 
interesting hybrid is Charlesworthara nobilis (Oncidium macranthum X 
Miltonioda Ajax), thus combining the three genera Oncidium, Miltonia, and 
Cochlioda. A coloured plate of this shows a flower of reddish-brown 
colour, with golden-yellow tips to the segments. 
The trigeneric hybrids combining Miltonia, Cochlioda, and Odonto- 
glossum, and known under the title Vuylstekeara, in many respects favour 
the new section of Odontonias, but having the addition of Cochlioda blood 
-are mostly improved in colour. A coloured plate of Vuylstekeara memoria 
may result from further judicious crossing of these gems. In form it 
approaches the Miltonia parent, the colour being deep maroon crimson on 
the sepals and petals, and rosy crimson on the expansive labellum. The 
yellow crest at the base of the lip forms an attractive contrast. 
The catalogues issued by Messrs. Charlesworth always form a trust- 
ory record of the periodical advances made in the hybridisation of 
‘Orchids, and it only remains to be said that the present edition is remark- 
ably correct in nomenclature and typographical details. 
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a 7 PERUVIANA.—-This species first flowered with Messrs. 
: a t. Albans in November, 1910. It has straw-coloured sepals 
: a ae a dark band at the base of the dorsal sepal and petals, the 
yellow with a shining orange-yellow crest. 
