APRIL, 1922.] THE 
ORCHID REVIEW. 107 
ODONTONIA CHARLESWORTHII. 
- the novelties that have appeared in recent years few have 
evoked so much interest as Odontonia Charlesworthii, a scarce 
hybrid between the Colombian Miltonia vexillaria and the Guatemalan 
Odontoglossum Uro-Skin- 
neri. In the. adjoining 
illustration it will be seen 
that the characters of both 
parental species are well 
represented, the flower be- 
ing, in fact, intermediate 
in this respect, as 15 
generally the case with 
primary hybrids. The sepals 
and petals are greenish, 
heavily marked with crim- 
son ; the expansive labellum: 
which is undoubtedly the 
chief attraction, is bright 
rosy-purple, while the in- 
significant column is dotted 
with similar colour, and 
the two-keeled crest at the 
baseis stained with brownish 
yellow. Although the label- 
lum may be somewhat 
smaller than that seen in 
the Miltonia parent, there 
is as a compensating cha- 
racter, a considerable in- 
crease in its texture, thus 
Overcoming the fragile 
Nature of M.. vexillaria. 
Odontonia Charlesworthii 
made its first appearance 
at the Royal Horticultural 
Society, July ryth, 1914, 
When a First-class Certifi- 
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cate was awarded. On August 17th of the following year a similar award 
was given to Fowler’s variety. 
And at the meeting of the Manchester 
Orchid Society, held on January 5th of the present year, a First-class 
