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bloomed again, which recails the fact that disbudding was not an unknown 
trap for the tyro even in those early days. 
On February 5th, 1883, Odontoglossum Alexandre in bulk began. I 
went to Colchester to the New Plant and Bulb Co., owned by: Dr. Wallace, 
and managed by Mr. Fred. Horsman, senr., and returned the happy 
possessor of 533 imported plants. These proved the greatest weeds I ever 
saw, and among them was not one which to-day, if we saw it lying in a 
rubbish heap, we should rescue from that ignominious position. In those 
days the Pacho district had not been much explored, though a Mr. O’Reilly 
had sent over a few that evidently came from that district, as later years 
proved. Fusagasuga, to the south of Bogota, was the gathering area, and 
my contemporaries of that period well know what rubbish most of these 
crispums were. 
Mr. Sander had collectors in Colombia who had:sent him some crispuins 
from the new district, which proved to be “ Pacho,” as on February gth-and 
16th, 1882, I bought my first few Pachos, as we soon afterwards called 
them, at his sales. It was not till about 1890 that the specific name 
crispum completely superseded Alexandre. A reference to Reichenbachia, 
1888, pl. I., will show that the text is headed Odontoglossum crispum, 
Lindley, Alexandre, Bateman. I remember Mr. Sander telling me soon 
after I had bought the 533 Fusagasuga plants that I had the wrong type. 
On June r8th, 1884, I had my first big lot of Pachos. Mr. Sander and I 
selected 50 plants from the stock at St. Albans, and finally I was presented 
with a plant in bloom of the 1883 importation that was worth ten guineas. 
From then onwards Mr. Sander imported enormous quantities of the Pacho 
type. Mr. John Carder was also collecting great quantities for Shuttle- ~ 
worth, Carder & Co. 
During 1886 Pacho crispums came over by tens of thousands. The sales 
at Messrs. Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms, as well as at Mr. J. C. Stevens’, © 
were most animated scenes, buyers being numerous and eager. The 
character of bulb, likeness and peculiarity, was a deep study to get the 
lucky blotched crispum, and eager was the quest to acquire the likely 
looking plant. This was the year that the crispum boom began in earnest, 
though a few fine blotched forms had previously been acquired by Baron 
Schréder, among which were the varieties Veitchianum for 100 guineas in 
1884, and Baroness Schréder for a similar figure in 1886. 
On April rgth, 1886, at Messrs. Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms, Mr. Sander 
offered a grand blotched form in bloom, which was purchased by Baron 
Schréder for 160 guineas. This staggered the Orchidists of that day. The 
plant became O. crispum apiatum, and for many years was the acme of 
crispums. It was awarded a Gold Medal at the Royal Horticultural 
Society on March 13th, 1894. On June 6th, 1886, at the same auction 
