248 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [AuGUST, 1923 
NEW HYBRIDS. 
NaME. PARENTAGE. EXHIBITOR. 
Cattleya Ner ee $e «es | Schroederee X Tit ... | Charlesworth. 
‘aekaceisiown Hanis aus ees | Le. Rubens * C, SOR Fede ick nthe owan, 
Odontioda Iris... es ees | Oda. Brewii X Odm. Dusky Monarch ... | Charlesworth. 
Odontioda Vesu Oda. Cooksonie * Odm aon ... ... | Charlesworth 
- Odontoglossum amabelicity amabile X Felicity Charlesworth 
-Odontoglossum Antrim Thais X eximium ... be ry, : Asht 
«Odontoglossum Ernest Ticintote .. | Lambardeanum X< Uro-Skinneri ... oe Antetieag & Brown. 
-Odontoglossum Purple Gem . | percultum X President Poincaré ... ic | Mcbean. 
Odontogiossum Regium — ... «. | Lilian X St. James... wee ... | Charlesworth. 
Juylstekeara Ny oe eee ... | M. Bleuana < Oda. Royal aa see ... | Charlesworth. 
Vuylstekeara Zena... wove | M Hyeana X Oda. Joa eos ose. | Charlesworth. 
ANGRECUM CAUDATUM.—To Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney, is due the 
credit of introducing this interesting species from Sierra Leone. It first 
flowered with them about 1835, and during the period 1840-60 was culti- 
-wated by most of the principal amateurs of that period. In recent years it 
has been rarely seen, and on that account it is pleasing to note that a fine 
example has been in flower this summer in the collection of B. J. Beckton, 
Esq., Irlams-o’th’-Height, Manchester. The pale brown spur of each flower 
extends to eight inches in length, and when several flowers are produced on 
a spike the effect is strange indeed. The sexual apparatus is also of interest, 
for the rostellum is prolonged into an awl-shaped beak. Regarding the long 
spurs, Lindley wrote: “For what wise purposes these extraordinary 
appendages may have been destined by Nature we may well be unable to 
imagine. It would seem that they must be added to the list of objects 
which, to our confined apprehension, appear merely intended to exhibit the 
endless diversity of power of the Creator.” 
CATTLEYAS NOT FLOWERING.—A correspondent who complains of his 
attleyas not flowering may find the cause due to insufficient ripening of 
the bulbs. Immature seedlings are, of course, not expected to flower, but 
when the plants have attained their full size it is necessary to slightly alter 
the treatment. After the season’s growth is completed more ventilation 
should be given, or, if this is not possible without affecting the other 
occupants of the house, a position near one of the ventilators should be 
selected, taking care that the plants are in no direct current of cool ait. 
Less shade will also be required, but in this matter the change should be 
gradual so that no ill effects are produced. Slightly less water will be 
required at the roots, and the atmosphere need not be kept so damp as when 
growth is vigorous. It is perhaps hardly necessary to point out that some 
attleyas do not flower until after several months rest. 
