170 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JUNE, 1914. 
Hysprip MILTONIAS 
In view of the recent great improvement in the M. vexillaria group of 
hybrids—four were certificated at the Chelsea Show, besides two varieties 
of M. vexillaria—it may be interesting to show the steps by which this © 
improvement has been brought about. The original M. Bleuana was 
raised by M. Alfred Bleu, of Paris, from M. vexillaria crossed with the 
pollen of M. Roezlii, and flowered for the first time in January, 1889. 
Two years later Messrs. Veitch flowered seedlings obtained from the same 
cross, and it has since been raised from the reverse cross by Messrs. 
Peeters, M. Roezlii having been used as the pollen parent, this being 
known as M. Bleuana var. Peetersie. It received a First-class Certificate 
from the R.H.S. in April, 1911, when exhibited by M. Firmin Lambeau 
(O.R., xix. p. 148). The variety Stevensii was raised in the collection of 
W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone, in this case the autumn- 
flowering M. vexillaria Leopoldii being used as the seed parent (0.R., xill. 
P- 313, fig. 67). 
Seven years elapsed before a secondary hybrid appeared, and this was 
M. Hyeana, raised by M. Jules Hye from M. Bleuana X M. vexillaria 
Leopoldii, and was exhibited at a meeting of the R.H.S. held in August, 
1906 (O.R., xiv. p. 276). This was followed by M. St.-Andre, obtained by 
Messrs. Sander & Sons by crossing M. Roezlii with M. Bleuana. We saw 
a number of plants in bloom at Bruges in April, 1908, and on June 8th it 
received a First-class Certificate from the R.H.S. when exhibited from the 
collection of Baron Sir H. Schréder (O.R., xvi. pp. 198, 202). 
The beautiful variety of M. vexillaria known as memoria G. D. Owen 
was next brought into the series, and at the Koyal International 
Horticultural Exhibition, held at Chelsea two years ago, a fine lot 0 
hybrids derived from it and M. Bleuana were exhibited by Messrs. Peetefs: 
of Brussels, these of course being varieties of M. Hyeana (O.R., XX. p- 171). 
The beautiful variety Jules Hye de Crom received a First-class Certificate 
at the same meeting (l.c., p- 194). This was exhibited by M. Jules Hye 
de Crom. At the following Holland House Show the same exhibitot 
received a First-class Certificate for M. Hyeana var. Le Conquerant (1.0 
P- 249), and in the following April a beautiful series of varieties of the 
Same was shown at the Ghent Quinquennial Exhibition (O.R., xxi. P+ 1°” 
The matter was carried a stage further when M. Hyeana itself we 
crossed with M. v. memoria G. D. Owen, by Messrs. Charlesworth, resulting 
in the handsome M. Charlesworthii, which received a First-class Certificate 
at Chelsea a year ago (O.R., xxi. pp. 218, 313, fig. 60); while the same 
beautiful variety of M. vexillaria united with M. St.-Andre gave if 
pee Soa =. Sanderz, for which Messrs. Sander & Sons received @ First- 
class Certificate at the Holland House Show (l.c., pp. 246, 256, fig: 56). 
