Nov.-DEc, 1919.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 181 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM QUEEN VICTORIA. | 
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T would be interesting to trace the origin of the numerous blotched 
forms of Odontoglossum crispum experimentally, and if we had to 
account for that of the handsome form here figured we would suggest, as at 
least possible, O. Stewartianum X crispum. We do not know the district 
from which it came, but a glance at the figure of O. Stewartianum (0O.2R., 
Xlv. p. 120, fig. 14) will show some marked points of resemblance. O. 
Stewartianum was derived from O. Andersonianum xX O. crispum 
heliotropium, the latter a well-shaped lilac form with numerous minute dots 
on the segments. OO. crispum Queen Victoria was exhibited at the Temple 
Fig. 13. ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM QUEEN VICTORIA. 
Show in May, 1897, by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Upper Clapton, and 
received a First-class Certificate. The figure represents one of the original 
flowers. It is an elegant form, though without the broad, overlapping 
segments of some modern varieties. The ground colour is white with a 
flush of rose at the apex of the sepals, and the colour of the zone of large, 
irregularly-shaped blotches is dark purple-brown. The central blotch on 
the lip is much smaller, with numerous small spots on each side of the 
crest. We do not know where the plant is at present. If any one has a 
plant with the same origin as O. Stewartianum it would be interesting to 
Cross it with O. crispum, and note the variation among the seedlings. 
