10 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
P. x CoNSTABLEANUM is @ hybrid between P. Fairrieanum and QP. 
Dayanum, which was raised by Messrs. Pitcher and Manda, of Shorthills, 
N. Jersey, and was described very early in 1893, on the occasion of its first 
flowering, being dedicated to F. A. Constable, Esq., of New York. P. 
Fairrieanum is said to have been the seed parent, which, if correct, 1s 
extremely interesting. The characters of P. Fairrieanum are said to be 
more than usually pronounced in this hybrid. 
P. X FAIRRIEANO-LAWRENCEANUM also appeared in 1893, first in the 
collection of R. H. Measures, Esq., of Streatham, and shortly afterwards 
in that of T. Statter, Esq., of Whitefield. P. Lawrenceanum was the seed 
parent. It bears a considerable resemblance to P. X vexillarium, but is 
larger and lighter in colour. It has réceived an Award of Merit from the 
KES. 
P. x Amest#.—A hybrid derived from P. tonsum ¢ and P. Fairrie- 
anum 3, which flowered in the collection of Mrs. F. L. Ames, of North 
Easton, Mass., in 1895, and was described in American Gardening as 
Cypripedium X Mrs. F. L. Ames. The name is now Latinized in accord- 
ance with the R.H.S. rules. 
P. x BALMEDIEANUM is said to have been derived from P. Stonei ¢ and 
P. Fairrieanum ¢, but, owing to some transverse veining in the leaves, it 
has been suggested that the second parent was P. X Harrisianum. It 
was exhibited at a meeting of the R.H.S. in August, 1897, by W. H. 
Lumsden, Esq., Balmedie, Aberdeenshire. 
In April, 1898, a very pretty hybrid was exhibited at a meeting of the 
R.H.S. by A. Warburton, Esq., Vine House, Haslingden, which was said 
to have been raised from P. bellatulum and P. Fairrieanum, but we have 
not seen it. 
(To be continued). 
SEEDLING ODONTOGLOSSUMS. 
We are glad to hear of further progress being made in raising seedling 
Odontoglossums. Mr. Stevens, gardener to W. Thompson, Esq., Walton 
Grange, Stone, writes :—‘‘ I am pleased to say that we have a nice lot of 
seedling Odontoglossums coming on—crispum X pulchellum, crispum xX 
Harryanum, Pescatorei X cirrhosum, and various others, and all doing 
well with the exception of the first named, which progresses very slowly.” 
The combinations mentioned cannot occur in a wild state, but we hope to 
hear of others which will throw further light on the origin of some of the 
doubtful natural hybrids which have recently been discussed in these pages. 
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