THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
WOOL. White FEBRUARY, 1900. fNo. 86. 
DIES ORCHIDIANZ. 
WHEN the beautiful Paphiopedilum Charlesworthii was described in these 
pages in 1893—it was called Cypripedium then—the author remarked 
(page 355) :—‘‘ To the hybridist it should prove a great acquisition, for it 
presents a colour which has been much sought after, and its handsome 
dorsal sepal is sure to originate some striking developments, when crossed 
with other richly-coloured forms.”’ The appearance of the brilliant hybrid 
P. X Lord Roberts (ante, p. 29), served to recall these remarks, and I am 
inclined to regard this plant as one of the most distinct advances which has 
yet appeared. It was obtained by crossing P. Charlesworthii with the pollen 
of the richly-coloured P. xX Creon, and received a First-class Certificate 
- from the Royal Horticultural Society. Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. are 
to be congratulated on their brilliant addition to the group. 
It would appear that we are making distinct progress in this genus, for 
each of the four last meetings of the R. H.S. has produced successful 
candidates for “‘ First-class” honours—a thing unheard of some time ago. 
On December 5th appeared P. x Hera var. Euryades, from the collection 
of Sir Trevor Lawrence. A fortnight later, besides P. x Lord Roberts, 
we had P. x Hera Euryades splendens, from Messrs. James Veitch & 
Sons. On January gth we had P. x Sir Redvers Buller, from the 
collection of W. M. Appleton, Esq., of Weston-super-mare. Lastly, on 
January 23rd appeared P. X Sanderiano-Curtisii, from the collection of 
N. C. Cookson, Esq. It is sometimes said that we have too many hybrids 
in this genus, and that many of the crosses are not worth making. It may 
be so, but at all events we are gaining experience and accumulating 
materials for future progress. 
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