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season, when it has had time to establish itself, we may be able to see more 
of its true character. Meantime, it has been taken in hand by the 
hybridist, and already we hear of crosses with Lelia anceps and Sophronitis 
grandiflora, which should be interesting, and the last-named, at all events, 
should yield a striking hybrid. We hope the cross will succeed. 
Since the above was written Mr. Broome has sent one of his twin- 
flowered scapes, which represents an even finer form than the one figured, 
as the flowers measure slightly over 64 inches across the petals, the latter 
organs being 14 inches broad. The colouris also rather brighter. A flower 
is also sent from the collection of John W. Arkle, Esq., West Derby, 
Liverpool, which is said to have been purchased as an imported L. pumila. 
It would thus appear that the two grow together, and there is a note in 
Messrs. John Cowan and Co.’s sale catalogue as follows :—‘‘ Lelia pumila 
(Cattleya pumila) or possibly a new species, . . . collected in a quite 
new locality where our man was searching for Lelia Jongheana. . 
Many old flower spikes show three or four flower seats. . . . Many of 
the plants resemble Cattleyas in size, others have bulbs little larger than a 
Sophronitis. .. . . Many of them are strikingly like the beautiful Lelia 
Jongheana and Pinelli, which was originally found in the same range of 
hills.” These remarks are interesting, and suggestive in this connection. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM OAKFIELD SUNRISE. 
A FLOWER of a most remarkable Odontoglossum has been sent from the 
collection of T. Baxter, Esq., of Morecambe, which received an Award of 
Merit from the R. H. S. on March 13th, under the name of O. crispum 
Oakfield Sunrise. In has since been figured in the Gardeners’ Chronicle 
(1900, xxvii., p. 181, fig. 58), where it is explained that it was exhibited as 
O. c. Surprise, but as that name had previously been used the above was 
substituted for it. It is no trivial variation, but a strikingly distinct form, 
which clearly owes its character to some abnormal development. Each 
petal bears a large, very irregular, deep brownish-red blotch, together with 
a few detached spots, which contrast strikingly with the unblotched sepals 
and nearly unblotched lip. The column is somewhat abnormal, especially 
_ the wings and sides of the stigma, which suggests an analagous development 
to that found in Cattleya intermedia var. Aquinii (p. 73, fig. 9). The lip, 
however, is narrow, and the crest not strictly normal. Altogether it is a 
quite unique form, and will doubtless be taken special care care of. It will 
be interesting to see it again when next it flowers. 
R. A. R, 
