178 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
1885, xxvii., p. 119), which appears to be its earliest name. It flowered in 
the establishment of Messrs. Hugh Low and Co. among imported plants, 
and was described as a natural hybrid between D. Wardianum and D. 
crassinode, and quite intermediate in character. Even this was not its first 
appearance, for in the following year Reichenbach remarked :—‘‘ The 
history is difficult to be given. . . . I have a remembrance of Mr. 
Borwick (of Walthamstow) having spoken ofa hybrid, even having sent 
flowers. I was then as incredulous as St. Thomas himself.” The date is 
not given, but it was prior to April, 1879, when it appeared for the second 
time. Its subsequent history has already been given in these pages, and it 
is satisfactory to have its origin fully cleared up. The accompanying figure 
represents D. x Waltoni (fig. 29) and its two parents, D. Wardianum (fig. 
30) and D. crassinode (fig. 31), and clearly shows the intermediate character 
of the hybrid. | 
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ORCHIDS ‘AT WILMSLOW. 
THREE very inteteoting callechoné are situated at Wilmslow, Cheshire, 
within a short distance of Manchester, which the other 3 we had the 
pleasure of inspecting. 
Dr. HODGKINSON’S COLLECTION, 
situated at The Grange, Wilmslow, isa particularly interesting one, because 
of its representative character, and the presence of various rarities not 
_ generally met with. For example we noted a good plant of the rare | 
Bulbophyllum giganteum, several Bolleas and Pescatoreas, some of which 
were obtained in 1894, and continue to grow well, Pescatorea Roezlili 
being now in bud; the brilliant orange-scarlet Dendrobium subclausum, a 
fine plant of Lelia monophylla which has been in the collection six years 
and has received a Cultural Certificate from the Manchester Orchid Society, 
D. amethystoglossum which flowered very freely a short time ago, and 
various other things which, not being in flower, were not specially noted. It 
was interesting to see the type plant of Dendrobium Hodgkinsoni in thriv- 
ing condition. 
Of course the more familiar species are also well represented, and of these 
a nice lot were in flower. In the Odontoglossum house were examples of 
O. Cervantesii and its var. roseum, O. Rossii, O. crispum, O. luteopur- 
pureum, O. pulchellum, O. Hallii, and O. X Andersonianum, one example 
of this just expanding having very large blotches on the sepals. The pretty 
little Oncidium cheirophorum was also in flower, 
In another house was a varied collection of Masdevallias, M. caudata — 
