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I have not yet heard of the batch of Paphiopedilum Fairrieanum 
seedlings which I once remarked would be worth raising, but I see that 
we have now a batch of P. insigne Sanderz raised true from seed. We 
have also a hybrid from P. callosum Sandere and P. Lawrenceanum 
Hyeanum, in which the albinism of both parents is reproduced. How 
would it be to cross some of these beautiful forms with that other charmin 
albino, P. bellatulum album? | Arcus. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM x WATTIANUM. 
THE figure of Odontoglossum xX Wattianum var. Crawshayanum which 
has just appeared in the Gardeners’ Chronicle (1900, xxviii., p. 286, fig. 83), 
shows well its general agreement with the wild type and its varietal 
differences, but Mr. Crawshay’s note gives one the impression that he alone 
formed the opinion as to its parentage which he ultimately proved by his 
most interesting experiment, and this both by what he says and what he 
omits. He remarks :—‘ There were at the time of its introduction few, 
if any, who thought of Harryanum as one of the parents, as Mr. Sander and 
Mr. Rolfe published their opinions upon luteopurpureum and Lindleyanum. 
T recall Stating, on May 25th, 1893, that I would prove my immediately 
formed opinion as to Harryanum by producing it from it and Lindleyanum. 
I have had the satisfaction of so doing.” This, however, was about three 
years after the first description appeared—when I had not seen a living 
flower—and long after the Reichenbachia figure was published, when I 
Pointed out in the Latin description that the plant was intermediate 
between O. Lindleyanum and O. Harryanum, though I then knew nothing 
of the habitat of the latter. The remark that “I felt bound to give up 
the idea of its hybrid origin” was really a concession to the opinion of the 
collector. It was not till afterwards that I saw a living flower, when I 
found as unmistakable evidence of the presence of O. Harryanum as I 
had previously done of. that of O. Lindleyanum. The discussion related 
at page 301 took place long before Mr. Crawshay made his experiment, but 
Twas not at liberty to publish the information at the time. In 1893 I 
Personally urged Mr. Crawshay to make a number of crosses which would 
Prove the parentage of certain natural hybrid Odontoglossums, and my 
impression is that this particular one was among them, though I cannot 
now be quite certain. I should not refer to the point at all, except for 
the fact that Mr. Crawshay cites my first opinion, which was only half 
©orrect, but omits the later one, though he carefully mentions my note 
about the habitat, which occurs in the very next sentence. Mr. Crawshay 
deserves the highest credit for his success, but his remarks, so complete - 
“very other detail, fail to convey acorrect impression of the facts.—R. A. ss 
