AND THEIR MANAGE3IENT. 



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Odontoglossum. 



We are in a position to state that a thousand guineas have been 

 offered, and refused, for Mr. Pitt's plant. (Fig. 114.) 



Var. purpurascens. — One of the most distinct and choicest 

 varieties. Flowers white, suffused with a delicate tint of rose ; 

 spottings bright brownish-purple. It was exhibited at the Royal 

 Horticultural Society's meeting by the President of the Society, 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., on March 26th, 1901. (Fig. 115.) 



Var. Raymond Craivshay is beautiful as to form. Sepals and 

 petals white, evenly and beautifully spotted with brown, the 

 markings on the sepals having a distinct shade of yellow sur- 

 rounding the lower ones ; lip broad, white, yellow on the crest, 

 in front of which are 

 some brown spottings. 

 It obtained a First Class 

 Certificate from the 

 Royal Horticultural 

 Society on Nov. 12th, 

 1 90 1, when exhibited by 

 Mr. D. B. Crawshay 

 (Rosefield, Sevenoaks, 

 Kent). 



Var. Rex. — Sepals and 

 petals white, suffused 

 with rose, each of the 

 segments having one 

 large, irregular, red- 

 purple blotch and a 

 few smaller ones at the 

 sides. The lip is white, 

 with a brown blotch in 

 centre. A superb form. 



Var. Sanderce. — This 

 is a rare and a marvel- 

 lously coloured variety. 

 Flowers round and com- 

 pact ; almost the whole 



surface is covered with large blotches of rich crimson-chocolate, the 

 remaining portion being rosy-white ; crest of the lip deep yellow. 



Var. Starlight.— 'i&^^Xi, and petals white, tinted rose, the whole 

 surface of each segment being densely covered with mmiature 

 red-brown spottings. One of the most charming and distmct 

 varieties. 



Var Sultan.— Kr\oi\itx distinct variety. The colour, as in the 

 variety Sandera;, covers practically the whole of the surface of 



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Fig. 116. Flo^ver of Odontoglossum 



CRISPUM VeITCHIANUM 



(I nat. size). 



