AISTORY OF ORCHID HYBRIDISATION. XVil. 
flowered a hybrid between Lelia Dayana ¢ and Sophronitis grandiflora 7, 
which was exhibited by them under the name of Sophrocattleya x leta, 
but shortly afterwards it was described as Sophrolelia x leta (O. R. 1894, 
Pp- 334). 
The third generic hybrid recorded in 1894 was Epilelia x Hardyana, 
a plant being exhibited at a meeting of the R. H. S. in November, 1894, by 
Messrs. Sander. It had, however, according to a letter from Mr. Sander, 
previously flowered, in February, 1891. It was raised in the collection of 
Baron N. Rothschild, of Vienna, by M. Joly, from Epidendrum ciliare ? 
and Lelia anceps ¢. 
In November, 1896, another hybrid Odontoglossum appeared, and 
received a First-class Certificate from the R.H.S. under the name of O. x 
crispo-Hallii. It was raised in the collection of N. C. Cookson, Esq., 
Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, from O. Halli @ and O.crispum ¢, and was 
afterwards called O. * Cookson. 
About the same time Calanthe >< albata flowered in the establishment of 
Messrs. Sander, at St. Albans, and is remarkable as the first hybrid between 
the deciduous and evergreen sections Of the genus. Its parents are C. 
veratrifolia 2 and C. xX Cooksomi (a form of C. & Sedeni) 3. Many 
unsuccessful attempts to unite the two sections had previously been made. 
In 1897 a genuine Epicattleya appeared—for the earlier natural hybrid 
Epicattleya x guatemalensis had been referred to Cattleya. The novelty 
was raised by Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, from Cattleya Bowringiana 
crossed with the pollen of Epidendrum radicans, and received the name of 
Epicattleya x matutina. In its reed-like stems it most resembles the 
pollen parent. 
The genus Spathoglottis was also added to the lst, Messrs. Veitch 
flowering the handsome S. x aureo-Vieillardii, said to have been raised 
from S. aurea ¢ and S. Vieillardii g. It has, however, since been pointed 
out that the seed parent was S. Kimballiana, which at that time was thought 
to be synonymous with S. aurea, but is now known to be different. The 
hybrid is now called S. x Veitchii, and is figured at page 31T. 
A second hybrid having three genera involved in its parentage also 
appeared during 1897, receiving an Award of Merit from the R.H.S. under 
the name of Brassocatlelia ¥ Lindleyano-elegans. It was raised in the 
collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., from Brassocattleya x Lindleyana 
and Leliocattleya x elegans, both parents being themselves generic hybrids. 
It is now called Brassocatlelia x Lawrencei. 
The most interesting hybrids of 1898 were three Odontoglossums raised 
in the establishment of M. Charles Vuylsteke, of Loochristi, Ghent. First 
came O. »% loochristiense, raised from O. crispum and O. triumphans, 
and afterwards O. x crispo-Hartyanum, from O. crispum and O. Harryanum, 
