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poor plant of low quality ; it means that Orchids are being raised 

 easily and by the hundred thousand in the leading commercial 

 establishments, and in smaller quantities, but with equal ease, in 

 large numbers of private gardens. For the purpose of emphasising 

 this fact, and through it to still further advance the popularity of 

 Orchids, the present work is chiefly undertaken. 



From a scientific point of view Orchid hybrids are extremely 

 interesting. In no race of plants or animals has the pedigree been 

 more correctly kept than in Orchids. Not only have closely allied 

 species been crossed, but species of widely different habit and from 

 widely removed localities have been associated in the production of 

 beautiful plants. Still further, in a number of cases members of 

 different genera have been successfully crossed, and to-day we have 

 Laelio-cattleyas (Lselia x Cattleya), Brasso-cattleyas (Brassavola x 

 Cattleya), Brasso-lselias (Brassavola x Laslia), Brasso-epidendrum 

 (Brassavola x Epidendrum), Dia-l^elia (Diacrium x Lcelia), Epi- 

 cattleya (Epidendrum x Cattleya), Epi-lcelia (Epidendrum x Lselia), 

 Epi-phronitis (Epidendrum x Sophronitis), Odont-ioda (Odonto- 

 glossum X Cochlioda), Odont-onia (Odontoglossum x Miltonia), 

 Phaio-calanthe (Phaius x Calanthe), Phaio-cymbidium (Phaius 

 X Cymbidium), Schombo-cattleya (Schomburgkia x Cattleya), 

 Sophro-cattleya (Sophronitis x Cattleya), Sophro-lselia (Sophronitis 

 X Laslia), Zygo-batemannia (Zygopetalum x Batemannia), Zygo- 

 colax (Zygopetalum x Colax), and Zygonisia (Zygopetalum x 

 Aganisia). Anoectomaria (Anoectochilus x Hasmaria) and Dossini- 

 maria (Dossinia x Hsemaria) are also recorded, but these do not come 

 prominently before the public. In addition to all these hybrids, 

 hybrids that were considered impossible a few years ago in most 

 cases, there are others in which three genera are concerned. These 

 are Brasso-cat-laelia (Brassavola x Cattleya x Lselia), and Sophro- 

 cat-lxlia (Sophronitis x Cattleya x Laelia). In these hybrid genera 



