THE MOST USEFUL ORCHIDS j^ 



been raised in America about 1900; it is a very fine Winter 

 flowering Orchid, and, through C. Calypso, it has a good deal of 

 the form of C. Boxallii. C. Mrs W. Mostyn is from the same 

 parentage, but C. Evelyn is the prior name. C. gigas [C. 

 Harrhiamim x C. Lwwrenceaniim), needs moderately warm treat- 

 ment, and has a bright bold flower ; C. G. Corndeani and C. G. 

 Emperor of India are especially fine forms. C. Germinyanum 

 (C. hirsutissimum x C. villosum\ has the form of the latter and 

 a good deal of the brightness of the former parent. C. 

 GowERiANUM (C. Curtis'ti X C. Lawrenceanum), is a bold and 

 eff^ective hybrid from two large flowering species ; it needs a warm 

 house. C. GRANDE (C caudatum x C. longifolium\ is a very 

 strong-growing hybrid belonging to the Phragmopedilum section 

 of the genus, and one that must be grown in a warm house ; it 

 has long tail-like petals and shows the influence of C caudatum in 

 a marked degree ; in the variety, C. G. atratum, the colouring is 

 deeper than in the type, while in the variety, C. G. macrochilum, 

 the lip is unusually well developed. 



G. Harrisianum (C. barbatum x C. villosum\ the first hybrid 

 in the genus, is still thoroughly worthy of inclusion in any collec- 

 tion. C. Hera is one of the very best of the cool section, and its 

 parentage [C. Boxallii x C. Leeanuni) will at once suggest its worth 

 and appearance ; it is extremely variable, and is well represented in 

 most collections under the varietal names of C. Adrastus and 

 C. EuRYADES. C. HlTCHiNSi^ (C CharlesworthH x C. insigne\ is 

 another useful, attractive, and easily-grown hybrid, occasionally seen 

 labelled C. bingleyense. C. Lathamianum, one of the earlier 

 hybrids, is from a good stock (C. Spicerianum x C. villosum), and 

 it has been raised repeatedly at home and abroad since Mr Latham 

 raised it at Birmingham. C. Leander (C Leeanum x C. viilosum), 

 has also been raised frequently at home, on the Continent, and in 



