THE MOST USEFUL ORCHIDS 95 



petals and on the lip there is a large and handsome crimson-purple 



area; it is a fine free-flowering hybrid and one that is well 



represented in gardens by the type, and by the varietal forms 



D. A. GRANDiFLORUM, D. A. Leechianum, D, A. RosEUM, and 



D. A. SPLENDiDissiMUM. D. AsPASiA {D. aureum X D. Ward- 



ianum\ is a handsome hybrid sometimes known as D. Wardiano- 



aureum. D. Cassiope [D. moniliforme x D. nobile), is a charming 



and free-flowering plant raised by Mr N. Cookson, and first 



flowered in 1 890 ; it has white flowers with a maroon-purple 



blotch on the lip ; the white form of D. nobile was used as a 



parent. D. Chessingtonense (Z). aureum x D. Wigani^), is one 



of the newer hybrids raised by Mr Thwaites, and flowered in 



1905 ; it is a strong grower and has soft yellow flowers with a 



deep brown blotch on the lip. D. Cooksoni [D. nobile x 



D. Wigania), appeared in 1904, and combines the good features 



of its parents. D. Curtisii [D. aureum x D. Cassiope), is an 



unusually free flowering hybrid raised by Messrs Sander & Sons, 



and named in compliment to the writer. D. Cybele [D. Findlay- 



anum x D. nobile), is best represented by the Oakwood variety, 



in which the yellow seen in the lip of D. Findlayanum is well 



brought out. D. Ellisii [D. Hildebrandii x D. nobile), is a strong 



grower, and has yellowish flowers ; D. Wiganianum must be 



regarded as a variety of this hybrid. D. euosmum (Z). endocharis 



X D. nobile), an old hybrid, raised by Seden, and flowered in 1885, 



has white flowers tipped with purple, and with a rose-purple disc, 



and it is fragrant. D. Gem (Z). aureum x D. Ainsworthii), is a fine 



hybrid with a creamy yellow suffusion; D. Artemis is of the 



same parentage. D. illustre [D. chrysotoxum x D. pulchellum), 



is a pretty and interesting cross. D. Lutwycheanum [D. Ains- 



ivorthii x D. Wardianum), is a splendid hybrid from two splendid 



parents, and it is fairly well known as D. Clio, but the latter, as 



