I02 ORCHIDS FOR EVERYONE 



tulum X Wal/isii), somewhat like, but finer than, E. Wallisii, and 

 first exhibited as E. Wallisit-elegantulum ; E. Dellense [E. 

 radicans x E. xanthinum\ orange-vermilion, flowers in large 

 clusters ; E. elegantulum [E. Veitchii x E. Wallisii), yellow or 

 yellowish brown, with red-purple markings ; E. O'Brienianum 

 [E. evectum x E. radicans)^ bright carmine, with orange mark on 

 the lip ; E. Veitchii [E. Endresii x E. Wallisii\ better known at 

 present in gardens as E. Endresio -Wallisii, heavily suffused and 

 marked with purple on a yellowish ground. 



Other Species and Hybrids 



A few more of the species that have some claim to general 

 cultivation are E. atropurpureum and its variety E. A. Randii ; 

 E. ciliare, with fringed white lip ; E. cochleatum, E. Cooperi- 

 ANUM, E. Endresii, E. fragrans, an old sweetly scented kind; 

 E. Frederici-Guilielmi, E. Medusa (better known as Nanodes 

 Medusa), a very interesting, low growing species, with dull purple 

 flowers ; E. Parkinsonianum, E. Stamfordianum, E. varie- 

 GATUM, and E. verrucosum. 



Other interesting hybrids besides those already enumerated 

 are E. Charlesworthii [E. Frederici-Guilielmi x E. radicans), 

 E. Gattonense [E. Boundii x E. xanthinum), E. Heatonense 

 [E. Cooperianum x E. O' Brienianum), E. Kewense [E. evectum x 

 E. xanthinum), E. Orpeti [E. elongatum x E. O'Brienianum), and 

 E. Sedeni [E. ciliare x E. Wallisii). 



EPIPHRONITIS 



At the time of writing only two hybrids between a Sophron- 

 itis and an Epidendrum have been recorded. The first of these is 

 Epiphronitis Veitchii, a delightful little plant that grows about 

 a foot high, and yields an abundance of brilliant crimson-scarlet 



