116 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [May, 1916 
ee GRCHEDS IN: SEASON. EG) 
WO magnificient Odontoglossums are sent from the collection of F. S. 
Roberts, Esq., Bannerfield, Selkirk. The first is from Odontoglossum 
crispum apiculatum X O.c. Luciani, and is from the same batch of seedlings 
as O. c. Robertsii (O.R., xxi. pp. 208, 264, fig. 36). The shape is excellent, 
the petals 13 inches bread, well toothed, and the blotches rather larger 
than in the one figured, and red-purple in colour. The otker is a beautiful 
variety of O. eximium, from O. c. apiculatum x armainvillierense, and has 
the rounder shape of the latter with a much increased size. It is circular, 
3? inches across, beautifully crisped, white, with a slight rose tinge on the 
sepals, and a great chestnut brown blotch on each segment, much the same 
as in the seed parent, and forming a zone of colour. Mr. Roberts remarks 
that the plants are only of medium size, and the spikes were disbudded to 
three and two flowers respectively. 
Two interesting Cypripediums have been sent from the collection of 
O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bury, by Mr. E. Rogers.  C. villosum giganteum X 
Buchanianum has yellow ground colour, with dark bands in the dorsal 
sepal and petals, and has thus retained some of the character of C. Druryi. 
C. villexul X Thompsonianum has very broad petals and lip, with much of 
the villosum character, anda round dorsal ‘sepal, veined with brown on a 
green ground, a broad purple-brown median band, and a broad white 
margin. C. aureum Hyeanum X Thompsonianumi is a large flower, with 
broad villosum-like petals, a pale green dorsal sepal, with numerous small 
purple dots, and a broad white margin. This flower has been open. for 
about twelve weeks, which says much for the lasting quality of these useful 
plants. 
A pretty yellow form of Odontoglossum Adrianz has been sent from the 
collection of Philip Smith, Esq., Haddon House, Ashton-on-Mersey, by 
Mr. E. W. Thompson. It came out of a batch of imported O. crispum, 
which contained also several plants of O. Hunnewellianum, the other 
parent. A curious freak of Cypripedium trigiense is also sent. It appeared 
at the top of a growth, almost without a stem. It consists of one sepal, 
situated below the lip, which is normal, and one erect petal, occupying the 
place of the dorsal sepal. A dried flower produced last year is also sent. 
This is one of three produced by a normal stem, and has the lateral sepal 
divided, and one half added to each petal, the combined organs being 
intermediate in shape and position. The other two flowers were normal. 
The plant seems to be in.a curiously fluctuating condition. 
Flowers of three beautiful Orchids, which were certified by the 
