168 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (JULY, 1916. 
—_ 
—_— — 
- ‘oS te 
Bey ODONTONIA LAIRESSE. ee 
eS 
LEVEN years ago the artificial genus Odontonia was formed to include 
the hybrids between Odontoglossum and Miltonia, the occasion being 
the flowering of a hybrid between O. crispum and M. Warscewiczii in the 
establishment of M. A. de Lairesse, of Liege. It was called O. Lairessezx, 
and received an Award of Merit from the R.H.S. in June, 1905. Odonto- 
glossum crispum is said to have been the seed bearer, and the annexed 
Fig. 32. ODoNToNIA LaIRESSE. 
figure, which represents one of the original flowers, natural size, will 
show that the influence of the Miltonia parent largely pre- 
ponderates, the chief differences being found in the larger size and 
the modified ground colour, the latter containing more white, while the 
blotches are reddish purple and rather more broken up. The flowers are 
borne in ample panicles, and fine examples are seen from time to time at 
our horticultural exhibitions. Miltonia Warscewiczii has since been 
crossed with other Odontoglossums, resulting in a series of interesting 
hybrids of considerable decorative value (see O.R., xxiii. p. 293). One of 
these, called Odontonia Magali-Sander, was raised by Messrs. Sander & 
Sons, St. Albans, from O. armainvillierense and M. Warscewiczii, flowering 
for the first time in 1913, and it was from the crossing of albino forms of 
these two species that the subject of our next figure was derived. 
