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origin. Its history was given at pp. 45, 68 of our eighth volume. That, 

 however, has broad obtuse sepals and petals, while in the plant from M. 

 Frcebel these organs are strongly acuminate, and I have a suspicion that 

 it may be another form of the hybrid above named. The sepals and petals 

 are twice as broad as in that, and the colour dark violet-purple — in fact 

 while the former might be roughly described as three-fourths Chondro- 

 rhyncha in shape, and nearly as much in colour, the latter might be called 

 three-fourths Bollea in both characters. If both are forms of the same 

 hybrid other individuals may be expected to appear which are more nearly 

 intermediate in character. The point cannot be settled without further 

 materials, but it is certain that we have an interesting case under 

 consideration. R. A. Rolfe. 



CULTURE OF ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM. 



At the R.H.S. meeting held on October 7th, a Silver Flora Medal and a 

 Cultural Commendation was given to W. C. Walker, Esq., Winchmore 

 Hill (gr. Mr. Cragg), for a group of twenty-five finely-grown examples of 

 Odontoglossum crispum, the bulbs, leaves, and flower-spikes all being in 

 excellent condition. The method of culture adopted by Mr. Cragg is as 

 follows : — A single crock is placed at the bottom of the pot, and above this 

 is placed bracken rhizomes from the peat until the pot is one-third full- 

 The plant is then placed in the pot, and loosely packed in with rough peat, 

 above which is placed a layer of sphagnum moss from one to two inches 

 deep. In other respects the u 



ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 



A magnificent form of Laelio-cattleya X bletchleyensis is sent by M. Ch. 

 Vuylsteke, Loochristi, Ghent, being excellent in shape, very rich in colour, 

 and the petals attaining a length of over 4 inches by 2^ inches broad. It is 

 a noble example of what must be considered the finest of the Laelia tenebrosa 

 hybrids. The richness of colour is no doubt largely due to the influence of 

 Cattleya Warscewiczii, the other parent. 



A superb form of Cattleya X Fabia (labiata X Dowiana) is also sent 

 from the same collection, having mauve-purple sepals and petals, and a rich 

 crimson-purple lip, with a large amount of ihe golden veining of C. Dowiana 

 in the throat. 



A very fine form of Laelio-cattleya X Hermione is sent from the collec- 

 tion of Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen, by Mr. 

 Young. It combines the characters of Laelia Perrinii and Cattleya 

 Lueddemanniana in a very effective way, and the ample petals of the latter 



