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forms . . . are not the immediate offspring of two recognised species 
or more primitive type, but are descended from their mixed progeny, further 
complicated by an occasional cross with one or other of themselves.” My 
attention has long been turned to this point, but I have never yet been able 
to find a hybrid in which I could trace the influence of a third species, 
which would almost certainly be the case if cross-fertilisation were carried 
on to the extent here suggested. I do not think we have yet clear evidence 
of the existence of a secondary hybrid, comparable with those artificially 
raised in other genera. This is a very interesting question, and is not 
without some bearing on the very origin of species. I think, however, 
that Mr. Crawshay is right about Chestertoni, and actually omitted it 
because of the conflicting evidence. Some of the forms of O. X Wilcke- 
anum are rather puzzling, yet the shape of the lip and structure of the crest 
of O. luteopurpureum is so essentially distinct from those of O. crispum 
that I believe all the variations of this hybrid can be traced by careful 
comparison. The series of glorioso-crispum hybrids are of course not 
varieties of O. crispum. 
R: A. R. 
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CYPRIPEDIUM x GODEFROY. 
THis is a most interesting hybrid, as flowered in the collection of G. W. Law 
Schofield, Esq., New-Hall-Hey, Rawtenstall, Manchester. For sometime it 
has been contended that some of the forms of Cypripedium Godefroy, known 
as the leucochilum variety, were possibly natural hybrids, and this con- 
tention has been formed as much on the intermediate characters of the 
habit of their growths as in the flowers. The flowering of this hybrid will, 
I think, not only prove that variety to be a natural hybrid, but clearly shows 
the so-called species, C. Godefroy, to be a hybrid also; as the particulars 
below will indicate. It was raised in the collection of Sir C. Strickland, 
between C. bellatulum and C. concolor, and came into Mr. Schofield’s 
possession through Messrs. Cowen. Mr. Schofield only wishes the fact of 
its having been artificially raised to be recorded, for it would be impossible 
pasate it from a fine form of C. Godefroye. The dorsal sepal is r¢ 
inches across, white and thickly spotted with purple towards the 
base. The petals are each about 1} inches long by 1% inches broad, 
creamy white, slightly suffused with rose, and thickly covered with 
small dark-purple spots. The lip is white with numerous small purple 
spots, in form having the general character of C. niveum. The staminode 
is yellow in the centre, shading to white, which is thickly covered with 
minute purple spots. The sepals and petals overlap each other, giving 
perfect form to the flower. 
MH. y.-€. 
