120 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
Cypripedium Calceolus ¢ x Phragmipedium (Selenipedium) x Sedenii 
candidulum g. Crossed 18th March, 1897 ; a well-formed pod over 1 inch 
in girth. 
Paphiopedium (Cypripedium) Exul @ X Cypripedium Calceolus ¢. 
Crossed 16th April, 1897; a fine-looking pod, over 1} inches in girth. 
Angrecum sesquipedale ? xX Lelia purpurata ¢. Crossed gth May, 
1897 ; pod forming rapidly, already 3} inches in girth. 
Cattleya Mossie 9 X Angraecum sesquipedale ¢. Crossed gth May, 
1897; pod forming, now 1} inch in girth. 
Perhaps some may think me rather premature in putting these crosses 
on record, considering the short time that has elapsed since their pollination, 
and especially as it yet remains to be seen whether these healthy-looking 
pods will produce good seed. On the other hand, the above list may 
possibly encourage some to attempt other curious crosses, hitherto hardly 
dreamed of in the philosophy of Orchid breeding—crosses which might lead 
to results at which the Orchid world would wonder, and which would, at 
the same time, throw a little light on the dark mysteries of evolution. 
CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN HuRST. 
Burbage Nurseries, 
‘Near Hinckley. 
[We shall await the further development of this experiment with interest, 
even if the results are nil, so far as seedlings are concerned. We believe 
that many experiments have been made of which no details have been 
recorded—indeed, this seems to be the general rule unless seedlings are 
produced and reach the flowering stage, a circumstance which is of com- 
paratively rare occurrence in the case of crosses between distinct genera. 
Seedlings of reputed crosses between Sobralia and Cattleya, and between 
Epidendrum and Dendrobium, have been recorded in our pages, and we 
should be glad to hear of their progress, as well as of the existence of other 
curious crosses. Records of a series of systematically-conducted experi- 
ments of this kind could not fail to be interesting, and might lead to some 
important results.—Ep.] 
DISA LUGENS AND D. HARVEIANA. 
THESE two rare and pretty South African Disas are flowering at the 
Royal Botanic Garden, Glasnevin, under the care of Mr. F. W. Moore. 
The first belongs to the group of blue Disas—at one time referred to a distinct 
genus, under the name of Herschelia—which, in spite of repeated efforts, 
have not been much of a success under cultivation. The dorsal sepal of 
D. lugens, is hooded, metallic greenish purple, or sometimes lilac, with 
