14 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
THE HYBRIDIST. 
EPIDENDRUM X WALLISIO-CILIARE. 
Last month we had a hybrid from Epidendrum ciliare to record, and now 
another appears upon the scene, raised by Mr. Seden in the establishment 
of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons. The species named was the seed-parent, 
the pollen being derived from E. Wallisii. The characters of the pollen- 
parent largely preponderate in the hybrid, as the tallest stem is nearly a 
foot high, cylindric, slightly swollen at the middle, and bears six or seven 
alternate leaves towards the summit. These are narrowly elliptical-obiong 
in shape, and about six inches long. The inflorescence at present bears 
two flowers, in which the characters of E. Wallisii are also most apparent, 
though the segments are more lanceolate and less spreading. They are an 
inch and a quarter long, and uniformly bright yellow. The lip is entire, 
broadly orbicular-oblong, and ten lines broad, with the margin shortly 
fimbriate and somewhat undulate ; the colour pale, nearly primrose-yellow, 
with four or five short radiating maroon-purple lines on either side of the 
deep yellow crest. The influence of the seed-parent is seen in the shape of 
the leaves and segments and the fimbriation of the lip. It is very distinct 
and pretty, and as this is the first time of flowering it will doubtless im- 
prove. It was exhibited at the Drill Hall on December 11th last. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X BOOKERI. 
This handsome hybrid was exhibited at the meeting of the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society on October gth last, by Messrs. W. L. Lewis and Co., 
Southgate, and received an Award of Merit. The parents are Cypripedium 
ciliolare $ and C, Spicerianum $, and we understand that Mr. Ayling was 
the raiser. The dorsal sepal is ample, white with a broad deep purple 
median band and some paler stripes on either side; the petals distinctly 
spotted, and the lip suffused with purple brown. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X CONCO-CALLOSUM. 
Another very pretty little hybrid must now be added to those raised 
from C. concolor, the above having been raised in the collection of 
R, H, Measures, Esq., The Woodlands, Streatham, from whom we have 
received the flower.. It was obtained by crossing the species just named 
with the pollen of C. callosum. As might be expected, it is allied to 
C. x conco-Lawre (supra, ii. p. 337, fig. 33), though quite distinct. The 
dorsal sepal is nearly orbicular, and almost wholly suffused with light rosy 
purple, the veins being a little darker, and the base light green with a few 
dusky spots. The petals are very light green near the base, the remainder 
being suffused with light rosy purple, and bearing many minute. dusky 
Spots, less numerous towards the apex. There is a slight approach to 
