168 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
HYBRID DENDROBIUMS FROM OAKWOOD. 
On several occasions we have alluded to the hybrids raised in the collection 
of Norman C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, and now we 
have received a series of beautiful Dendrobiums, all raised in the collection, 
respecting which the following notes will be read with interest. First, we 
may mention the superb hybrid D. x Venus, raised from D. Falconeri ¢ 
and D. nobile ¢ , to which the Royal Horticultural Society have awarded a 
First-class Certificate. It flowered for the first time in 1890, and is now 
represented in numerous collections. D. x Bryan and D. x Sibyl have 
also received similar awards. The former was derived from D. luteolum ? 
and D. Wardianum ¢, and has primrose-yellow flowers, much like the 
former, but the disc orange-yellow lined with crimson. The latter is said 
to have been raised from D. bigibbum ¢ and D. Linawianum ¢. It is a 
richly-coloured form, with the segments much like a broad deeply-colour ed 
D. nobile, and the disc of the lip white with a pair of rose-pink spots, 
almost as in D. Linawianum. There is no perceptible trace of D. bigibbum 
about the flower. D. x Doris is the very pretty hybrid described at 
page 142 of our last volume. It was derived from D. x Leechianum ¢ 
and D. moniliforme g, and has white flowers with a light greenish-yellow 
disc. D. X Vannerianum was originally raised in the collection of W: 
Vanner, Esq., from D. moniliforme and D. Falconeri, the former believed 
to be the seed parent. One called D. X V. Oakwood variety, presumably 
from the same parentage, has flowers much like D. moniliforme in size and 
shape, but the pedicels rose-coloured, the segments tipped with the same, 
and a bright crimson spot on the disc of the lip. A pretty light form of D. 
x Leechianum anda hybrid from D. nobile ¢ and D. x Ainsworthii 3 
are also included, the latter a light pink flower with much smaller lip than 
D. X Apollo, derived from the same parents. 
A series of flowers derived from D. nobile nobilius crossed with the 
pollen of D. n. Cooksoni are very remarkable. From the same seed-pod 
were derived some good forms of each parent, and a series of varieties 
grading down to ordinary D. nobile, a result which j is interesting, to say the 
very least. F. H. Moore, Esq., Royal Infirmary, Liverpool, also sends 
a flower reputed to be from the same parentage, which can only be 
considered as an ordinary form of D. nobile. 
Two new crosses derived from D. luteolum x crassinode and D. nobile 
x albosanguineum are also enclosed, but these are described in our article 
‘The Hybridist ’’ on another page. They are very interesting additions to 
the series raised at Oakwood, which reflect great credit on Mr. Cookson 
and his able gardener, Mr. W. Murray. 
