938 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [APRIL, IQII. 
Lastly a very striking hybrid from Cochlioda Necetzliana and Odonto- 
glossum Vuylstekei was exhibited by Mr. William Bolton, of Warrington, 
at the R.H.S. meeting on March 28th. The seedling was only producing 
its first flower, but it promises to develop into a very handsome thing when 
the plant becomes strong. The flower measured over 2% inches across, and 
presented a beautiful marbling of bright scarlet on a light yellow ground. 
Mr. Bolton has little doubt about its constitution, for before the meeting 
was over the pollen of a richly coloured Odontoglossum was applied, and 
we shall await the result with some curiosity. 
The Gardeners’ Magazine says that “ Vuylstekeara is the new and com- - 
memorative title now given to all hybrids between miltonia and odontioda, 
and it will embrace all hybrids in which miltonia, odontoglossum, and 
cochlioda are concerned.”” But what have these beautiful genera done to 
be written thus? We tremble for Vuylstekeara, though for the present it 
has the good fortune to escape. 
Our remarks at page 66 on the nomenclature of hybrids have brought us 
several letters and enquiries, some of which we will attempt to deal with at 
once. One correspondent writes: ‘I cannot understand why you call 
Odontoglossum ardentissimum O. armainvillierense when the former is the 
recognised name.” The reason is very simple. In December, 1898, a 
hybrid Odontoglossum was exhibited at a meeting of the Société Nationale 
d’Horticulture de France by M. Jacob, gardener to Baron Edmond de 
Rothschild, Armainvilliers, under the name of Odontoglossum armain- 
villierense, a First-class Certificate of Merit being awarded, with the 
felicitations of the Jury. It wassaid to have been raised from O. Pescatorei 
crossed by Odontoglossum crispum, and was described at the time asa 
superb plant, having flowers of perfect shape, with very dark blotches. At 
the Temple Show in rgo2 four seedling Odontoglossums were exhibited by 
M. Ch. Vuylsteke, without record of parentage, under the name _ of 
Odontoglossum ardentissimum, O. concinnum, O. dulce, and O. 
To the former a First-class Certificate was given and an Award of Merit to 
each of the others. 
the same capsule, a spotted O, Pescatorei crossed with the pollen of O. 
crispum Franz Masereel. Thus all are forms of M. Jacob’s earlier hybrid, 
and those who recognise the law of priority should have no difficulty about 
the correct name. | 
Another correspondent enquires whether the Rules of Nomenclature 
require the publication of a Latin diag 
nosis in order to secure priority. He 
is assured that such is the case. 
We should say not. Those who would 
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