THE ORCHID REVIEW. tot 
year it flowered, and proved to be quite different, and was much admired, 
though no one succeeded in identifying it, either then or a year later, when 
another flower was produced. This year it has flowered again, and was 
standing side by side with P. callosum, when Mr. Young was struck by the 
marvellous similarity between them in several characters, and a further 
examination convinced him that this was one of the parents. Following 
the matter up, he was convinced that P. Hookere was the other parent, 
and in this we fully concur. Mr. Young has plants of P. x 
marmorophyllum (Hookerz x barbatum) and P. x enfieldense (Lawrence- 
anum X Hooker), and we fully agree with him that it is quite distinct 
from both. It thus appeared to be a new hybrid, but its origin still remains 
a mystery, for Messrs. Charlesworth inform us that they have no record of 
this cross, and think that it must have come out of one of the collections 
of seedlings which they have purchased. It would be interesting to know 
if any of our readers can throw any further light on its origin. The flower 
is much like a fine callosum, strongly suffused with purple, especially in the 
petals, and the staminode modified into that nearly orbicular shape which 
shows as clearly the influence of P. Hooker as in the two hybrids just 
mentioned. The petals, however, are as strongly curved as in callosum, 
and the outline, curvature, and veining, of the dorsal sepal are almost 
identical, with the single exception of colour. The petals are rather shorter 
and broader than in callosum, but show traces of the characteristic warts 
on the upper margin. The lip is also rather shorter, and darker in colour. 
Itisa strikingly handsome form, being excellent both in shape and colour, 
and it lasts a long time in good condition. Mr. Young must be 
Congratulated on his good fortune. 
MASDEVALLIA X HEBE. 
Another hybrid Masdevallia has been raised by Captain Hincks, Terrace 
House, Richmond, Yorks., of which we have received a flower. It was 
obtained by crossing M. coriacea with the pollen of M. Veitch- 
fana grandiflora, and the seedling, which came up in 1891, has 
= Sewered for the first time. The foliage is said to most 
resemble the seed parent. The flower is also most like M. coriacea 
i general character, but the lateral sepals are modified in the direction of 
me other parent, and the flower stalk is elongated to a foot long. The 
inner surface of the perianth also bears a number of minute crimson hairs, 
“Specially on the nerves, which further shows the influence of M. grandi- 
. ee The perianth tube is ? inch long, and the lateral sepals extend 
Maly two inches further. Each sepal bears three darker nerves, as In M. 
7 t,t is an interesting addition to the series raised by Captain 
—" though less brilliant in colour than might have been expected. It 
viously not yet reached its full development. ; 
