THE ORCHID REVIEW. 177 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM HELIOTROPIUM. 
SEVERAL choice and distinct forms of Odontoglossum crispum have already 
appeared in these pages, and now we give a figure of the beautiful O. c. 
heliotropium, from the collection of R. Brooman White, Esq., of 
Arddarroch, which received a First-class. Certificate from the Royal 
Horticultural Society on April 27th, 1897. The photograph reproduced, 
together with one of the entire raceme, and a living flower were kindly 
sent by Mr. White at the time, and were noted in our pages (supra v. 
pp. 131, 158). The shape and details of the flower, as will be seen, are 
excellent, and the ground colour is bright lilac-rose with red-brown spots, 
those on the petals being smaller and more numerous. The flower sent 
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Fic. 12. ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM HELIOTROPIUM. 
was not large, measuring three inches from tip to tip of the petals, but the 
raceme was compact, and bore eleven flowers, so that it will probably 
improve in this respect as the plant gains in strength. Size is largely a 
matter of culture. Our reproduction is the actual size of the flower sent. 
It is remarkable what a number of distinct varieties of this beautiful 
species have appeared, and a large number of the named ones would stand 
the test of close comparison side by side. Now that the raising of 
Odontoglossums from seed is being attended with more success, we may 
hope someone will try the effect of crossing these choice varieties together. 
