200 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM x ADRIANZ MARJORIE. 
Tuis is a very curious variety sent from the collection of Richard Ashworth, 
Esq., Ashlands, Newchurch, near Manchester, by Mr. Pidsley. The petals 
are short, broad, and distinctly concave, owing to the margin of the upper 
half being infolded, while just within the margin there is a row of small 
red-brown spots, the centre being white. The lip is also very short, and 
margined all round with more or less confluent spots. It was thought to - 
be a form of O. crispum, but the shape and size of the flower, the nature of 
the crest, and the broad, crenulate, spotted column, together with the red- 
purple upper part of the column are rather those of O. x Adriane. The 
sepals are white with a few medium-sized blotches. It was purchased from 
Messrs. James Backhouse & Son, of York, two years ago as a very small 
imported plant, being then in bloom. Last year it failed to flower, but this 
year it again shows the same remarkable character, which suggests that the 
character may be permanent. The flower is said to be larger than two 
years ago, but the plant is still small. Mr. Pidsley remarks that he has never 
seen a flower having such peculiar petals and lip, with the spots arranged 
round the margins. It is certainly a very remarkable form, and we should 
like to see it again when fully developed. 
ORCHIDS IN AUSTRALIA. 
Havinc been a subscriber to the ORcHID Review for about five years, and 
having noticed that you like to get the views of your readers, I have many 
times thought of sending you some photographs of my Orchids, to show 
you that we have a few in cultivation in this part of the Empire. I lately 
had a plant in flower which was bought as Cattleya crispa, though the 
lip to my mind is the only part which agrees with the description. The 
flowers are 6 to 64 inches across, and uniform in colour, being of a beautiful 
rose-pink, and the lip quite a work of art. It has flowered twice with me, 
the first time with five flowers and the next time with six, and as I havea 
break just now as thick as one’s thumb, and about five inches high, I shall 
look for eight blooms this time. It is half of a plant imported many years 
ago to Jamaica, where I got it. I send a photograph which may be inter- 
esting to your readers, if you think it worth while to reproduce it, as I don’t 
suppose you hear much from this side of the world. 
I am only an amateur grower of Orchids, and am forming my collection’ 
slowly, as they are difficult to get here. I imported some Cattleyas last 
July, and lost two only; when potted up they made eighteen plants. 
Cattleyas grow well here, some having made seven growths ona single 
plant, and of the new ones five are now in flower or sheath. I should 
