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crosses are maturing. The plants generally are in thriving condition, 
and some examples of remarkable vigour were pointed out. Mr. Moss does 
not consider that seed bearing gives any appreciable check to strong well- 
rooted plants, and he pointed out several that were bearing capsules and a 
florescence, and also producing young growth at the same time. 
strong in 
Among plants in tlower we may first mention a strong example of the 
beautiful O. crispum Mossiz, which appeared among some imported plants 
some eight or nine years ago. The flowers are of excellent shape, and one 
measured four inches across the petals. The segments are very broad, well 
toothed, and bear very large, more or less confluent red-purple blotches, 
the ground colour having a little rosy suffusion (see fig. 25). This plant is 
OSSUM CRISPUM MOSSI. 
Fig. 25. ODONTOG 
being used by Mr. Moss for hybridising as often as possible, and it promises 
to be an excellent parent. O.c. Rossendale was bearing a strong spike of 
eleven flowers, measuring four inches across, the colour being white with a 
large cinnamon-brown blotch on each segment—an excellent example of 
good culture. O. c. Luciani is another gem now throwing up a spike. 
Another form of O. crispum bore two spikes of fifteen flowers each. O. 
Rossii and triumphans were also in bloom, with a very large plant of O. 
luteopurpureum, which bore long spikes of twenty-five and seventeen 
flowers, the latter the only plant of the species in the collection. 
The hybrids in bloom were very interesting. O. illustre crossed with a 
blotched crispum was represented by six plants, showing great variation in 
