362 THE ORCHID REVIEW. DECEMBER, 1913-] 
There are one or two matters in which hybridists can render valuable 
assistance. In collecting the records from all available sources a large 
number of hybrids have been found without record of parentage, or with 
doubtful or contradictory records, and it is possible that this in some cases 
may have arisen through inadvertence, sometimes on the part of the 
reporter in failing to copy the record supplied with the exhibit. In some 
cases hybrids have been overlooked altogether, and in various ways have 
failed to get recorded. The present arrangement will afford an opportunity 
of remedying the omission, and it would facilitate the matter if such 
records were sent to the Recorder direct. The desirability of furnishing 
such records will be seen from the fact that only those hybrids can be 
admitted whose parents are known. This is inevitable, because the 
Register is to be kept in triplicate, each hybrid appearing three times over, 
under first parent, second parent, and name of hybrid. In order to be 
admitted the record of a hybrid must be complete, and the present 
opportunity should be taken of remedying any known deficiencies, each 
raiser supplying deficiencies in the records of his own productions. We 
now commend the matter to the earnest attention of Orchidists without 
distinction of nationality. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM GRANDE. 
BoTANICALLY, no doubt, Odontoglossum grande reveals itself as an 
Odontoglossum, but one or two differences seem worthy of consideration. 
Its bulb is, in my opinion, quite different from the ordinary Odontoglossum, 
also its leaves and mode of flowering, 7.c., the flower spike coming up with 
the young growth; and altogether it looks to meas if it occupied a place 
between the Oncidiums and the Odontoglossums. But perhaps the 
strongest fact has yet to be considered, i.¢., so far as I know, it has not 
been, and will not, cross with any other Odontoglossum. If there are 
records I do not know of them, and I should like to ask if, to your know- 
ledge, it has ever been done, and, if so, with what variety, and with what 
result? Also have the flowers ever been shown? If it has not, I think this 
perhaps the strongest argument in favour of its being ‘considered something 
distinct from an ordinary Odontoglossum, but if it has my contention falls 
to the ground. It would be interesting to have the experience of others on 
this question. ' RicHARD ASHWORTH, 
Ashlands, Newchurch, President of the Manchester and 
Manchester. North of England Orchid Society. 
Mr. Ashworth raises an interesting question. Odontoglossum grande 
certainly does not bear much resemblance to the Odontoglossums of the 
crispum group, and, we believe, has not been successfully hybridised with 
them. One record of an experiment with O. grande occurs to us. About 
