Ocroser, 1912. } THE ORCHID REVIEW. 317 
ODONTOGLOSSUM SEEDLINGS. 
A CORRESPONDENT, who is anxious to raise some Odontoglossum seedlings, 
complains that he cannot get the seeds to germinate, and requests a few 
notes on the subject. It is not clear what is the cause of his failure, but it 
repeats the history and experience of the early: raisers, whose first efforts 
were so fruitless that it became almost a proverb that Odontoglossums 
could not be raised from seed. The seeds either failed to germinate at all 
or else refused to progress beyond the globule stage. The difficulty no 
longer exists in many collections, and the following, which has been 
suggested to our correspondent by letter, may be useful to other 
beginners. 
Capsules are easily produced, and the seeds are generally good, a point 
which may quickly be ascertained by examination under a lens. If they 
appear thick in the centre they may be sown with confidence. A few seeds 
should be scattered on the surface of the compost of selected plants in 
different positions in the house, their position being marked, and these 
should now be shaded from direct sunshine, and the compost never allowed 
to become dry. A few more seeds may be added at intervals of a few 
weeks. If a house is available with a slightly warmer temperature one or 
two plants should be placed there, as a rather warmer and moister 
atmosphere is essential at this stage. The seeds should now gradually 
become green, develop into green globules, and produce a few root hairs 
and a minute leaf, and ultimately the first true root, when they may be 
carefully pricked off with a pointed stick to pots of prepared compost and 
treated as young seedlings generally. 
THE HYBRIDIST. 
BrassocaTL#LIA Morna.—A large and handsome hybrid, raised by Mr. 
Briscoe, in the establishment of Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, at Langley, 
from Lzliocattleya bletchleyensis X Brassocattleya Maroniz. The flower 
measures over seven inches across, and the sepals and petals are tinged 
with rosy lilac, while the lip is very broad, and rosy purple in front, with a 
fringed margin, and paler behind, with the disc of the lip yellow. It is said 
to be similar to Brassocattleya Ilene (C. Dowiana aurea X B.-c. Maroniz) 
in ‘shape, but much paler in colour. 
L#LIOCATTLEYA EttTrick.—A large and richly-coloured hybrid, raised 
in the same establishment:as the preceding, from L.-c. bletchleyensis x C. 
Dowiana aurea. The sepals and petals are broad, and rosy purple in 
colour, and the very broad lip intense purple crimson, with a yellow area 
and some yellow veining on the sides of the throat. The influence of C. 
Dowiana aurea is very marked in this fine hybrid. 
