334 THE ORCHID REVIEW, 
Leaves two, alternate or subopposite. 
Leaves elliptical or ovate-oblong, alternate. 
Lip }—1 in. long. ’ + 19.C. guttatum, Swartz. 
Lip 1}—2 in. long. : - 20. C. acaule, Ait. 
Leaves ovate or elliptical ovate, subopposite. 
Flowers in racemes ; - 21. C. fasciculatum, Kell. 
Flowers solitary, 
Leaves ovate, stem villose . 22. C. elegans, Rchb. f, 
Leaves subcordate, stem 
glabrous z + 23. C. debile, Rchb. f. 
Nerves of leaves radiating to margin . 24. C. japonicum, Thumb. 
Flowers ebracteate. 
Flowers an inch long 
Flowers about $-inch long 
Lip trigonous and boat-shaped. 
5. C. ebracteatum, Rolfe. 
6. C. micranthum, Franch. 
hy ok 
Leaves elliptical-oblong, 3—5in. long . 27. C. margaritaceum,Franch. 
Leaves suborbicular, over 6 in, long - 28. C. Fargesii, Franch. 
R. A. RoLFe. 
(To be continued.) 
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QUICK HYBRIDISATION OF ORCHIDS. 
GLANCING over my notes on Orchid culture, I have come across an instance 
of quick culture which tends to remove the impression that Orchid seed 
production is always a protracted Process. On March 28th, 1896, I applied 
the pollen of Phaius grandifolius to the stigma of Bletia catenulata. A pod 
formed, which ripened and burst on May roth. The seeds were planted 
the same day, and on June 4th we had a batch of seedlings up, some of 
which are now nice little plants with several leaves. Microscopical 
examination showed thtee per cent. of the seeds to contain embryos. It 
will be observed that the seeds mentioned above only took twenty-five days 
to germinate, and the whole period from the application of the pollen to the 
germination of the seed was only nine weeks and five days. 
ALEx. HopGKINSON. 
The Grange, 
Wilmslow. 
and possibly establishes a record, though we are not sure if previous 
examples have been recorded in quite the same way. We shall hope to 
hear of the Progress of these interesting seedlings, as it will be remembered 
om io first plant of Disa x kewensis flowered when only eighteen months 
old.—Ep.] 
