JANUARY, 1906.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 9 
ODONTOGLOSSUM x SMITHII 
THE annexed figure represents the remarkable Odontoglossum X Smithii 
{O. Rossii rubescens 2 X_ crispo-Harry r which Messrs. 
im ¢), f 
Charlesworth & Co. received a First-class C I 
ertificate at t 
ents the first successful attempt to 
unite the Mexican Odontoglossum with the species of the crispum group, 
}' 
1e R.H.S. meeting 
held on December 5th last. It repre 
though not with the Colombian species, for O. Cervantesii and O. 
Edwardii have already been combined (See O. X Lairessei, figured at page 
Fig. 1. ODONTOGLOSSUM X SMITHII. 
81 of our last volume). The photograph here reproduced was taken by 
Mr. G. I’Anson, and kindly forwarded by Messrs. Charlesworth, together 
with a flower. It is a very striking hybrid, and quite unique in colour. 
The plant is most like the pollen parent in habit, and at its first time of 
flowering produced a spike of three flowers. As regards 
ape little need 
be said, but the colour is remarkable, and presents a much stronger 
, s 
contrast than would be supposed from the photograph. The s 
epals are 
