JuLy, 1906.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 195 
“The five brown and yellow species are grouped differently in the 
various districts. I, therefore, give a comparative synopsis, arranging them 
in the order of their preponderance :—Fusagasuga, Lindleyanum, 
gloriosum, luteopurpureum ; Chiquinquira, Hunnewellianum, triumphans, 
Lindleyanum, luteopurpureum. It is manifestly impossible to say these 
are exactly relative quantities, but they are roughly correct, it being also 
inferentially proved by the hybrids resulting from the importations. 
“There is one other factor in Nature’s creation of blotched crispums 
which may have played a very important part ; that is the variety roseum. 
The prevalence of roseum is greatest at San Cayetano, becomes less at 
Fusagasuga, Pacho, La Vega, Chiquinquira, and least at Velez. 
“In ‘Pacho’ and ‘Fusagasuga’ days we had only crispums which at 
times showed characters of luteopurpureum or gloriosum or Lindleyanum. 
Alpha, Stevensii, Cooksonianum, leopardinum have evidence of luteopur- 
pureum ; the last has so much in it that it is an admitted Wilckeanum, and 
Stevensii will ere long be so-called, and I doubt not that the hybridist will 
Prove several others to be in the same category. 
“When Chiquinquira was drawn upon, the innumerable varieties began 
to appear, and that complex thing, a spotted crispum, spread out in all 
directions towards the five brown and yellow species that grow amongst it 
in this district. Adrianz caught us napping, or, rather, not awake, and 
when ‘loochristiense ’ came we did not quite understand it, though we did 
Mot all consider it an ‘excellens.’. Henceforward scores of spotted forms 
kept cropping up, ranging over a wide area of variation and arrangement of 
markings. It is quite easy in the clearest of these to recognise their descent 
‘by the difference of colouration, the shape, and position of the spots. 
“In this group there are great numbers of so-called crispums that I 
have not a shadow of a doubt are crosses between crispum and Adriane ; 
they will ultimately be relegated to O. Fascinator, which*has been raised 
artificially. They comprise Ami Charles, Kegeljani, tesselatum, Whateleyz, 
Confetti, Duke of York, Prebendary Bevan, The Kaiser, besides many 
named forms in collections. 
“It will be seen in the above ‘ crispums’ of each section I have mostly 
named those certificated by the Royal Horticultural Society, as they are 
more widely known, and also because they have had their portraits painted 
for that Society’s collection, and are therefore easy of reference ; but there 
are many more that could be added, though the above suffice, and their 
-Origin as to district is in most cases indisputably known to the writer. 
“* Atithe present time the evidence shown by the garden-hybrids has not 
thrown very much light upon the imported plants, but as more results 
‘bloom, the facts will become clearer, and in most cases there will be but 
little doubt left. 
