196 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JULy, 1906. 
‘“‘O. x Fascinator (crispum x Adriane), raised by Mr. Charlesworth, 
and O. X Stewartianum (Andersonianum X crispum heliotropium) raised 
by Mr. Stewart, have already proved the Adrianzs and Andersonianums. 
that looked much like crispum to be crosses between the hybrid and the : 
parent species, and many others will follow to add further proof thereon, as. 
well as in analogous cases. 
“‘It has already become very difficult to lay down a hard and fast rule,. 
and when experts disagree, who can decide whether a plant is a crispum or 
an Adriane or a crispumish Adriane, otherwise now a Fascinator? 
‘J have known a discussion arise as to the status of a plant when 
‘experts disagreed as to whether it was a garden hybrid or an imported 
plant, and also whether it was acrispum ora hybrid. I have long since 
placed many varieties in this section; now we have absolute proof of it. 
The same remarks apply to Andersonianum and Coradinei, among which 
despised hybrids there are a few that are fine ones; these, no doubt, are 
the result of blotched crispums crossed with the original hybrid. 
“The foliowing varieties of Andersonianum may be separated as: 
‘ Stewartianums’:—Bogaerdianum, Crawshayanum, obstupefaciens, Pol-: 
lettianum, and Youngianum. : 
‘The varieties of Coradinei that come under this rule are :—Crawshay- 
anum, mirabile, Mrs. de B. Crawshay, and Theodora. I mention this last. 
variety in my own collection, though it has not yet been shown, but those’ 
who have seen it pronounce it indisputably a cross between a blotched. 
crispum and O. Coradinei, and as it bears distinct evidence, I quote it in. 
support of my argument. 
** Reviewing the matter quite dispassionately, I do not think that things 
are as clear as they would be if all would do their best to clear the air Ob 4 
many doubts, to use no stronger word.’—DE BARRI CRAWSHAY. 
INDIVIDUALISM AMONG ORCHIDS. 
(Concluded from page 166.) 
WE went next to Mr. Charlesworth’s. We had anticipated our visit here — 
with keen pleasure, and the result more than justified our expectation. 
One often has the question put by outsiders, ‘‘ Where do Orchids come 
from?” In answering now, besides giving the ordinary geographical areas; 
one will have to add ‘‘and England.” 
Here is a veritable seedling land; thousands and thousands of them; 
and looking as healthy and happy as possible. Mr. Charlesworth is raising 
- the Odontoglossums as freely as the Cattleya and Lelia seedlings; 2 
this wonderful success is no chance matter either, but is the outcome of a 
years of study and experiment—adding knowledge bit by bit, gaining ” 4 
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