36 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
one of thé parents, and Lelia Boothiana or L. crispa—probably the former 
—the other. The flowers are described as like those of Lelia Boothiana, 
but of a lighter purple, and the lip with a white border and two sulphur 
yellow blotches on the disc. 
In 1877 Cattleya x picturata also flowered, and was described by Reichen- 
bach. Its acknowledged parents are Cattleya guttata and C. intermedia 
Thus it was a very interesting cross, as these very species are clearly the 
parents of C. x intricata, Rchb. f.,a natural hybrid, which appeared in 1884. 
Mr. Dominy’s plant seems to have been lost sight of, but it would be a very 
interesting matter to be able to compare the two together. 
Dendrobium x Dominianum, the first hybrid in the genus, was de 
scribed in 1878, but it was then stated to have been obtained by Mr 
Dominy a very long time ago. Its parents were D. Linawianum and dD. 
nobile, the latter being the seed parent. It was described as a Vely 
ornamental Dendrobium, and very curious from the point de vue of science. 
Mr. Dominy’s last hybrid was a remarkable and very handsome ont 
It flowered for the first time in August, 1878, and was described by 
Reichenbach as Laelia x Dominiana. It was then stated to be a cross 
_between Cattleya Dowiana and some Lelia, probably L. elegans. This, 
however, is clearly incorrect, so far as the second parent is concerned, 
for the hybrid bears the strongest possible traces of Laelia Boothiana, which 
was almost certainly the other parent. This was a fitting climax to Mr 
Dominy’s labours, for if depth and richness of colouring be the criterion 
of excellence this hybrid is unsurpassed among this raiser’s productions 
while in size and shape it leaves nothing to be desired. 
This exhausts the list of Mr. Dominy’s hybrids, which accordingly 4 
seen to be twenty-five in number. Phaius x inquilinus, however, is @ 
complete mystery, thus reducing the number to twenty-four. These com 
prise six Cattleyas, one Lelia, and six crosses between the two genet 
two Calanthes, one hybrid between Calanthe and Phaius, two Cypripedium’ 
one Selenipedium, one Dendrobium, one Aérides (probably lost), and three 
hybrids of the Ancectochilus group. A period of twenty years elapse 
between the flowering of the first of the group, Calanthe x Domini, ant 
the last, Lelia x Dominiana, so that they averaged scarcely over 0" 
a year. 
These results were indeed remarkable, and although in succeeding yeas 
their numbers were more rapidly augmented, the name of Mr. Dominy 
ever be remembered as the pioneer of this interesting and promising branch 
of the gardener’s art. Nor were his experiments solely confined to Orchids. 
as several other remarkable hybrids were raised by him, though these . 
outside the scope of our inquiry. : 
In 1858 the 
| Exeter Horticultural Society awarded Mr. Dominy a Silve 
Medal for his experiments in hybridisation, and in 1880, on the occasios 
