THE ORCHID REVIEW. 21 
THE HYBRIDIST. 
UNDER this heading we propose to record briefly the characters and 
parentage of the numerous hybrids of artificial origin which are constantly 
appearing in gardens. The utility of such a record will be readily apparent, 
on account of the rapid progress made in this particular branch of horti- 
culture. To the industry, patience, and skill of the hybridist our gardens 
are indebted for many of their choicest treasures, and what the future may 
produce it would be rash to predict. Botanical science has also been 
benefited to an extent which few of her devotees are willing to admit, for 
the hybridist has settled once and for all. the true status of a number of 
plants which formerly was the subject of considerable doubt. We allude 
to such plants as _ Phalznopsis x intermedia, Cattleya x Krameriana, 
Masdevallia x Parlatoreana, Odontoglossum x Wilckeanum, O. x excellens, 
and others, which exist in a wild state, yet have no claim to the rank of 
species, but are more than simply varieties. In short, it has been 
demonstrated that Nature has forestalled the work of the hybridist. in 
numerous instances. We now know that he only does what Nature has 
been carrying on for ages. But the winged tribes, whose labours our 
Dominys and Sedens seek to emulate, carry on their work under very 
different conditions. They have no such wealth of materials to select from, 
as the parent species often grow far apart, though, where circumstances 
are favourable, they sometimes carry on the work ona grand scale. Above 
all, they keep no records. It is, however, beyond question that a consider- 
able number of hybrids exist in a wild state, and the light which the 
labours of the hybridist has thrown on this difficult subject has been of 
the greatest service in establishing this point. So that, whether from the 
norticultural or the botanical standpoint, the work of the hybridist merits 
the fullest recognition. 
L2#LIO-CATTLEYA X BRYMERIANA. 
This very handsome hybrid was raised in the collection of W. E. Brymer, 
Esq., M.P., of Islington House, Dorchester (gr. Mr. J. Powell), and 
flowered for the first time in August last. Its parentage is rather complex, 
as the mother plant is itself a hybrid. It was obtained by crossing Lezlio- 
cattleya x amanda (a natural hybrid between Cattleya intermedia and 
Lelia Boothiana) with, the pollen of Cattleya Warscewiczii (known in 
gardens as C. gigas). It is quite intermediate in character, as some of the 
pseudobulbs have one leaf and others two, and a similar combination of 
the characters of the two species may also be seen in the flower. It may 
be described as a greatly enlarged edition of the mother plant, as it has 
the general shape of this parent, but considerably brighter colour. The 
