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v., p. 364). I would only now add that I am still convinced that one of 
these seedlings will prove true, if it will only flower, the style of growth and 
the substance of the foliage showing the influence of C. niveum in a marked 
degree. It seems, however, a miffy grower. It may also be worthy of 
notice that the young growth on one of the plants that has flowered as 
barbatum has now come with a white margin to the leaves. One seedling 
of C. barbatum grandiflorum ? X niveum giganteum ¢ appeared on the 8th 
November, 1896, but it has since died. On the 7th October, 1896, a nice 
little batch of C. X Tautzianum was discovered from seed sown in Decem- 
ber, 1895, and these seedlings had the peculiar characteristic of white 
markings in the early stage. Later still, namely, on the 1st November, 
1897, some 5 or 6 seedlings made their appearance from a similar cross ; 
seed sown 3rd December, 1896. In these two last. instances, both pollen 
masses of C. niveum were used. Of the reverse cross, I find that I only 
experimented twice during the same period, and in both cases I was 
unsuccessful. 
Continuing in the order I have adopted, I come next to those niveum 
hybrids of which C. bellatulum is reputedly the other parent, and as they 
are all scarcely, if at all, distinguishable from C. X Godefroye, I content 
myself with merely giving their names. They are C. x Psyche (O. R., i, 
p- 262), C. xX Mrs. Herbert Druce (G. C., 1897) XX1., p--411), and C. x 
Godefroy (Gard. Mag., 1898, i., p. 145). The parentage of this last-men- 
tioned hybrid is also given as bellatulum 2 X- concolor ¢ (O. R., v., 
P- 75)- : 
C. X calloso-niveum (O. R., iii., p. 359) is said to be a very pretty 
hybrid resembling C. X Tautzianum and C. X Aphrodite. 
The combination of C. ciliolare and C. niveum has produced some 
lovely hybrids which have received recognition ‘at the hands of the R. H.S. 
Orchid Committee. C. Aylingii (O. R.i., p. 294) received a First Class 
Certificate in 1890, and C. X Muriel Hollington, of this parentage (O. R., 
v., p. 37), received an Award of Merit in the same year. C. X Winifred 
Hollington, from the reverse cross, obtained a First Class Certificate in 
1894 (O. R., ii., pp- 153, 157). I effected this cross on the 7th May, 1894, 
and as one seedling only was the result I hope to see it flower true in the 
course of time. It was discovered on the 31st July, 1896, some 18 months 
after the seed was sown. C. X niveo-ciliolare (Garden, June 9, 1894; G.C., 
February 16, 1895) is synonymous with C. x Aylingii. 
There is some uncertainty as to the joint-parent with C. niveum of C. X 
F. S. Roberts, both C. ciliolare and C. Curtisii having been suggested 
(O. R., vi., pp-- 63, 75)- Be this as it may, it is a- beautiful hybrid, and 
received an Award of Merit from the Orchid Committee in London and a 
First Class Certificate in Manchester. fee 
