80 ‘THE ORCHID REVIEW. [MarcH, 1909. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM x SMITHII. 
Tuis very distinct and striking hybrid is now in the collection of J. Gurney 
Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, S. Woodford (gr. Mr. Davis), and was exhibited 
in fine condition at a meeting of the R.H.S. held on February 23rd last, the 
inflorescence bearing four flowers. It was raised by Messrs. Charlesworth 
& Co. from O. Rossii rubescens 2 and O. X crispo-Harryanum 4, and 
received a First-class Certificate from the R.H.S. on December 5th, 1905, 
when it flowered for the first time, and when the annexed photograph was. 
Fig. 7. ODONTOGLOSSUM X SMITHII. 
taken. It is quite unique in colour, the disc of the sepals being light green, 
and of the petals cream colour, while the apex and margin are of a peculiar 
violet-purple, with some blackish purple blotches. The front lobe of the 
lip is violet-purple with a few blackish spots on the lower half, and the crest 
shows some of the character of O. Harryanum, while the column and its 
wings are more like O. Rossii, which it also most resembles in the 
inflorescence. 
