94 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Marcu, 1909. 
R.H.S. on October 12th, 1897. The original plant is most like V. Kim- 
balliana in habit, but the leaves are twice as broad and nearly flat. The 
flower is also most like the latter, except as regards colour, and the shape 
of the front lobe of the lip. The sepals and petals are lilac, and the front 
lobe of the lip like V. ccerulea in shape, but rather broader, and dull purple 
in colour. The elongated spur quite recalls V. Kimballiana. The flower 
sent by Messrs. Sander is much brighter blue than the original, but quite 
agrees in shape. It isa very handsome thing, and we would suggest that 
our hybridists should try to raise a batch of it by crossing the two species. 
| R. A. ROLFE. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM x GROGANIZA. 
In further reference to Odontoglossum xX Groganiz (pp. 30, 60), I should 
like to add another good quality it possesses, and that is the length of time 
the spike lasts in flower. We bought a plant on December roth last, which 
to our certain knowledge had been open from about November 2oth, and 
possibly longer. We fertilised two flowers on December 11th, two more on 
January 22nd, and a fifth (the last flower to open) on February 11th. Thus 
the one spike had been bearing flowers about three months, and is now 
carrying four pods, the fifth having failed to set. In our opinion this is 
decidedly the best O. Edwardii hybrid yet seen, and the secondary crosses 
obtained from it should produce some very fine things. Unfortunately, as 
far as our experience goes, the pollen of O. X Groganiz is useless, just as we 
foundsthe pollen of O. X Thompsonianum (Edwardii X crispum). I have 
tried it with various Odontoglossum flowers, but without any result, and it 
looks just as Thompsonianum pollen looked, hard and dark. 
Streatham Hill. E. THWAITES. 
BULBOPHYLLUM NEWPORTII. 
AN interesting little Australian Orchid was described in 1902 by Mr. F. M. 
Bailey, under the name of Sarcochilus Newportii (Queensl. Flora., vi. p. 2014), 
but an examination of an original specimen received at Kew shows that it 
belongs to Bulbophyllum, with which it agrees both in habit and structure. 
It was found on Mt. Alexandra, Queensland, by Mr. Howard Newport, after 
whom it was named. It approaches B. exiguum, F. Muell., in habit, but 
has much stouter rhizomes and flowers twice as large. The flowers are 
borne on a short slender scape, about three inches high, and are described 
as pinkish, with three longitudinal darker lines. The pseudobulbs are 
rather small, and the leaves oblong, and about an inch long. It is not 
known to be in cultivation. 
R. A. ROLFE. 
