FEBRUARY, 1903. THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM x WALTONENSE. 
A veERY beautiful hybrid Odontoglossum from the collection of W. 
Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone, was exhibited at the 
R. H.S. meeting on January 17th last, under the name. of 
O. X waltonense, and gained a First-class Certificate. It was raised by 
Mr. Stevens from QO. crispum crossed with the pollen of O. Kegeljani 
(polyxanthum), and the seed was sown on February 21st, 1900, so that the 
plant exhibited was under three years old. The inflorescence bore three 
flowers, the first of which expanded on December 21st last. The annexed 
photograph of a single flower was taken and kindly forwarded by 
Fic. 14. ODONTOGLOSSUM X WALTONENSE. 
Mr. G. l’Anson, of Bush Hill Park, but we have also photographs, taken 
by Mr. Stevens, of the entire plant. The shape of the flower, it will be seen, 
most resembles O. crispum, but the ground colour is a beautiful soft 
canary yellow, while the lip is broader, decidedly pandurate, and 
enlivened by a bright red-brown blotch in front of the crest. The sepals 
and petals of the flower shown are quite unspotted, but there was a single 
small spot on one of the others. Mr. Thompson must be congratulated on 
the production of such a sterling novelty. 
