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Brymerianum, D. albosanguineum, and D. xX Thwaitesie. This is 
interesting, for Mr. White, of Burford, once made over a hundred attempts 
to fertilise D. fimbriatum, without obtaining a single capsule (O.R.i. p. 17). 
But Mrs. Thwaites had an even longer record of failure with D. Brymeri- 
-anum before succeeding (See O.R. ix. p. 341). And success it certainly is, 
for seedlings of D. Brymerianum X crepidatum were pointed out, also from 
fimbriatum and D. atroviolaceum crossed with D,. Brymerianum. 
Seedlings of Dendrobium nobile virginale self-fertilised will be watched with 
-curiosity to see if they come true, and batches of D. aureum, D. Findlay- 
-anum,and D. x splendidissimum all crossed with D. X Wiganiz should pro- 
.duce flowering examples next year. We noted here several Cattleya pods, 
tincluding C. Mossiz Wageneri self-fertilised, and five pods of Brassavola 
Digbyana, in two cases Sophronitis grandiflora and Cattleya Triane alba 
ibeing the pollen parents, while in flower were good examples of C. superba 
and Lelio-cattleya xX elegans. 
We now-entered another seedling house, containing batches of many 
‘interesting crosses, and here we observed that all the supports to the stages 
stood in troughs of water, which is considered to be a very effective check 
to marauding insects. Here seedlings from Brassavola Digbyana were very 
‘numerous, and one from Lelia grandiflora (majalis) crossed with pollen 
ifrom the former appeared quite intermediate in character. Sophronitis 
-grandiflora crossed with Lelia purpurata and Cattleya Dowiana aurea, 
should prove good, also C. superba crossed with the latter, while Lelia 
Jongheana X Cowani is interesting. We noted also L. xanthina and C. 
bicolor X C. Dowianaaurea, C. Trianz x L. flava, C. Warscewiczii xX L. 
Perrinii alba (from a cross made by Mr. Thompson, of Stone), and a nice 
‘batch of Lzelio-cattleya » callistoglossa, one of which bore a variegated 
-growth. 
Passing through a house of Odontoglossum crispum in good condition, 
-with afew in flower, we came to a house containing the seedlings, and a 
most interesting lot they were. Between two and three hundred had just 
‘been pricked off, having been sown on the compost of established plants, 
and examination with a lens showed many other tiny globes which looked 
-as healthy as need be. Some have also been sown here on canvas, and 
-others placed in a warm house, but the results have yet to be seen. The 
-older method, however, proves very successful. There was also a nice batch 
of last year’s seedlings, some over a year old, and a few were making the 
fifth leaf. We noted alittle batch of O. crispum X luteopurpureum, and O. 
triumphans x Pescatorei; also seedlings obtained by intercrossing blotched 
forms of O. crispum, of which the results will be awaited with interest. 
There were also O. crispum X Harryanum, O. Rossii x crispum and 
:triumphans, O. Pescatorei x loochristiense, and O. triumphans X Adriane. 
