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P. Wallichii; there is nothing in the growth of the plant to suggest 
Cymbidium, but the flower certainly looks to me as though it has 
Cymbidium blood in it. We have about two dozen seedlings, three of which 
are in flower, and are the same as the samples sent.” The two flowers sent 
are typical Phaius in structure, but one is much smaller than the other, the 
sepals measuring respectively 14 and 2} inches, while the spur of the larger 
is five lines long, and of the other only three lines. The sepals and petals 
are deep yellow at the back, slightly suffused with light coppery brown in 
front in the smaller flower, and more strongly so in the larger. The ground 
colour of the lip is deep yellow, striated throughout on the inside with deep 
maroon brown. The margin is distinctly undulate, while on the disc of the 
larger flower occurs a pair of fleshy keels, and a few short hairs on the 
surface of the lip. Mr. Page has pollinated one of the flowers with 
Cymbidium giganteum, to see whether a second crossing will not bring out 
more ofthe Cymbidium character. It is interesting to note that there are 
also seedlings obtained from Zygopetalum xX Mackayi xX Cymbidium 
giganteum, and Mr, Page remarks that they seem large enough to flower at 
anytime. The event will be awaited with curiosity, as it may prove to be 
another case of Monolepsis. We should like to see an attempt made to 
reverse these crosses. 
It must now be added that the plant was exhibited at the R.H.S- 
Meeting on October 27th last, and was awarded a First-class Certificate. 
It was like a strong Phaius Wallichii, with spikes over a yard high, and 
was very effective. 
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REVERSION IN ODONTOGLOSSUMS. 
A FLOWER of a most interesting Odontoglossum has been sent from the 
collection of De Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks. It is from 
the plant exhibited at the R.H.S. meeting on October 13th last, as a hybrid 
between O. crispum and O. x Wilekeanum which had completely reverted 
to O. crispum. Its history, given by Mr. Crawshay (Gard. Chron., 1903; ily 
P- 253), may be summarised as follows :—It is the result of crossing a good 
form of O, crispum with the pollen of O. x Wilckeanum. It was crossed 
on March 5, 1893; the seed sown on March 3, 1894; opened six blooms 
on August 13, 1900; and again thirteen blooms on September 23, 1903- I 
believe this plant to be the first crispum ever raised. It is my first result, 
but when it first bloomed in 1900 I could hardly credit the gigantic back- 
ward movement made by Nature to preserve her originals, and hoped that 
later on it would show clear traces of hybridity. It is of good round form 
and medium size, but has now, as in 1900, not a trace of the yellow ground 
of Wilckeanum, and, excepting fivé small pin-head spots in four sepals, not 
