FEBRUARY, 1908. ] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 41 
ODONTIODA DEVOSSIANA. 
THE accompanying figure represents a very interesting and handsome 
hybrid, obtained by crossing Odontoglossum Edwardii with the pollen of 
Cochlioda Neetzliana, which obtained a First-class Certificate from the 
R.H.S. on October 29th last, when exhibited by M. H. Graire, Amiens, 
France. The plant exhibited bore a compact panicle about two feet high, 
and two dozen crimson flowers, with the disc of the lip bright yellow. The 
Journal of Horticulture, to which we are indebted for the loan of the block, 
remarks :—‘‘ It is a most interesting and handsome introduction, and when 
hybridisation can give us things like this, one might well say that the 
science of flower breeding is well understood, and that workers in this 
direction have achieved the miraculous.’’ The remark might well apply 
Fig. 6. ODONTIODA DEVOSSIANA. 
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to the five other members of this curious little artificial genus, one of 
which has appeared since the advent of our present subject, namely, 
Odontioda Craveniana (Cochlioda Neetzliana ¢ X Odontoglossum 
cordatum #), which gained an Award of Merit from the R.H.S. on the 
last day of 1907, when exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., the 
raisers. It is noted at page 43 of the present issue. The others were 
summarised exhaustively by Mr. Crawshay at pp. 270-272 of our last 
volume. Returning to our subject, we may note that the flowers clearly 
combine the characters of both parents, both in shape and colour, and the 
latter has been described as ‘‘ rich deep port-wine crimson.” It is certainly 
a brilliant acquisition. 
