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which Messrs. Sander inform us was the seed parent, and, indeed, the 
characters of the Chondrorhyncha are difficult to trace, in proof of which 
we have reproduced the photograph of that parent (fig. g). It cannot, 
however, be regarded as a ‘‘false hybrid,” for some influence has clearly 
been at work, as is proved by the almost total absence of blue from the 
flower. The general characters of the plant are so well shown in the figure, 
that further description seems unnecessary, except as to colour. The sepals 
and petals are green, with more or less confluent brown blotches, while the 
lip is cream white, except for a tinge of lilac in front of the crest. It is a 
curious but we 
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|-known fact that Zygopetalum hybrids, with the exception of 
those obtained from the closely allied Colax jugosus, cannot be very easily 
distinguished from pure Zygopetalums, and in this case these is little besides 
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Fig. 9. CHONDRORHYNCHA CHESTERTONI. 
colour to r ely upon. We suggest that this hybrid should be again crossed 
with the Chondrorhyncha, and thus give this parent a further opportunity of 
asserting itself Neither the habit nor the remarkable fringe of the lip are 
distinctly represented at present. 
Zygopetalum Mackayi is a very remarkable parent, having been crossed 
with the most diverse genera, but usually producing seedlings like itself, or 
‘‘ false hybrids ” as they have been termed. The case has been frequently 
mentioned in our pages, and an interesting summary has been given by Mr. 
Cx GC: Borst, FilS,(0_ 2 xt. pp. 304, 315)... his o ne-sified inheritance, or 
“ Monolepsis,’” as it has been called, opens out a wide field for research, for 
the cause is at present a mystery. 
