164 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JuNnE, 1908 
tissimum, X Wilckeanum, X Lambeauianum, X loochristiense, X crispo- 
Harryanum, Rolfez, &c., were all superb, as well as various forms derived 
from the intercrossing of the hybrids themselves, and with the parent 
species, whose history has for the most part yet to be written. 
“Seedlings were observed in every stage of development, and it may here 
be remarked that the shortest time from germinating to flowering that has 
been observed is eighteen months, a really remarkable record, which could 
only be obtained under perfect cultural conditions. The size of some 
seedlings pointed out as being only one year old was extraordinary. We 
must now give a few details, chiefly following the order of our notes. 
A remarkable amount of variation has been observed between seedlings 
from the same capsule, a few examples of which were pointed out, but we 
had not time to record the details, and we hope that M. Vuylsteke may give 
us a few particulars later on, for it is a most interesting question, both to the 
breeder and to the student of heredity. O. cirrhosum X ardentissimum 
presented a very great range of variation, some having a white ground 
colour and being most like the former in every respect, while others were 
broader and very richly-blotched. 
Some of the spikes were enormous, and a plant of O. x altum bore a 
fine panicle, on which we counted seven side branches and fifty flowers, 
while a form of QO. x loochristiense was remarkable for a beautiful zone of 
colour on the sepals and lip, but clear yellow unblotched petals, forming a 
most elegant contrast. O. crispum X ardentissimum gives a very richly 
coloured hybrid of excellent shape, and among the plants of O. ardentis- 
simum in bloom was one with a spike four feet long, and bearing twenty- 
one flowers. O. Pescatorei X ardentissimum gives a very pretty hybrid 
with a clear white ground, and much regular purple blotching, of which 
many werein bloom. A very sturdy plant of O. x Wilckeanum was bearing 
three spikes, of 17, 15, and 14 flowers, of fine shape and colour, forming 
quite a picture. The original plant of O. X Rolfe was pointed out, in 
fine condition, now one among a host of others, and all equally beautiful. 
We then entered a house one side of which was occupied by a large 
batch of Miltonia seedlings, some of which had reached flowering size. The 
other side of the house was filled by an enormous batch of Odontoglossum 
x Rolfe xX ardentissimum, already of good size, and likely to yield some 
of the finest hybrids imaginable. Much is expected of this batch of seedlings. 
The imported plants were naturally rather eclipsed by such a display of 
seedlings of the choicest parentage, yet we saw a lot of Odontoglossum 
crispum and triumphans, a good many being in flower, together with plants 
of O. gloriosum, Pescatorei, sceptrum, X Adrianz, and various others, also 
a number of Cochlioda rosea, Ada aurantiaca, Masdevallia X Pourbaixii, 2 
lot of the usual brightly-coloured species, Cymbidium Lowianum, &c. 
