﻿June, 1904.] 



THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



Cochlioda Noetzliana is a very pretty Orchid, as also are C. rosea, C. 

 sanguinea, and C. vulcanica. They all require cool house treatment, 

 similar to the cool Odontoglossums, excepting perhaps, that as they are 

 rather smaller growing plants, they will have a better chance of receiving 

 their full share of light and air, if grown in pans and suspended from the 

 roof. They grow well in a compost of equal parts decayed leaves, peat, and 

 moss, mixing therewith a liberal quantity of sand, and bracken rhizome for 

 drainage. Thus potted, the roots, being of a more line and fibrous nature, 

 last longer in a good healthy condition, which is very important with 

 fine or small rooting species, for they are invariably averse to root 

 disturbances. 



Chysis bractescens is a noble Orchid when its flowers are produced in 

 large trusses, which is the case only when the pseudo-bulbs are large them- 

 selves. It is an easy species to succeed with when newly imported, but, 

 like some few others, will deteriorate if not given a treatment meeting its 

 requirements in a reasonable degree. It will do well and last for a longer 

 or shorter period treated as an intermediate Orchid, but does far better 

 eventually if grown with the Dendrobiums when making its growth, and 

 resting with them afterwards. It is best accommodated in baskets, and 

 delights in a liberal supply of water when growing. 



THE HYBRIDIST. 



Odontioda X VuylstekEjE. — This is a most remarkable hybrid, raised by 

 M. Ch. Vuylsteke, Loochristi, Ghent, from Cochlioda Xoetzliana and 

 Odontoglossum Pescatorei, and exhibited at the Temple Show, when it 

 received a First-class Certificate, and also a Silver-gilt Lindley Medal. The 

 exhibit consisted of an inflorescence of six flowers, the plant itself not being 

 brought over, on account of its value. The flowers have the general shape 

 of the Odontoglossum parent, and measure z\ inches across, but the colour 

 is much more like that of the Cochlioda. The sepals are ovate, and the 

 petals broadly elliptical-ovate, with the ground colour light cream- 

 yellow, but largely obliterated by the brilliant markings. Each sepal bears 

 a very large deep salmon-red blotch, which extends from the base to beyond 

 the middle, and beyond this the ground colour is light cream yellow in the 

 centre, somewhat dotted with dark salmon-red, but with rose all round 

 the margin. The petals are similarly coloured, except that at the base 

 there is a cream-yellow area, on which occur three salmon-red lines, and 

 above the blotch the cream-yellow area is reduced to a rather narrow zone, 

 through which extend several lines of salmon-red dots, the remainder being 

 deeply suffused with rose. The lip is strongly pandurate, light cream- 

 yellow in colour, irregularly blotched with dark salmon-red, while the base 



