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disappeared, an instance of which has already occurred in the 

 case of Calanthe Dominn. the first hybrid orchid ever raised, one 

 of whose parents, C. furcata, has long been lost sight of. Cym- 

 hidiitm Winnianum is a promising hybrid raised from C. gi- 

 ganteum and C. eburneum. It has long spikes of ivory white flow- 

 ers, the lip being prettily spotted with crimson ; C. Humblotti 



presence in a wild state in Madagascar (where, hitherto, no 

 conclusive evidence of the existence of the genus had been 

 known). Its flowers are striking rather than pretty, being 

 colored green and black. ' p 



var. Oweniana, which has larger and more richly colored flow- 

 ers than the type species ; the sepals and petals are rosy 

 purple flaked with white. 



"The beautiful Odontoglossum crispum, the most popular of 

 all orchids, still continues to be enlarged by new varieties, 

 and those of 1892 are not inferior to the finest of their prede- 

 cessors. Variety Rex has exceptionally large flowers, the seg- 

 ments, which are normally white, being of a rosy shade, and 

 blotched conspicuously with a rich chocolate color. Another 

 delightful form, which has been named Sanders, has the flowers 



species of orchid has now its albino form, and it is not sur- 

 prising, therefore, that the old Vanda teres should at last be 

 made complete in this respect by a white-flowered form, named 

 alba. No new species of dendrobium worthy of note has 

 been imported, but some ten hybrids have flowered during 

 the year. D. barbatulo-chlorops is a natural hybrid whose com- 

 pound specific name indicates its most probable parentage. 

 D. Rolfeee, raised from D. nobile and primulinum ; D. Nestor 

 from D. Pansiui and Daxanam : I). Eurxclau from D. U'ardi- 

 anum and lituijlontm; and lastly, D. Burfordiense, from D. Una- 



>rigin. What we term popularity, 

 great majority of private gardens, 

 ryday use are concerned, and the 



