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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[January, igi6. 



Catasetum. In nearly all the Cattleyas and 

 Laslias, and also in other genera, the basal 

 part of the blade of the labellum is rolled over 

 the column into a tube, while the front part or 

 median lobe is often crisped and fringed in a 



Dendrobium Brymerianum. 

 Lahellum with branched fimbriation. 



Oncidium chrysodiplerum . 

 With crisped petals and small recurved lip. 



Epidendrum xanthinum. 

 L, quadripartite labellum with fimbriate lobes. 



very curious manner. In Dendrobium 

 Brymerianum, Brassavola Digbyana and 

 Nanodes Medusae the blade is conspicuously 

 fimbriated, in the first-named species very 

 elaborately so. The labellum is usually the 

 most highly coloured of all the segments. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



Odontioda Aphrodite. — This excellent 

 hybrid between Oda. Diana and Odm. 

 eximium received an Award of Merit, R.H.S., 

 December 7th, 19 15, when shown by Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co. A fine variety has 

 also been flowered by Mr. H. Worsley, 

 Sherfin, Baxenden, who, in fact, was the first 

 to send us the news that this hybrid had been 

 produced. 



L.4:lio-Cattleya Enceus. — Messrs. 

 Stuart Low and Co. are the raisers of this 

 pretty hybrid between L.-C. Coronis (L. 

 cinnabarina x C. labiata) and C. Enid. 



Odontoglossum Ramses. — A pretty 

 Uttle flower produced by crossing O. ramosis- 

 simum and O. crispum. Raised by Messrs. J. 

 and A. McBean. 



Odontioda Ramillies. — A pleasing 

 addition to the hybrids of Odm. ramosis- 

 simum, the other parent being Oda. 

 Cooksonia?. Raised by Messrs. J. and A. 

 McBean. 



Sophro-Cattleya Maudi.e. — Messrs. 

 .Sander and Sons have raised this hybrid 

 between S. grandiflora and C. Maggie 

 Raphael. 



