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Dendrohium endocharis. 



DENDROniUM ENDOCHAT^IS. — This hybrid 

 between monihforme and aureum is of interest 

 as being one of the carhest of the Dendrobium 

 hybrids, dating back to the year 1876, when 

 it was raised by Seden for Messrs. Veitch. 

 Probably no plants are now in existence. 

 Although nothing favourable can be said 

 concerning the shape of the segments, the 

 flowers possessed a delightful violet fragrance 

 which rendered them particularly inviting, for 

 l)ut few Orchids emit any scent. In colour 

 milk-white, with a crimson-]:)urple striated 

 blotch at the base of the lip. A First-class 

 Certificate was awarded by the R.H.S., 

 March lOth, 1885 ; it was then the second 

 Dendrobium hybrid to be certificated, the first 

 being D. Ainsworthii, February i8th, 1874. 

 Those amateurs who cultivate Dendrobiums 

 will at once see what a marvellous change has 

 occurred since these early times, and if a 

 similar improvement can be effected during 

 the next thirty years we shall indeed have 

 some wonders to behold. 



Cattleya Pretoria. — Two flowers of 

 this hybrid between Peetersii (Hardyana x 

 labiata) and aurea come from the collection of 



Mr. Richd. G. Thwaites, Streatham Hill. One 

 has cream-white sepals and petals and a light 

 purple hp, the other has rose-purple sepals 

 and petals and a rich crimson lip ; in fact, 

 they differ so much that but few would believe 

 they originated from the same pod, unless the 

 ])arentage was carefully examined. Although 

 these flowers are individually of a meritorious 

 nature they do not reveal the intention of the 

 hybridist, which was to produce a flower 

 having white sepals and petals as in the first 

 example, and a rich crimson lip, as seen in the 

 second one. Such a result, when ol)tained, 

 will indeed be an attractive novcltw 



ODONTOGLOSSUM GRANDE HIP.ERNUM. — 

 Although O. grande is universally known as 

 an autumn flowering species, there is an 

 uncommon variety which differs by producing 

 its flowers during the winter months, but 

 there does not apjiear to be any botanical 

 distinction in the plants or flowers. Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co. have a small batch if 

 these plants, which come into flower ever\' 

 December and last well into the New Year, 

 thus creating a welcome addition to the 

 Xmas show. 



