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OJontoglossum crispum Mrs. Harry Worsley. 



Mr. Edward V. Low, to whom is due the 

 credit of commercially introducing this 

 interesting and very beautiful hybrid. 



Odontoglossum crispum Mrs. Harry 

 Worsley. — Notwithstanding the numerous 

 varieties of O. crispum, there are a few which 

 stand out prominently on account of their 

 fine form and distinctive markings. Our 

 illustration shows an excellent variety in the 

 collection of Mr. H. Worsley, Sherfin, 

 Baxenden, near Accrington. It is a home- 

 raised plant, obtained by crossing crispum 

 Mossias and crispum Mariae, two well-known 

 varieties which realised high sums only a few 

 years back. In crispum Mrs. Harry Worsley 

 the petals are unusually broad and of a much 

 rounder shape than generally seen, while the 



margin is effectively crisped and toothed. 

 The greater part of the flower is suffused with 

 varying rose tints, and handsomely blotched 

 and spotted with crimson-purple. The 

 labellum has a whitish ground, the yellow 

 crest and surrounding area creating an 

 attractive centre-piece. Although countless 

 hybrid Odontoglossums have been produced, 

 it is a well recognised fact that Odonto- 

 glossum crispum still holds the premier place 

 so far as general utility is concerned, and 

 when specially fine varieties are obtained they 

 form the chief source of attraction in many a 

 cool-house collection. 



Odontoglossum aspersum. — From Mr. 

 R. Ashworth's collection at Newchurch \ve 

 have received through his able grower, 



