April-May, iqi6.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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NEW HYBRIDS. 



Odontioda Sunset. — The result of 

 crossing Odm. harvengtense and Oda. 

 Vuylsteke?E. Obtained an Award of Merit, 

 Manchester Orchid Society, February 17th, 

 igi6, when exhibited by Mr. P. Smith. 



Odontoglossum Verdun. — Messrs. 

 Sander and Sons have raised this pleasing 

 hybrid, of which the parents are Lawrence- 

 anum and Wilckeanum. 



Odontioda warnhamensis.— This pretty 

 result has been obtained in the collection of 

 Mr. C. J. Lucas, Warnham Court, Horsham. 

 The parents are Oda. Cecilia and Odm. 

 ardentissimum, the flower being heavily 

 blotched with red, the sepals and petals 

 bordered with rose-violet. 



Odontocidium warnhamense. — Od. 

 Edwardii and On. tigrinum are the parents of 

 this interesting hybrid, which has been raised 

 in the collection of Mr. C. J. Lucas, Warnham 

 Court, Horsham. In colour dark chocolate- 

 crimson, the apex of the labellum creamy- 

 white. 



Odontioda Alcantara. — This hybrid 

 between Oda. Cooksoniae and Odm. eximium 

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

 28th, igi6, when exhibited by the raisers, 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. 



Odontioda NiOBE. — Messrs. Armstrong 

 and Brown are the raisers of this hybrid 

 between Oda. Bradshawiae and Odm. Jasper. 



Odontoglossum Labia. — This is the 

 result of crossing Aglaon (eximium x 

 Vuylstekeae) and eximium, Messrs. Armstrong 

 and Brown being the raisers. 



Sophro-Cattleya Rex. — A First-class 

 Certificate was awarded this beautiful hybrid 

 when exhibited by Messrs. Armstrong and 

 Brown at the Royal Horticultural Society, 

 March 28th, 1916. The parents are S.-C. 

 Doris and C. Empress Frederick. 



L^lio-Cattleya Verdun. — Messrs. 

 Flory and Black have produced this large and 

 attractive flower by crossing L.-C. C. G. 

 Roebling and C. Schroderas. 



Odontioda Vida. — This pleasing novelty 

 has been raised by Mr. C. J. Lucas, Warnham 



Court, Horsham, the parents being Odm. 

 sceptrum and Oda. Vuylstekeae, the flower 

 reddish-brown with a shining nature. 



Odontioda Prince Albert. — Messrs. 

 Flory and Black are the raisers of this choice 

 hybrid, of which the parents are Oda. Zephyr 

 and Odm. percultum. In colour rich scarlct- 

 red. 



Cymbidium NiOBE.— This interesting result 

 has been obtained in Mr. J. Gurney Fowler's 

 collection, the parents being tigrinum and 

 eburneo-Lowianum. The spike carried 5 

 greenish flowers, the white lip freckled with 

 light rose on the front lobe. 



Odontioda Elstead Gem.— C. Noetzliana 

 and Oda. Thwaitesii are the parents of this 

 pleasing flower of reddish colour, which has 

 been raised by Mr. C. Ingram, Elstead 

 House, Godalming. 



Cattleya Julienne. — This large rosy 

 flower is the result of crossing Skmneri and 

 Mendelii, Messrs. J. and A. McBean iieing 

 the raisers. 



Odontoglossum Eugenia. — An inter- 

 esting hybrid between the Mexican and 

 Colombian sections, the parents being O. 

 cordatum and O. crispum, blotched variety. 

 The erect spike carried 9 flowers of yellowish- 

 ground colour almost covered with chocolate- 

 red blotching, the lip bearing a large blotch 

 near the crest and spotted at the apex. 

 Messrs. J. and A. McBean are the raisers. 



L.ELIA LORNA. — A very bright and attrac- 

 tive result, obtained by crossing Cowanii and 

 purpurata, the spike bearing 14 orange- 

 yellow flowers, the lip bordered with rose- 

 purple. Messrs. J. and A. McBean are the 

 raisers. 



SoPHRO - L.-ELio - Cattleya Meuse. — 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. have produced 

 this attractive flower by means of S.-L.-C. 

 Marathon and L.-C. callistoglossa. In colour 

 dark rose-purple, the lip crimson. 



L.^:lI0-Cattleya NiOBE.--A very pretty 

 result, m which the brightly-coloured flower 

 partakes equally of both parents, these being 

 L. Jongheana and C. Enid. Messrs. Stuart 

 Low and Co. are the raisers. 



