2 lO 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[Autfust, igi6. 



Odonloglo^ium Georgius Rex, which realiszd 70 gns. at the sale of 

 Mr. J. Gurney Fowler's collection. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



L.elio-Cattleya Vesuvius. — Several 

 richly-coloured varieties of this new hybrid 

 have been flowered by Messrs. Stuart Low 

 and Co., who raised it from seed obtained by 

 crossing L.-C. Veronique (C. Mendelii x 

 L. cinnabrosa) with L.-C. Haroldiana (C. 

 Hardyana x L. tenebrosa). 



Odontoglossum Phyllis. — A stnking 

 result in which the whole flower is evenly 

 marked with blackish spots and blotches. 

 The parents are lanthe and eximium, the 

 former being a hybrid between ardentissimum 

 and Hallio-crispum. The blackish markings 

 are due to the Hallii species. Raised by 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. 



Odontoglossum merldenense. — This 

 pretty hybrid received an Award of Merit 



when exhibited at the Manchester Orchid 

 Society, June ist, igi6, by Mr. A. J. Oakshott. 

 The parents are percultum and eximium. 



Odontioda Connie. — Oda. Cooksoniae 

 and Odm. Armstrongias are the parents of this 

 novelty exhibited by Messrs. Armstrong and 

 Brown, Chelsea Show, 1916. 



Odontioda Ashtonle. — This is the 

 result of crossing C. Noetzliana with O. 

 Fascinator, the flower being rich scarlet-red. 

 Raised by Messrs. Armstrong and Brown and 

 exhibited at the Chelsea Show, igi6. 



Brasso-L^lio-Cattleya Gilbertii. — 

 B.-L.-C. Veitchii (B.-C. Digbyano-Mossiae x 

 L. purpurata) and C. Mendelii are the parents 

 of this richly-coloured hybrid exhibited by 

 Messrs. Armstrong and Brown at the Chelsea 

 Show, igi6. 



L^LIO-Cattleya Risdene. — An elegant 



