Till': ORCHli:) WORLD. 



[April, KJ15. 



Stanhopeas, Cynorches, Promenaeas, Pesca- 

 toreas, and Masdevallias may be included, but 

 these have ahnost been forgotten m the 

 present article. However, a future occasion 

 will allow them to be described in detail. It 

 remains to be said that the general health of 

 this vast collection is excellent, thanks to the 

 skilful attention of Mr. Collier and his under- 

 study, Mr. Perfect, who are never more happy 

 than when attending to the comforts of their 

 pets, or striving by some means or other to 

 encourage a refractory plant to break forth 

 into flower. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



Odontioda Ruth G. Worsley.- -A spike of 

 this beautiful hybrid between Harryanum and 

 Bradshawias is sent by the owner, Mr. H. 

 Worsley, of Stone House, Haslmgden. The 

 large flower is of rich scarlet-red colour, the 

 petals slightly incurved, as m Harryanum, and 

 margined with rose. A most useful addition. 



L.5:lio-Cattleya flammea. — Although 

 not possessing broad segments this hybrid is 

 of a particularly rich colour, the parents being 

 highburiensis (cinnabanna x Lawrenceana) 

 and Haroldiana (tenebrosa x Hardyana). 

 Raised by Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough. 



Dendrobium Miss Florence E. King. 

 — The result of crossing Artemis (aureum x 

 Ainsworthii) and nobile nobilius. Raised by 

 Mr. F. J. Hanbury, Brockhurst, East Grin- 

 stead. The flower is large and resembles a fine 

 variety of Rubens (Ainsworthii x nobile). 



Cypripedium swintonense. — An excel- 

 lent flower of this new Cypripedium comes 

 from the raiser, Mr. B. J. Beckton, Daisy 

 Bank, Irlams-o'-th'-Height, Manchester, who 

 obtained it by crossing Hera Euryades with 

 Earl of Tankerville. The broad dorsal sepal 

 is white, spotted with crimson-purple ; the 

 broad horizontal petals are yellowish tinged 

 and spotted with reddish-brown ; the inside of 

 the greenish labellum is dark crimson. 



L.5:lio-Cattleya Beatrice.— Messrs. J. 

 and A. McBean are the raisers of this attrac- 

 tive hybrid between C. Schroderag and L.-C. 

 callistoglossa. The large flower has the front 

 lobe of the labellum covered with rich 

 crimson-purple. 



Odontioda West Point Beauty.— The 

 result of crossing Oda. Bradshawiae and Odm. 

 eximium. Received an Award of Merit, 

 Manchester Orchid Society, March 4th, 191 5, 

 when shown by Mr. S. Gratrix. 



OncidiODA WALTONENSIS. — This decora- 

 tive hybrid between Cochlioda vulcanica and 

 Oncidium mcurvum received an Award of 

 Appreciation when exhibited by Mr. Wm. 

 Thompson at the Manchester Orchid Society, 

 February i8th, 1915. The inflorescence is 

 semi-erect, has several branches and carries 

 numerous rose-purple flowers. It forms a 

 companion to Oncidioda Charlesworthii (C. 

 Noezliana x O. incurvum). 



OdONTOGLOSSUM MACULUM. — This inter- 

 esting hybrid is the result of crossing 

 maculatum with aspersum, the latter a natural 

 hybrid between Rossii and maculatum. As 

 may be expected, the flower resembles a fine 

 variety of maculatum. The sepals are 

 yellowish, covered with brownish-red spots, 

 the petals of similar colour, but having only a 

 few spots on their basal area ; the expansive 

 hp IS cream-yellow, the crest golden-yellow, 

 while the column is rose. Exhibited by Mr. 

 Wm. Thompson at the Manchester Orchid 

 Society, March 4th, 191 5, when an Award of 

 Appreciation was granted. 



Dendrobium Butterfly. — The ever 

 popular yellow Dendrobes have been mainly 

 produced by the use of signatum and aureum; 

 in this instance the parentage is Ainsworthii 

 (aureum x nobile) x chessingtonense (aureum 

 x Wiganiae), Wiganias being a hybrid between 

 signatum and nobile. The result is a rich 

 yellow flower, with an effective purple 

 speckling on the tips of the petals. Raised 

 by Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells. 



Dendrobium Buttercup. — This has been 

 produced by crossing Rolfeas and signatum, 

 the result being a good yellowish flower, in 

 which the attractive point is the large and 

 open labellum. The tips of the petals are 

 rose-coloured. Raised by Messrs. Armstrong 

 and Brown, Tunbridge Wells. 



Dendrobium Yellow Bird. — A useful 

 addition to the yellow-flowering section. The 

 parents are Alice Bound and signatum, the 



