July, KJI5-] 



THI-: ORCHID WORLD. 



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CYMBIDIUM HUTTONI. 



ON account ol the wide interest now 

 being- taken m Cymbidiums the 

 reproduced photograph of C. Huttoni 

 cannot fail to attract more than ordinary 

 attention, tor not only is this species a rarity 

 and notoriously difticult to cultivate, but the 

 specimen figured is probably the finest that 

 iias yet been seen. 



Mr. Geo. Hamilton-Smith, of Northside, 

 Leigh Woods, Bristol, in whose collection it 

 has llowered, also sends a second photograph, 

 showing a group of four healthy plants with 

 a total of seven spikes, and the following 

 interesting particulars: — 



" I acquired these plants, some twenty in 

 number, from an importation received in 

 1913. Of these, I have this summer flowered 

 nine, some with two racemes. None of this 

 importation shows any variation m shape, size 

 or colouring ; the scapes of all are uniformly 

 strong and vigorous. 



" This species is most treacherous to 

 cultivate, notwithstandmg that it appears to 

 be a very vigorous grower when in perfect 

 health, i have grown it for six years, but I 

 cannot truthfully affirm that its cultivation and 

 habit are at all perfectly understood. Often, 

 a plant in apparently perfect health will, 

 without the least reason, set up a softening 

 and rot which will carry off a large bulb and 

 leaf in two hours. In fact, a large plant of 

 eight bulbs, which one day was in sound 

 condition, has rotted completely through in 

 less than 24 hours, and in spite of the greatest 

 care possible. I am unable to even guess at 

 the cause of the mischief ; it is certainly not 

 through any want of care in treatment. I 

 believe I am correct in saying that nearly 

 everyone who has essayed its cultivation has 

 experienced much the same results, though I 

 am glad to say that lately we appear to be 

 getting less troubled than formerly. 



" This species is a warm-growing one, as 

 would naturally be assumed, most of the 

 plants I possess coming from Java, though in 

 three which came from Sumatra there appears 

 to be no difference in structure or habit." 

 C. Huttoni was originally introduced from 



Java by Henry llutton, at that time collecting 

 for Messrs. J. X'eitch and Sons, in whose 

 establishment it iluwered 111 June, icSO/. The 

 yellowish flowers are densely s[)ottcd with 

 purple-brown. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



Odontoglossum -Facisolon. — Several 

 examples of this hybrid are kindly sent by 

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

 who produced it by crossing Fascinator 

 (Adrianae x crispum) and Solon (Adrianac x 

 ardentissimum). The flowers are of interest 

 on account of their resemblance to some of 

 the early-day blotched crispums, and they 

 throw considerable light on the way in which 

 these were produced. In one flower the 

 reddish blotches are on a pure white ground, 

 although the labellum still shows evidence 

 of Hunnewellianum, derived through the 

 Adrianae parent. In another example there is 

 a violet-rose tint suffused through the flower, 

 which may be traced to the influence of 

 Pescatorei, through the ardentissimum parent. 

 In other cases the flowers are almost white, 

 reversion having occurred m favour of the 

 crispum species. 



CVPRIPEDIUM SiNBAU. — An excellent 

 result obtained in the Westonbirt collection, 

 the parentage being Vandyck x G. F. Moore. 



Cattleya Sulla. — On October 21st, 

 1913, this Westonbirt hybrid was exhibited at 

 the Royal Horticultural Society as the 

 result of crossing C. Mendelii and L.-C. 

 Antigone. Owing to a clerical error the 

 latter parent should have been L.-C. Radium 

 (C. Warscewiczii x L.-C. Antigone). 



OdONTIODA H. WORSLEY. — A very 

 promising and distinct flower, of which the 

 parents are Od. crispum and Oda. Goodsoniae. 

 In the collection of Mr. H. Worsley, Sherfin, 

 Baxenden. 



Odontioda SuNBEA^L — At the recent 

 Chelsea Show a hybrid between Odm. 

 Lambeauianum and Oda. Vuylstekeas was 

 exhibited by ]\Iessrs. Mansell and Hatcher as 

 Oda. Sunbeam, and also by Messrs. Sander 

 and Sons under the name Oda. Ypres. But 



