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top-heavy. While I in no way wish to 

 advocate the entire removal of staging, there 

 are rare occasions when its use cannot be 

 recommended. — T. W. 



Odontioda Chanlecleer, Orchidhurst var. 



ODONTIODA CHANTECLEER. 



The appearance of the first Odontioda 

 evoked considerable speculation as to the 

 amount of variation that would arise through 

 the use of Cochlioda Noezliana. The number 

 of Odontiodas, both in kind and quantity, has 

 exceeded all expectations, and notwith- 

 standing the many already recorded there 

 appears to be an endless array awaiting their 

 turn to sustain the continuous flow of 

 novelties in this attractive section. Our 

 illustration shows the Orchidhurst variety 

 of O. Chantecleer (0dm. Cooksoniae x C. 

 Noezliana), which received a First-class 

 Certificate when exhibited by Messrs. 

 Armstrong and Brown at the Chelsea Show, 

 191 3. The block is reproduced from the 

 R.H.S. Journal. 



crispum Pescatorei 



ardeiitissimuin C. Nd'/.liana 



Cooksonife 



Oclm. ardentissimum is generally considered 

 of superior merit to either crispum or 

 Pescatorei, its two parents, the chief point 

 being an improvement in the shape of the 

 segments, consequently when Oda. Cooksonia; 

 appeared with its broad petals expectations 

 were realised without much astonishment. 



So far, two species of Odontoglossum and 

 one of Cochlioda had been used with excellent 

 results. The next step of the hybridist was 

 to produce improved varieties, or, in other 

 words, to so blend these three species in a 

 manner that would yield flowers of either 

 richer colour or of larger size. 



By the above plan it will be seen that 

 Cooksonis can be mated with either crispum, 

 Pescatorei, ardentissimum, or C. Noezliana. 

 The first has been named Vivienne (Odin, 

 crispum x Oda. Cooksonia?), the last is 

 recorded as Chantecleer (C. Noezliana x Odm. 

 Cooksoniae), while Oda. Red Cross (Odm. 

 ardentissimum x Oda. Cooksoniae) was 

 exhibited by Mr. J. Gurney Fowler at the 

 R.H.S., June 22nd, 191 5, when it obtained an 

 Award of Merit. 



Odontioda Cooksonia, Fowler's variety. 



