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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



[January, 1914. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



Odontoglossum Junora. — An interesting 

 hybrid between Edwardii and pulchellum lias 

 been flowered by Mr. Harry Dixon, of Spencer 

 Park Nursery, Wandsworth Common. The 

 characteristic fragrance of pulchellum is 

 carried forward in the hybrid, which has a 

 shorter inflorescence than usually seen m 

 hybrids of Edwardii. 



Odontoglossum Gundreda. — Edwardii 

 and Hunnewellianum are the parents of this 

 hybrid flowered by Mr. Harry Dixon. The 

 remarkably strong influence of the small 

 flowering latter parent is clearly seen in the 

 resulting hybrid, and it gives another proof 

 that some of the small-flowering species have 

 greater specific strength than many of the 

 larger ones. 



Cypripedium Estella. — On page 62 vve 

 recorded a hybrid between Godefroyae and 

 Fairrieanum under the name Stella, but on 

 account of this name having been previously 

 used Messrs. Sander have renamed their new 

 hybrid Estella. 



SOPHRO-L.-ELIA Sunray. — A very distinct 

 and prettily tinted hybrid has been flowered 

 by Mr. E. H. Davidson, Twyford, Berks. The 

 parents are S.-L. Marriotii (S. grandiflora x 

 L. flava) and L. cinnabrosa (L. cinnabarina x 

 L. tenebrosa). The stellate flower is yellow, 

 almost covered with reddish-brown markings, 

 the lip being dull purple. 



Cypripedium Mrs. J. Lea-Smith. — An 

 attractive hybrid between Cyp. Edmund Lord 

 and aureum virginale. The white dorsal 

 sepal has a small green area at its base and 

 a median purple streak. The influence of the 

 aureum \'irginale is seen in the whitish upper 

 part of the lateral petals. Raised by Mr. 

 Fred. J. Hanbury, Brockhurst, East Grinstead. 



Odontoglossum Jupiter.— Mons. Graire, 

 of Amiens, has made a speciality of nebulosum 

 hybrids, and his latest addition is one between 

 ardentissimum and nebulosum. The influence 

 of this latter species and that of Pcscatorei, 

 one of the parents of ardentissimum, has 

 created a very broad and well-developed 

 labellum. The flower is rendered attractive 

 by several reddish spots. 



Cypripedium Cassius. — This pretty hybrid 

 has been flowered by Messrs. Flory and 

 Black. The parentage is niveum x T. B. 

 Haywood, the latter being a hybrid between 

 Druryi and superbiens. As may be expected, 

 the flower shows much of the niveum charac- 

 teristics, but it is improved by many spots. 



Cypripedium Frenchay. — This elegant 

 hybrid has been flowered by Mr. W. Hewitt, of 

 Newlands, Frenchay, Bristol. The parents are 

 bellatulum and Lawrebel (Lawrenceanum 

 x bellatulum), the flower having a very pretty 

 broad dorsal sepal, with rose-purple colour, 

 the broad petals effectively spotted. 



Odontoglossum Carpathus. — Messrs. 

 McBean, of Cooksbridge, have raised this 

 hybrid between cirrhosum and amabile. The 

 large flower shows the characteristic form of 

 the cirrhosum parent, while the elongated 

 labellum has the centre portion of bright 

 yellow, making an attractive feature. The 

 ground colour of the whole flower is rose 

 tinted, with a few purple spots. 



Cypripedium Floryi. — A very pretty 

 result has occurred by crossing Niobe (Fair- 

 rieanum x Spicerianum) with Countess of 

 Carnarvon (villosum x Hera). Flowered by- 

 Messrs. Flory and Black, Slough. 



OdONTIODA OAKWOODIENSIS.— An addition 

 to the red-flowering cool-house Orchids has 

 flowered with Mrs. Norman Cookson. The 

 parentage is Oda. Bradshawiae x Odm. percul- 

 tum, the rosy bloom being spotted light brown. 



L.elio-Cattleya Mantiniosa. — By 

 crossing C. Mantinii with L.-C. lummosa an 

 excellent result has been obtained. Messrs. 

 Th. Pauwels and Co., Meirelbeke, Ghent, are 

 the raisers, and they have recently flowered a 

 wonderful variety, certainly the darkest 

 crimson so far seen The flower is of perfect 

 shape, and was exhibited at the Brussels 

 Meeting, November i6th, 191 3. 



Cypripedium Sandhurst. — The result of 

 crossing concolor Regnieri with Fairrieanum. 

 The former parent differs from concolor in 

 having longer and narrower leaves, and the 

 flowers are a deeper yellow. In the hybrid 

 the flower is prettily marked with bright 

 crimson spots arranged in neat lines. Raised 

 by Messrs. Armstrong and Brown. 



