April, 1914.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



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Odonioglossum Leander. 



Odontoglossum Leander.— The above 

 illustration of this very beautiful and 

 handsome hybrid has been prepared from a 

 photograph of one of the flowers, and is 

 exactly life size. It belongs to the amabile 

 section, there being strong evidence of 

 crispum and Harryanum in the parentage, 

 although the precise method of production 

 has, unfortunately, not been recorded. The 

 aeavy colour markings are rich rose-purple on 

 a rose-tinted ground. This elegant rarity is 

 in the collection of Sir John Edwards-Moss, 

 Hart., Roby Hall, Torquav. 



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Choice Odontoglossums.~A series of 

 very beautiful flowers has been received from 

 Mr. \Vm. Thompson, Walton Grange, Staffs. 

 Perhaps the best is Odontoglossum mirum 

 (crispum x Wilckeanum), a large flower with 

 immense brownish-red blotches. Of equal 

 beauty is O. eximium and several home- 

 raised blotched crispums. Other hybrids in 



the collection comprise an interesting lot of 

 Harryanum crosses, the brightness of colora- 

 tion being remarkable. Odontiodas can claim 

 the same attention, the standard of these 

 being very high. A recent example is 

 Odontioda Schroden var. Walton Gem, 

 F.C.C., M.O.S. Valuable duplicates from this 

 collection will be sold by Messrs. Protheroe 

 and Morris, April 2gth, at Stone, .Stafl's. 

 Fuller particulars are included in (uir 

 advertisement pages. 



Leafless Orchids.— The March issue of 

 the Orchid Review contains an article on 

 Leafless Orchids, with an illustration of 

 Dendrophylax funalis. 



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" The Orchis."— The March issue of this 

 publication contains a coloured plate of 

 Oncidium patulum, a new species allied to 

 O. Cavendishianum. Also an article on the 

 culture of Catasetums. 



