THI': ORCHID WORLD. 



[April, 1014. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM ULYSSES. 



nobile Harryanuni 



nobile triumphans. Rolfese crispum 



excellens Lambeauianum. 



Ulysses. 



« nobile, ^ crispum, 1 triumphans, 1! Marryanum, 



Mr. Armstrong hits raised m this a 

 beautiful yellow-grounded hybrid, which he 

 exhibited unnamed at the R.H.S., February 

 24th, 1914. It IS a peculiarly interesting 

 result, as it proves almost absolutely similar 

 to my Odontoglossum Calypso (triumphans 

 X Lambeauianum) 



I he whole ground of the sepals and petals 

 is yellow of the bright rich hue given by 

 triumphans, almost completely covered by 

 bright rich brown with a purple shade on it. 

 The lip is large and oblong, also yellow, 

 heavily marked with brown. 



In both Ulysses and Calypso the absence 

 of nobile influence is remarkable, for almost 

 invariably if it is there it is easily verifiable 

 in some character. 



The fact that certain hybrids transmit some 

 of their components and almost always reject 

 others will, if carefully noted, assist us in 

 forming a preconceived opinion of what we 

 may expect, and what we wish to make we 

 may possibly in time be able to achieve, but 

 we have none of us found any " royal road " 

 in raising Odontoglossums yet. 

 de B. Craivshay, Roscficld, March 2nd, igij 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



L^LIO-CaTTLEYA AzORA. — This is an 

 interesting hybrid recently flowered by the 

 raisers, Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., at their 

 new establishment at Jarvis Brook, Sussex. 

 The parents are L.-C. Ophir and L.-C. 

 Charlesworthii, the former being the result of 

 crossing L. xanthina with C. aurea, the latter 

 a hybrid between L. cinnabarina and C. 

 aurea. There is thus a good per-centage of 



yellow influence to balance the very strong 

 character of the cinnabarina, which is still 

 represented by sufficient red pigment to give 

 the new hybrid a warm ruddy colour. The 

 shape is equal to expectations, and will still 

 further improve as the young plant gains in 

 strength. 



Cypripedium Royal Emblem. — Messrs. 

 .Sander and Sons, St. Albans, have raised this 

 attractive hybrid between concolor and 

 CEdipe. The flower is of soft yellow colour, 

 with the dorsal suffused and streaked with 

 magenta. 



Cymbidium AMABILE. — By crossing 

 Lowio-Mastersii with insigne Sanderi, an 

 effective hybrid with rose-coloured flowers, 

 the lip having a crimson blotch, has been 

 raised by Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



Dendrobium Bassetti. — This pretty 

 Dendrobium results from crossing Rolfeas 

 with melanodiscus. The colour is rich rose- 

 purple, the labellum being white, tipped with 

 rose-purple. Raised by Mr. C. J. Salter in 

 the collection of Mrs. T. B. Haywood, 

 Reigate. 



Brasso-Cattleya Sylvia. — The parent- 

 age of this new hybrid is Brasso-Cattleya 

 Sedeni (Digbyano-Trianas) x Cattleya 

 Trianas. The large flower is silvery white, 

 the throat greenish-yellow. Raised by 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



L.5;lio-Cattleya Dulce. — A very 

 beautiful result, obtained by crossing 

 Cattleya Mendelii with Laelia anccps 

 Sanderiana, the chief feature being the 

 rich purple blotch on the labellum, which 

 makes it singularly attractive. Raised by 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons. 



Brasso - Cattleya Massangeana. — 

 Mons. Theodore Pauwels, Meirelbeke, 

 Ghent, has produced this elegant hybrid 

 between Cattleya Trianas and Brasso- 

 Cattleya Mrs. Leemann. It is in every way a 

 fine result, the magnificent flower being of 

 perfect shape and of rich colour. It was 

 exhibited for the first time at Brussels, 

 January i8th, and at Ghent, February ist, 

 1 91 4, and forms a worthy companion to the 

 beautiful Brasso-Cattleya Senateur de Bast 

 B.-C. Digbyano-Mossi£E x B.-C. Mrs. 



