THE ORCHID WORLD. 
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markings of Odontioda V uylstekecE and 0. 
King George V., as shown by the accompany- 
ing figures, both made from photographs. As 
the latter is a cross from the former it is but 
natural to expect some resemblance ; but 
Odontoglossum Inudatum ( ardentisshiium x 
W ilckeannm) should, in theory, have given 
more of the form shown in Lntetia, with its 
influence of Od. liiteo-fiirpiircuin ; but not 
so ; the nobile in the seed-bearer has assumed 
the nobile m the pollen parent and rejected 
the litteo-fiirpiireum, once more showing the 
collective power of the white-grounded an- 
cestor — nobile. Form has been here improved 
at the expense of colour. 
beechense and Cecilia, it is very interesting to 
observe the variation in the influence of 
Odontoglossum. Harryanuni in relation to its 
directness or the reverse as a parent. The 
greatex- the Harryaninn influence the finer the 
hybrid. Charlesworthii stands first. In 
Leeana and beechense the Hnrrynnum influ- 
ence has overcome that of crispuni and nobile 
to such an extent that they might be taken in 
a group as C hnrlcsivorthii from different cap- 
sules. In this particular Leeana we shall not 
see any variation, as its owner tells me the 
plant was " the whole stock " raised. 
In Odontioda ignea we have a totally dis- 
tinct break away, and this, being the result of 
Odontioda Ernest Henry. (" Gardeneri' Chronicle.' ) 
Od inlioda' Vuyhlekee Crawshayana. (" R.H.S. Journal.") 
During September last Mr. Charlesworth 
bloomed another secondary cross, Odontioda 
Daphne (Odontoglossum Edwardii x Odon- 
tioda heatonensis), and, peculiarly enough, 
this seems to even reduce the size of the 
blooms below that of Edwardii, whose influ- 
ence is paramount in colour, though in form 
it is a little modified towards the pollen parent. 
The plant was small, and it is hardly fair to 
criticise it yet, but at present it is not any 
advance in its genus. 
Taking the group that have Cochlioda 
Noezliana and Odontoglossum Harryanuni 
in their parentage, viz., Charlesworthii, 
Ernest Henry, Diana, Lambeauiana, Leeana, 
a pure yellow and very distinct species, may 
lead to " fields unknown." I have not seen 
it, but am told it is " a little thing, very bright, 
stem two feet, short peduncles, crimson." 
Here again we have another proof that red 
and yellow make crimson, otherwise red. 
For the sake of completeness I append lists 
of all allied hybrids where red is in their 
ancestry, for in a short time hence it may not 
be so easy to tabulate them with equal sim- 
plicity, and this may be useful to hybridists 
who are attacking this enormous red field of 
operations. 
In conclusion, if any red hybrid has been 
omitted it is not for want of earnest endeavour 
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