THE 



ORCHID 



WORLD. 



rare h\brid between M. vexillaria and C. 

 Noezliana, has been successfully raised, there 

 are a number of healthy seedlings already 

 well advanced. A promising seed-pod is 

 Miltonia Bluntii x M. vexillaria. 



Odontoglossums grow here with evident 

 pleasure, the graceful sprays of flowers 

 creating quite a floral display in the spring- 

 time and early summer months. Crispums, 

 as may be expected, occupy a large part of 

 the house, the best variety of this species in 

 the collection being " Surprise de Val 

 Duchesse." The hybrid Odontoglossums 

 grow with great vigour, especially those with 

 Harryanum in the parentage. Many of the 

 finest of these hybrids have recently produced 

 their elegant flowers in great perfection. 

 There seems no limit to the amount of 

 variation in colour and marking which these 

 cool house Orchids possess. 



One of the most interesting sections of the 

 Orchids is the unique collection of varieties 

 of Cochlioda Noezliana. This includes more 

 than eighteen distinct forms. The following 

 are the best : aurantiaca, superba, King 

 Edward VII., and King Leopold. The 

 hybridist has, therefore, every chance of 

 selecting suitable plants for his progressive 

 work. 



Mention must also be made of the specimen 

 Phalaenopses, the robust growing Phaius 

 Norman, which are now flowering well, the 

 elegant Renanthera Imschootiana, and a very 

 large representative collection of Orchids 

 noted for their decorative properties. 



From the above comparative short account 

 of this important collection it will be seen 

 how very interested M. Dietrich is in Orchid 

 culture. Already eight large houses are 

 completely filled with plants, and probably, 

 before long, additional ones will be erected 

 to contain the specimens which are being 

 purchased to make the collection as complete 

 as possible. 



It remains to be said that M. Dietrich's 

 energy and love for Orchids has brought 

 him many honours. He is Vice-president 

 du Cercle des Orchidophiles Beiges, Adminis- 

 trateur de la Societe Royale Linneenne de 

 Belgique, Chevalier de I'Ordre de Leopold, 



Officier de I'Ordre de la Couronne, Officier 



de I'Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur, and 



Comma ndeur du Merite Agricole de 



France, etc. G. W. 



NEW HYBRIDS. 



L-clio-Cattleya Euripides [L.-C. Gold- 

 crest (L. COWANI X C. SCHRODER/E) X 



L.-C. Myra (L. flava X C Trian.-e)]. — 

 Another useful addition to the yellow section of 

 Orchid flowers has been produced by Messrs. 

 J. and A. McBean, of Cooksbridge. It is 

 hardly expected that the flower would be 

 equal in size to many of those of the purple 

 section, but considering the narrow shape of 

 the parents containing the yellow pigment 

 this hybrid is certainly an advance in the 

 right direction. The colour of this new 

 hybrid is very bright orange-yellow. 

 Odontoglossum Voltinia [(Hallii X 



VUYLSTEKEI (WiLCKEANUM x HARVENG- 

 TENSE)]. — The labellums of both Hallii and 

 luteo-purpureum have very spiny crests ; 

 the combination of these two species has 

 produced, in the hybrid, a decidedly attrac- 

 tive feature. The well-known triangular 

 blotch of colour on the apex of the 

 triumphans lip is largely inherited, and the 

 broad, fringed labellum of luteo-purpureum is 

 also in evidence. The flower of this new 

 hybrid, which has been raised in the collection 

 of de Barri Crawshay, Esq., has a golden- 

 yellow ground colour, and is almost covered 

 with large reddish-brown blotches, the tips of 

 the sepals and petals remaining a bright 

 yellow. 



Odontoglossum Huniades (sceptrum 



X HunNEWELLIANU:m). — A flower of this 

 rare natural hybrid comes from the collection 

 of de Barn Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, 

 Sevenoaks. The sepals are a solid chocolate 

 colour, the narrow petals blotched with the 

 same colour on the outer halves and lighth' 

 spotted on the inner parts. The pandurate 

 lip is fringed at the apex and bears in the 

 centre a large triangular chocolate blotch ; the 

 sides curl over this and almost hide it from 

 view. A somewhat remarkable feature in 



