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and protect from frost and damp during winter, appear to be all that is 

 needed.— C. T. D. 



Nymphaea x Pennsylvania (H. S. Couard, University of Pennsyl- 

 vania, in ylmcr. (^ari^. xxii. p. 745, fig. 155; 2/11/1901). — A new and 



interesting hybrid between N. ccendea, Sav. % , and N. zanzibariensis, 

 Casp. , raised in the Botanic Gardens of the University by Mr. Couard. 

 Sepals and outer petals dark green, spotted black, without ; dull white 

 above, greenish below, within ; inner petals soft light blue ; growth ex- 

 tremely vigorous, but apparently almost sterile. In the number of 

 segments, sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels the hybrid is almost an 

 exact mean between its parents. — C. C. H. 



OdontOglossum x Adrianse, L. Lind. (Cogniaux in Diet. Icon. 

 Orch., Odont. hyb., pi. 10; 9^1901). — A natural hybrid between 0. 

 crispum and 0. Hunneivellianum, with which it grows in Colombia. 

 First flowered by Messrs. Linden, of Brussels, in 1897. Flowers yellow, 

 blotched with chocolate ; lip white, dotted red. 



Var. * Andre ' {Id. pi. 10a). — Appeared with M. Graire, of 

 Amiens, in 1901. Flowers broad, cream colour with many purple- 

 brown blotches ; lip pale yellow, with spots of same colour. 



VaP. * Queen Alexandra' {Id. pi. 10b). — Appeared with Mrs. 

 Briggs-Bury, of Afcrington, in 1901. Flowers very large and broad, 

 whitish yellow, covered with large masses of a rich chocolate colour. 



C. C. H. 



Odontog'lossumi x Braeckmani (L. Linden in Lind. xvi. pi. 

 744 ; 1/7/1901). — A hybrid raised by M. Metdepenningen, of Ghent, and 

 supposed to be between 0. Halli and 0. Harry anum. Flowers greenish 

 yellow, shaded with white at the base of petals and irregularly spotted, 

 dotted, and lined with chocolate brown. — C. C. H. 



Odontog'lossum x crispo-Harryanum anioenum, Cogn. (Co- 

 gniaux in Dic^. Icon. Orch., Odont. hyb. pi. 8 ; 5/1901). — A remarkable 

 hybrid from 0. crispum ? x 0. Harryanum ^ , raised by M. Vuylsteke, 

 of Ghent, in 1898. Intermediate in form and colour. — C. C. H. 



Odontoglossum x crispo-Harryanum spectabile, Cogn. (Co- 

 gniaux in Diet. Icon. Orch., Odont. hyb., pi. 8a; 5/1901). — A hybrid 

 from 0. Harryanum ? x 0. crisjmm ^ , raised by M. Vuylsteke in 1899. 

 Flowers large, approaching 0. Harryanum in form and colour. — C. C. H. 



Odontogrlossum crispum auriferum, L. Lind. (L. Linden in 

 Lind. xvi. pi. 722 ; 1/1 1901).— A variety which appeared with Messrs. 

 Linden in 1900. Flowers medium, broad, pure white with golden-yellow 

 spots, except the petals, which are immaculate. — C. C. H. 



Odontoglossum crispum * Quo Vadis,' L. Lind. (L. Linden in 

 Lind. xvi. pi. 731; 1/3 1901). — A remarkable form of this popular 

 species. Flowers broad and crisped, white, the sepals and lip almost 



