April, 1913.] 
THE ORCrilD WORLD. 
influence over the other colours. Raised by 
Mr. H. G. Alexander in the Westonbirt 
collection. 
L.-elio-Cattleya Barbara. — Cattleya 
Gaskelliana and Laslia lona (tenebrosa x 
Dayana) are the parents of a useful flower 
raised by Mr. Eustace F. Clarke, Evershot, 
Dorset. The broad petals are light mauve, 
the lip rich purple extending to the side lobes 
and up the throat. The centre of the labellum 
IS yellow, and all the plants flower on the new 
undeveloped growth, without a sheath, as in 
the Dayana species. 
Odontoglossum Saturne. — So far, 
nebulosum has produced but few hybrids, the 
chief reason being the great difficulty experi- 
enced in making it carry a seed pod. Mons. 
Henri Graire, Amiens, France, appears some- 
what successful, for he has recently flowered 
another interesting hybrid created by the use 
of nebulosum. The first was Odontoglossum 
Neptune (crispum x nebulosum), flowered 
September, 19 12, and the second is Odonto- 
glossum Saturne (nebulosum x crispo-Harry- 
anum), exhibited March, 1913. This latter 
hybrid has a light rose ground colour evenly 
spotted with brownish-red ; the lip is broad, 
somewhat pointed at the apex, prettily spotted, 
the crest being yellow with minute spotting. 
The plant has much of the nebulosum habit. 
Odontoglossum Lawrecrispum. — An 
elegant hybrid between Lawrenceanum 
(Rolfeas x triumphans) and crispum has 
recently flowered with Messrs. J. and A. 
McBean, Cooksbridge. The shape is very 
good, petals almost round and overlapping 
the sepals, creamy-white ground colour with 
large chocolate-brown blotches ; lip very 
broad. 
Odontioda Kitty. — A particularly pretty 
hybrid between Odontioda wickhamensis 
(crispum x sanguinea) and ardentissimum has 
been raised by Mr. George W. Bird, of Manor 
House, West Wickham, Kent The whole 
flower is suffused with rose-purple, over which 
lies a brownish-red colour. The labellum is 
comparatively large, of a much lighter rose 
than the other segments, and with a central 
blotch of crimson-red. This flower is rendered 
attractive by the very pretty style in which 
the ends of the undulating sepals and petals 
are twisted and recurved. The plant has 
produced a spike of six flowers on its 
second seedling bulb, and gives promise of 
considerable improvement. 
Odontioda Mossi.e. — An interesting 
hybrid between Cochlioda Noezliana and 
Odontoglossum maculatum has been raised 
by Mr. J. S. Moss, Wintershill House, Bishop's 
Waltham. In size the flower is intermediate 
between the parents, the lip is deeply thrce- 
lobed, and the colour uniform red. The 
maculatum has not had the strong influence 
that one might expect from this distinct 
Odontoglossum 
Odontonia Cybele. 
OdontoNIA Cybele.— Not many hybri- 
dists would think of crossing Odonto- 
glossum cirrhosum with Miltonia Candida, yet 
these are the parents of Cybele, recently 
flowered by Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., 
who were awarded a Certificate of Appre- 
ciation for their result. The sepals and petals 
are heavily blotched with reddish-brown on a 
yellow ground. The labellum almost flat, 
having entirely lost the convolute form of the 
Miltonia, light yellow in colour and spotted 
with red-brown ; the apex is pointed, the sides 
slightly undulated and toothed at the margin. 
The hybrid appears to be of verv delicate 
constitution. 
