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Notwithstanding the most tempting offers 
from various would-be purchasers, it was not 
until Messrs. Sander and Sons eventually 
secured the prize by offering a handsome sum 
that the specimen was removed from the 
place it had occupied for so many years. 
As one can easily imagine, the removal and 
transit to England was no light task. The 
tree was cut off beneath the specimen and 
the smaller branches above were carefully 
removed. Then the huge packing case which 
had been specially made was brought into use, 
and after an immense amount of labour and 
considerable cost the large package was 
brought to Puntas Arenas, and from thence 
by Royal Mail steamer to Southampton. 
No sooner had this specimen arrived safely 
at Southampton than elaborate preparations 
were made for its cultivation. No ordinary 
glass structure was suitable for such a 
wonder, so bricklayers and carpenters were 
immediately ordered to construct a special 
house in which the plant was suspended by 
a chain attached to the roof, while underneath 
was a large tank of water. 
MILTONIA WARSCEWICZII 
AS A PARENT. 
By C. ALWYN HARRISON. 
IN the production of bigeneric hybrids no 
species has been employed to greater 
advantage than the above, for besides 
yielding seedlings of great decorative value, 
it has imparted good constitution and remark- 
able floriferousness to all its descendants. 
An ample proof is afforded in regard to 
Odontoma Lairesseas. This bigener first 
bloomed m 1905, and as early as 1908 the 
writer saw a magnificent specimen, bearing 
four long branching spikes carrying over 200 
flowers, at Messrs. Sander and Sons. 
Miltonia Warscewiczii was named after that 
intrepid Polish collector, who enriched our 
collections in the sixties and seventies with 
many handsome plants. It is a native of 
Colombia, but only found at a lower 
elevation than the majority of the Colombian 
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Odontoglossums, and therefore requires a 
warmer temperature. The cool end of the 
intermediate house forms an ideal situation. 
This species differs con.siderably in growth 
and in the inflorescence from a Miltonia of 
the vexillaria section, resembling rather an 
Oncidium, and, indeed, Oncidium Weltonii 
is a synonym. It seems to be most successful 
as the seed parent, and from my own 
experience is easy to obtain good seed from 
pods, being usually ripe from nine to ten 
months after cross fertilisation. 
Miltonia Warscewiczii is not very variable, 
but two distinct and beautiful varieties are 
leucochila, possessing more white than the 
type, and picta, a yellowish form. 
The following is a complete list of the 
hybrids so far derived from this species : — 
MiLTONIODA. 
Cooperi, M. Warscewiczii x Cochlioda 
Noezliana. Sander, 191 3. 
Odontonia. 
Lairessea?, M. W. x Odontoglossum crispum. 
Lairesse, 1905. 
culiginosa, M. W. x O. Pescatorei. 
Vuylsteke, 1906. 
Lambeauiana, M. W. x O. Lambeauianum. 
Peeters, 19 10. 
Louise, M. W. x O. Ossulstonii. Charles- 
worth, 191 2. 
Edna, M. W. x O. Wilckeanum. Sander, 
1 91 2. 
decora, M. W. x O. Adrianae. Sander, 
1912. 
Laelia Sander, M. W. x O. amabile. 
Sander, 1912. 
Roger Sander, M. W. x O. percultum. 
1912. 
St. Alban, M. W. x O Pescatorei. Sander, 
1912. 
Boadicea, M. W. x O. Clytie. Charles- 
worth, 19 1 2. In this the Miltonia was used 
as the pollen parent. 
Magali Sander, M. W. x O. ardentissimum. 
.Sander, 191 3. 
VUYLSTEKEANA HyEANA. 
Odontonia Lairesseas x Cochlioda Noezliana. 
Jules Hye, 191 2. 
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