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GARDENERS 9 MA GAZINE. 



November l2) ^ 



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Hybrid M 



natural hybrid between M. spectabilis and M. Clowesi It ha *k - 



* • i r *i 1 « mediate characteristics of both these species in the hahiT f mter " 



There is perhaps no genus of the orchid family that has yielded more and also in the shape and colouring of the fleers tk growth ' 



natural hybrids than the Miltonias, and these form an interesting and nPtak are r^mv vellow. the central ar^ h*;™' A , ne :. se Pals and 



beautiful addition to our collections. -Some of th* «ot„™i u 



Some of the natural hybrids have 

 been in cultivation for a number of years, but the majority are 

 practically of recent introduction. A short note, with the accompanying 



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Miltoma Blunti var. Lubbersiana. 



illustrations of some of these, will/no doubt, be of considerable interest to 



orchidists. 



There has been only one hybrid raised artificially, and it is worthy of 



note that it has been obtained first by M. Bleu, of Paris, and since then 



by Mr. Sedin, in Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons' nurseries. The cultural 



details relating to Miltonias are so ably dealt with in the weekly 



calendars of the Gardeners' Magazine that further reference is not 



called for here, as they are as suitable for the new as the older known 

 sorts. 



M. i estiva.— This is no doubt a natural hybrid between M. specta- 



Milton ia leucoglossa. 



petals are creamy yellow, the central area being almost wholly ?1 ^ 

 with large reddish-brown blotches. The apical part the n 1°? 

 the basal part becoming suffused with crimson purple P lte ' 



M. Blunti Lubbersiana is one of the most handsome Miltoniac • 

 cultivation. The flowers are larger than the original form S ^ 

 colour also is finer. The sepals and petals are light yellow with 

 violet purple at the base ; the central area is covered with numerousS 

 brown blotches and spots. The front lobe of the lip is white becom' 

 suffused with purple at the base, where it has a prominent, ridded veUo S 

 crest. The accompanying illustration was made from a plant mcmS 

 exhibited by Mr. White at the Drill Hall, from the collection of sfr T 

 Lawrence, Bart. rf 



Binoti is supposed to be a natural hybrid between M candid 

 and M. Regnelli. The sepals and petals are buff, with a suffusion nf 

 purple at the base, while the central aiea is covered with large lieh 

 brown blotches and spots. The hp has the intermediate characters of 

 the two species from which the hybrid is supposed to have been derived • 

 it is pale lilac suffused with purple and veined with another and darker 

 shade of Durole. It has several raised, light-coloured ridges at the base 



,or hriaht vpllnu, This hybrid is of free habit, and a 



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shade of purple 



the centre one being bright yellow j ^ mwx auu 



The P lan * was exhibited before the orcWdTon^ 



most desirable orchid. 



Milton i a Binott. 



bilis and M. flavescens. 

 was described in 1868. 



nana iinu m. Kegne 



It was the first co make its appearance, and a good constitution. 



The flowers are produced three or four on a 

 tals creamy yellow. The large lip has a ground 



It is a very 



mittee of the R.H.S. on September 20 last, when it was adjudged worthy 

 of an award of merit ; it came from Sir T. Lawrence's collection. 



M. LEUCOGLOSSA is one of the most distinct and desirable Miltonias 

 one can grow. The sepals and petals are greenish-white, spotted with a 

 distinct shade of violet-purple. The large lip is pure white, except at 

 the base, where it has a violet-purple suffusion on either side of the 

 yellow-ridged disk. It resembles M. spectabilis in the habit of growth, 

 and is probably a hybrid between that species and M. Candida. It was 

 exhibited before the Orchid Committee on September 20 last by Sir I- 

 Lawrence, and gained an award of merit on that occasion. 



M. Lamarckiana is considered to be a hybrid between M. Candida 

 and M. Clowesi. Its sepals and petals are deep brown, barred ana 

 tipped with yellow. There is also a suffusion of purple at the base. , „ 

 front half of the lip is pure white, with a blotch of purple in the centre 

 There are several raised ridges at the base, white shading to purple ai 

 their bases. It has the intermediate characters of the two speaes. 



M. Peetersiana is a natural hybrid between M. spectabilis Morei^ 

 liana and M. Regnelli. It is most distinct, of ^ . ""'\ om 



It is intermediate between the two 

 to hav» w« H P rivi»H. The sepals and petais * _ 



mlrmr nf ' — ,7 r ^c«uny yeiiow. me large np 



« e orchiS TnT ydl ? W> mott ed and suffu *ed with pSrple. It is a very 

 Spreciated. V W,th in a few collections where Miltonias are 



appreciated 



M. Blunti was first described 



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possessing 



from 



which it is supposed to have been derived. ~r-~ ~- - . in 



hght purple. The lip also is purple, with a darker shade of colon 

 front of the raised yellow lines forming the disk. It is worthy of a piac 

 in any collection where Miltonias are appreciated. Bleuana, 

 The only garden hybrid that has yet been introduced .s M • B^ua 



1879. I* is supposed to be a and as stated above, has been twice raised by the inter-cros 



