Plate 453. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM POLYXANTHUM. 



This species comes from Ecuador, and was discovered at an elevation of 8000 feet 

 by Mr. Edward Klaboch in 1878. The bulb resembles that of 0. Halli ; the flower-spike 

 is about two feet long, and the individual flowers measure, when fully developed, four 

 inches in diameter ; the petals and sepals are large, yellow in colour, and broadly blotched 

 with chocolate ; the lip large and round, reddish-purple, edged with rosy-white. It is a 

 very floriferous plant of easy culture, making its strong spikes in April and May ; and is 

 a valuable addition to our cold Odontoglots — a class of Orchids that will always find 

 admirers. 



Mr. Klaboch states that it is very scarce in its native habitat, in fact, he found it 

 only by accident, and after hunting the district for five years. A fine specimen was 

 exhibited by W. Cobb, Esq., Silverdale, Sydenham, at one of the meetings of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society in April, 1880, when a First-class Certificate was awarded to it. 

 Our illustration was made from a plant flowered by that gentleman. 



Plate 454. 

 NEW JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



The efforts of the Continental raisers of new Japanese Chrysanthemums appear to be 

 largely rewarded by the production of striking novelties of high-class quality. Among 

 the new varieties produced last autumn, the two forming the subject of our illustration 

 appeared to be of the best possible character — novel in aspect, large in size, attractive in 

 colour, and of excellent form and symmetry. Madame Lemoine (fig. 1) is of small size 

 compared with its companion flower, but is yet of decided value, the colour pale magenta 

 shading off to deep magenta. Mons. Ardene (fig. 2) is a flower of unusual size, with a 

 profuse mass of narrowish petals of a pink hue, deepening to pale magenta when the 

 blooms are fully expanded. 



We think we are correct in stating that these new varieties are being distributed by 

 Mons. Victor Lemoine, of Nancy, France, but we are unable to say who they were raised 

 by. Chrysanthemum growers say they are of great excellence for exhibition purposes. 



