May 11, 1893. ] 
JOURNAL OF Horticulture and cottage gardener. 
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green streaks ; lip nearly as in pollen parent, purplish blue with 
darker lines ; the ridges of the crest dark violet blue, the farrows 
whitish ; column violet purple above, streaked below the stigma.” 
It was raised by Colonel Clay of Wallassy, Birkenhead. 
Zygopetalum Sedeni. —We are told that this is the result of 
a eross between Z. maxillare and Z. Mackayi. “ Pseudo-bulbs and 
leaves nearly as in Z maxillare ; racemes 6 to 9 flowered ; flowers 
intermediate in size between those of the parents; sepals and petals 
brownish purple with a metallic gloss, and sometimes with two or 
rotund, erect, indigo blue, the fleshy crest between them nearly as 
in Zygopetalum maxillare, the ridges blue and the furrows white ; 
the front lobs transversely roundish, oblong, indigo blue, sparingly 
mottled with white. Column broad, purplish blue, anthers white.” 
This was raised by Mr. Seden at Messrs. Veitch & Son’s nursery, 
and is described as “ the handsomest of the Zygopetalum hybrids 
yet obtained.” 
Zygocolax Veitciii. — This is a bigeneric hybrid between 
Zygopetalum Mackayi and Colax jugosus. “ Pseudo-bulbs broader 
Fig. 69.—zygopetalum SEDENI. 
three pale transve'se bands ; lip bright violet blue, more or less 
striated ; crest and column dark violet blue.” Raised by Mr. 
Seden at Messrs. Veitch & Son’s nursery, and figured in the 
illustration. 
Zygocolax leopardinu.s.— An interesting bigeneric hybrid 
between Zygopetalum and Colax jugosus. “ Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, 
compressed, 1 to 2 inches long, diphyllous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, 
acute, 6 to 9 inches long ; racemes 3 to 5 flowered ; flowers 2 inches 
in diameter ; sepals and petals oblong-lanceolate, whitish spotted 
and marked with brown purple ; lip three-lobed, the side lobes 
and shorter than in Colax jugosus ; the leaves narrower, and the 
racemes shorter and fewer flowered than in Zygopetalum Mackayi. 
Flowers 3 inches across the lateral petals ; sepals and petals 
similar and sub-equal, spreading, broader than in the Zygopetalum, 
narrower than in the Colax, light yellow green, much spotted and 
blotched with brown-purple ; lip with two basal auricles, sub- 
orbicular, the central ‘area white with radiating lines of violet- 
purple papillae, the marginal area violet-purple striated ; column 
yellow-green spotted with brown-purple.” This was also raised by 
Sir. Seden. 
