June 2, 1894. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
627 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS, 
By John Fraser, F.L.S., Kew. 
Amongst the many fine Orchids exhibited in the 
Temple Gardens on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th ult., 
the undermentioned kinds received awards according 
to merit from the committees of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society. 
Odontoglossum crispum Rex., Wow. var. 
This may well be entitled to the name of king of 
the Odontoglots, for it is a most magnificent variety. 
The elliptic sepals are very broad and white, with a 
large crimson, lobed blotch in the centre, and a 
deep purple band along the back. The petals are 
triangular, jagged on the edge and coloured like the 
sepals. The lip is white with several crimson 
blotches around and in front of the crest. The 
seven large flowers were much imbricated, and very 
imposing. First-class Certificate. Exhibited by 
Baron Schroder (gardener, Mr. H. Ballantine), The 
Dell, Egham. 
Odontoglossum crispum excelsius, Nov. var. 
The three lanceolate elliptic creamy-white sepals of 
this beautiful variety are white, with three large 
irregularly-lobed transverse reddish-brown blotches. 
The petals are ovate, creamy-white, and covered 
nearly all over with orbicular deep chocolate-red 
blotches, often amalgamated in masses, and with 
numerous small ones on the basal area. The lip is 
oblong and creamy-white, with a large chocolate 
blotch in front of the crest and smaller ones round 
the sides of the same. First-class Certificate. 
Exhibited by Baron Schroder. 
Odontoglossum crispum Wolstenholmiae, 
Nov. var. 
The sepals are elliptic and white, with two very 
large central cinnamon blotches and some smaller 
ones, and much stained with purple on the back. 
The triangular petals are jagged on the edges, white, 
and having a nearly square, but irregular central 
reddish-brown blotch, and a ray band on either 
side half way to the margin. The lip is small, 
reflexed at the sides, undulated and irregularly 
marbled with warm brown blotches for more than 
half way up from the base. First-class Certificate. 
Exhibited by Baron Schroder. 
Odontoglossum crispum Xanthotes, Nov. var. 
The sepals are elliptic and white, with a faint tint 
of yellow along the centre. The petals are ovate, 
jagged at the edges, and white. The cordate-ovate 
lip is white except the central area, which is pale 
primrose with one to three gold blotches in front of 
the crest. The plant bore nine of these chaste 
flowers. First-class Certificate. E.xhibited by 
Baron Schroder. 
Odontoglossum Andersonium superbum, 
Nov. var. 
Both sepals and petals are lanceolate, acuminate, 
incurved, and white, with exception of some large 
crimson-red blotches, often amalgamated into two 
lobed ones on the sepals, and several smaller 
orbicular ones on the centre of the petals and some 
longitudinal stripes at the base. The lip is white, 
with some small crimson-red blotches on each side 
of the crest, and one in front of it. The column 
has a rich crimson blotch on the back. First-class 
Certificate. Exhibited by Baron Schroder. 
Odontoglossum crHpum Dell var., Moj;. var. 
The oblong sepals are of a rich reddish-brown with 
a golden tip and other streaks. The lanceolate 
petals are golden with a white area near the base, 
below and above which is a reddish-brown transverse 
blotch. The lip is white at the base, and primrose 
upwards, with a central, broad, deep brown, horse¬ 
shoe shaped blotch. The column wings are blotched 
with cinnamon. First-class Certificate. Exhibited 
by Baron Schroder. 
Laelio-Cattleya Frederick Boyle,iVow. hyb. 
The sepals of this bi-generic hybrid are revolute at 
the tip and white. The elliptic petals are slightly 
undulate and pure white. The tube of the lip is of 
the palest pink, and the orbicular lamina is fringed 
and white with a rosy band around the apex. The 
throat is palest yellow on a white ground. The 
pseudo-bulb at present is fusiform, compressed, 2J in, 
long, bearing a solitary, oblong leaf. The seed parent 
was Cattleya Trianae, and the pollen bearer Laelia 
anceps. The small pseudo-bulbs and the moderate 
sized flowers show the effect of the latter. Award of 
Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Cypripedium callosum Sanderae, Nov. var. 
The usual purple and brown colours have been 
washed out of this variety, leaving only the green 
and white. The upper orbicular sepal has many 
bright green lines on a white ground. The declinate 
petals are green on the upper longitudinal half, and 
white on the corresponding half, with green lines 
and a white tip. The lip is of a clear soft green and 
netted with deeper green veins. First-class Certifi¬ 
cate, Exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Cattleya Mossiae Imperialls, Nov. Var. 
The sepals are broadly oblong and warm rose. 
The very large petals are elliptic, undulate on the 
upper half, dentate at the edge, and of a deeper rose. 
The tube of the lip is deep rose with a huge oblong- 
orbicular lamina, much waved, crisped and toothed, 
and of a brilliant crimson-purple; the wide open 
tube is of a deep orange, lined with crimson on 
either side, and meeting with a band in the centre ; 
the lower portion of the tube is lined with rich 
purple and white in branching veins. First-class 
Certificate. Exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Phaius hybPidus Owenianus, Nov. hyb. 
The seed parent of this hybrid was P. Oweniae 
crossed with P. Humboltii. The plant will not be 
three years old till August. The lanceolate, spread¬ 
ing sepals are of a warm reddish brown. The petals 
are smaller and much darker in colour. The lip has 
a short, bronzy-yellow tube; the middle lobe is 
orbicular, bifid, undulated, and deep crimson-purple 
as well as the short, rounded side lobes on both 
surfaces. The crest consists of two golden ridges, 
with a shallower one between and extending beyond 
them. The base of the tube is golden internally. 
First class Certificate. Exhibited by Messrs. F. 
Sander & Co. 
Odontoglossum crispum Massangeanum, 
Nov. var. 
The round and much imbricated flowers have 
elliptic white sepals with several, oval, reddish 
purple blotches on the centre, and are stained with 
rose along the back. The ovate petals are finely 
toothed at the edges, white with one large and 
several smaller, irregular, reddish purple blotches in 
the centre. The cordate-ovate lip is white with an 
irregularly lobed, reddish-brown blotch in the front 
of the crest and smaller ones around it. Award of 
Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Laelio-Cattleya Aylingii, Nov. hyb. 
This bi-generic hybrid was raised by Mr. E. Ayling 
in 1878, when gardener to A. J. Cumings, Esq., 
Highgate. The slender pseudo-bulbs are 3 in. to 
4 in. long, compressed and ridged, bearing a solitary, 
oblong, bronzy-green leaf. The spaihe also is 
heavily bronzed. The sepals are rose, and the 
ovate- oblong, wavy petals of a deeper shade. The 
tube of the lip is rose, and the large, oblong or 
quadrate lamina is of a rich crimson purple and 
paler at the apex ; the throat is yellow and heavily 
lined with crimson and yellow on the lower half. 
The large flowers and rich colours render it showy. 
Award of Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. F. 
Sander & Co. 
Cattleya Mendelli picta, Nov. var. 
The sepals are white, the petals ovate, erect in the 
lower half, then recurved and white with a faint tint 
of blush at the base. The lip has a wavy but 
slightly crisped lamina, and white with a central, 
warm purple blotch, and lightly netted with pale 
purple near the apex; the throat is pale yellow, 
lined with pale purple near the base, and the tube is 
white externally. Award of Merit. Exhibited by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Cattleya Mendelli Lewisil, Nov. var. 
The sepals are blush, and the large ovate petals 
wavy at the edge, and of a soft pink. The lamina of 
the lip is oblong, much undulated, crisped, and of a 
rich, brilliant purple to the very edge; the side 
lobes are white, and the throat faintly yellow, lined 
with pale purple and white in the tube, which is 
pure white externally. The lip is the finest feature 
of the large flower. Award of Merit. Exhibited 
by Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co., Southgate. 
Oncidium Marshallianum superbum. 
The upper sepal of this fine variety is yellow and 
transversely barred with brown. The petals are 
larger, bright yellow, and densely spotted all over 
with crimson, except on the margins. The lip is the 
showiest feature of the flower, as it is the largest, 
and yellow with scarlet-red spots all round the crest. 
Award of Merit. A large and showy piece of it 
was exhibited by Walter C. Walker, Esq., Winch- 
more Hill. 
Odontoglossum Andersonianum Young's 
van., Nov. var. 
The flowers of this variety are moderate in size 
and compact with short segments. The oblong- 
elliptic sepals are revolute at the sides, and white 
with several large, chocolate-brown blotches. The 
petals are ovate, with several orbicular, chocolate 
blotches, and a longitudinal stripe at the base. 
The white lip has a large, transverse, chocolate 
blotch in front of the crest. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Chas. Young, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
Ryder), The Thorns, Sevenoaks. 
Cattleya Mendelli Mrs. De B. Crawshay, 
Nov. var. 
The sepals in this case are of the palest pink, and 
the large, triangular-ovate petals crisped at the 
edge, and a shade darker. The lamina of the lip s 
wavy, crisped, and rich purple, while the side lobes 
are white, and the throat pale yellow, lined with 
purple. Award of Merit. Exhibited by De B. 
Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Sidney Cooke), 
Rosefields, Sevenoaks. 
Odontoglossum crispum Trianae, Not;, var. 
The white sepals of this variety have a reddish- 
purple central blotch, and a purple band externally. 
The petals are elliptic, dentate, and white. The lip 
is white, with a large, reddish-brown blotch in front 
of the crest, with a few smaller ones at the sides. 
Award of Merit. Exhibited by H. Shaw, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. Cliffe), Stamford House, Ashton- 
under-Lyne. 
Cypripedium bellatulum Hardy’s var., 
Nov. var. 
The leaves of this variety are of a dark olive-green 
with a few gray spots. The orbicular upper sepal 
and the broadly-oval petals are creamy-white, and 
netted with blackish-crimson, the lines being very 
broad and heavy. The lip is also creamy, with a 
few small crimson spots on the sides, and numerous 
spots on the infolded sides of the claw. The 
staminode is also finely spotted. First-class Certifi¬ 
cate. Exhibited by F. Hardy, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
Stafford). Tyntesfield, Ashton-on-Mersey. 
OdontogI jssum luteo-purpjreum 
Vuylstekeanum. 
The chestnut-brown markings peculiar to most of 
the forms of the species have here entirely dis¬ 
appeared in this case, leaving only different shades 
of yellow. The sepals are clear golden-yellow with a 
paler apex and Ease. The petals are jagged in the 
middle, toothed upwards, and heavily blotched with 
clear golden-yellow on a pale yellow ground ; they, 
as well as the seoals, are much undulated. The lip 
also is wavy and crisped, creamy-yellow, with a pale 
yellow blotch in front of the crest. First-class 
Certificate. A fine plant with three spikes and an 
aggregate of twenty-seven flowers was exhibited by 
M. Jules Hye, 8, Coupure, Ghent. 
Odontoglossum crispum Capartianum, 
Nov. var. 
The elliptic sepals are rosy on both surfaces, with a 
large, reddish-brown blotch in the centre. The 
petals are ovate, jagged at the edges, and paler rose 
with a large, irregularly lobed blotch in the centre. 
The heart-shaped lip is white, with numerous 
reddish brown blotches in front of the crest. Award 
of Merit. Exhibited by M. A. A. Peeters, St. 
Gilles, Brussels. 
Schomburgkia tibicinis. 
A PLANT of this shown by Walter C. Walker, Esq., 
Winchmore Hill, had a flower stem about 4 ft. high. 
The sepals and petals are oblong, undulated, rosy- 
purple, and tinted with brown on the upper half. 
The lip is creamy externally, but the side lobes are 
very large, rounded, and heavily netted with crimson 
internally ; the terminal lobe is small, notched, and 
yellowish tinted with purple. Botanicil Certificate. 
Cypripedium Chamberlainianum. 
There is some difficulty in flowering this species 
when it is grown with others that require shading. 
Often the shading is carried to excess in order to 
obtain the foliage of a dark green healthy colour 
which one likes to see the plants assume. But the 
other day I saw two plants of C. Chamberlainianum 
at Hazelwood, Norwood, which were flowering freely 
and in splendid health where the plants were fully 
exposed to the sun. No grower could wish for 
better results than was obtained by this treatment. 
Those who have any difficulty in flowering C. 
Chamberlainianum might with advantage give the 
plants a position where they would have the benefit 
of full exposure. Growing in the same house and 
under the same conditions, C. bellatulum was in 
capital condition, the flowers of enormous size, and 
there was a very dark coloured variety amongst 
them. Those two Orchids are done well at 
Hazelwood, and are a credit to the grower—Mr. 
Mundey.— A. IF. 
