June  10,  1897. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Odontcglossum  crispum  Starlight. 
The  number  of  Odontoglossums  staged  at  the  recent  Temple 
Show  was  very  considerable,  and  it  is  perhaps  needless  to  add  that 
many  were  of  exceptionally  good  quality.  The  majority  of  the 
plants  staged  were  forms  of  O.  crispum,  and  amongst  these  the 
variety  0.  c.  Starlight  (fig.  96),  staged  from  Mr.  R.  Brooman 
White’s  famous  collection  at  Ardarroch  was  quite  one  of  the 
choicest.  The  handsome  spike  carried  several  beautifully  formed 
flowers  of  most  distinct  colour.  The  sepals  are  deep  rose  profusely 
spotted  with  brown,  while  the  petals  are  white  suffused  with  rose, 
and  spotted  similarly  to  the  sepals.  The  lip  is  white,  sparsely 
spotted  with  chocolate,  and  the  throat  is  yellow.  The  Orchid 
Committee  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  awarded  it  a  first- 
class  certificate. 
Orchids  at  the  Temple. 
Excellent  as  are  the  exhibitions  annually  held  at  the  Temple, 
probably  at  no  other  show  has  there  been  such  an  array  of  good 
things  in  the  way  of  Orchids.  The  number  shown  perhaps  was 
not  greater  than  other  years,  but  the  quality  was  certainly  better 
than  ever.  Cattleya  Mossias  was  in  grand  form.  Prominent  was 
the  lovely  pure  white  C.  M.  Wagneri,  the  most  chaste  and  pure  of 
all  the  labiata  section  of  Cattleyas.  The  only  spot  of  colour  on 
this  superb  form  is  a  yellowish  area  about  the  throat,  beautiful 
in  itself  and  serving  to  enhance  the  purity  of  the  outer  segments. 
There  was  also  a  grand  plant  of  C.  M.  E.  Ashworth,  a  very 
distinct  variety  with  a  decided  tint  of  blue  on  the  lip.  Odonto- 
glossum  Queen  Yictoria  is  a  grand  acquisition,  the  immense  flowers 
having  prettily  flushed  sepals,  petals  and  lip,  all  having  huge 
blotches  of  bright  chestnut  red.  The  plant  had  one  spike  carrying 
eight  of  these  fine  blooms,  and  was  most  deservedly  awarded  a  first- 
class  certificate.  It  was  a  happy  idea  to  show  Phalsenopsis  inter¬ 
media  Portei  and  P.  i.  Brymeriana  together,  the  difference  between 
the  two  being  very  marked. 
The  lovely  and  striking  C.  callosum  Sandersi  from  Baron 
Schroder  was  in  splendid  order.  The  blossoms  of  this  superb  plant 
have  lost  all  trace  of  purple,  and  are  composed  wholly  of  green  and 
white  in  soft  and  beautiful  combination.  The  splendid  hybrid 
Lselio- Cattleya  Digbyana  Mossise  was  also  shown,  and  this  is 
perhaps  the  most  striking  instance  of  the  hybridist’s  art.  If 
Mr.  Seden  had  raised  no  other  hybrid  than  this  he  would  have 
rendered  a  splendid  service  to  horticulture. 
Probably  the  finest  new  hybrid  shown  was  Laelio-Cattleya  Lady 
Wigan,  a  large  and  beautiful  flower,  the  result  of  crossing  L.  pur- 
purata  Russelliana  and  C.  Mossiac  aurea.  The  sepals  and  petals 
are  white  with  a  rosy  suffusion,  the  immense  basal  lip  beautifully 
frilled,  the  throat  lightly  spotted  on  a  yellow  ground,  the  front 
striped  with  crimson  purple.  Mr.  Brooman  White  of  Ardarroch 
had  a  form  of  Odontoglossum  crispum  called  Starlight,  and  this  is 
the  most  distinct  form  ever  exhibited.  The  segments  are  rosy 
white,  closely  covered  with  small  dots  of  crimson.  Laslia  purpurata 
Ashworthiana,  though  not  quite  new,  is  absolutely  unique.  Both 
petals  are  marked  with  crimson  purple  as  deep  in  colour  as  that  of  the 
lip,  and  this  variation  from  the  type  has  proved  to  be  constant. 
Acacctocbilus  Sanderiana,  Stenoglottis  fimbriata,  and  Cattleya 
Mossise  Reineckiana,  from  Messrs.  Sander  &  Co.,  the  lovely  crosses 
obtained  by  Mr.  Chapman  between  Cypripedium  bellatulum  and 
C.  Curtisi,  and  bearing  the  name  of  this  very  successful  raiser,  are 
only  a  few  of  the  more  striking  things  exhibited,  but  as  a  full  and 
excellent  report  has  already  appeared  in  the  Journal  I  must  not 
further  trespass  on  the  space. 
At  Mr.  W.  Bull’s. 
The  annual  exhibitions  of  Orchids  at  Mr.  Bull’s  are  events 
anxiously  looked  forward  to  by  these  interested,  and  anyone  who 
has  the  good  fortune  to  be  personally  conducted  by  this  veteran 
orchidist  cannot  fail  to  pass  a  very  pleasant  and  instructive  hour. 
The  present  is  the  sixteenth  consecutive  season  of  the  show,  and 
the  multitude  of  good  things  to  be  seen  should  tempt  anyone  who 
has  time  to  pay  a  visit.  Grand  forms  of  Cattleya  Mossiae,  C.  Men- 
deli,  and  others  now  in  bloom,  combine  with  the  noble  Laelia 
purpurata  in  forming  a  groundwork,  while  the  lovely  Miltonia 
vexillaria  is  seen  in  magnificent  form. 
Odontoglossums  are  always  a  strong  point  here,  and  this  season 
is  no  exception  to  the  rule.  0.  c.  stupendum  is  one  of  the  very 
best  of  the  white  forms  that  are  to  be  seen  here  in  abundance, 
while  other  plants  in  this  section  capitally  done  are  0.  hystrix, 
O.  cuspidatum,  O.  polyxanthum,  and  a  host  of  others.  Miltonia 
Roezli,  M.  R.  alba,  and  striata  are  fine,  while  a  splendid  form  of 
Thunia  Bensoniae,  named  Winniana,  deserves  mention  because  of 
its  distinctness  and  deep  colour.  Coelogyne  pandurata  is  a  quaint 
but  delightful  plant,  the  quite  black  markings  on  a  bright  green 
ground  giving  it  a  most  distinct  and  unusual  appearance. 
Fine  forms  of  Oncidium  Kramerianum  help  to  give  lightness 
and  grace  to  what  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  tastefully 
arranged  houses  of  Orchids  ever  arranged,  while  O.  macranthum 
hastiferum,  O.  Marshallianum,  and  other  more  showy  kinds  are 
freely  intermixed.  Besides  the  more  popular  and  showy  kinds 
there  is  a  large  and  varied  assortment  of  quaint  and  singular  plants 
seldom  seen.  Pleurothallis  in  variety,  Masdevallias,  Bulbophyllums, 
and  some  of  the  tiny  Occidiums  need  only  be  mentioned.  Hardly 
in  the  latter  category  are  O.  pulchellum,  O.  tetrapetalum,  O.  phyma- 
tochilum,  and  0.  pulvinatum  ;  but  of  all  these  species  fine  plants 
are  in  flower.  In  fact,  there  is  hardly  a  known  kind  that  blooms 
at  this  season  that  one  cannot  find  well  represented  in  this  superb 
and  varied  collection. 
At  Messrs.  J.  Yeitch  &  Sons’. 
In  this  well-known  establishment  the  Orchids  are  now  superb, 
the  large  Cattleya  house  being  especially  well  filled  with  striking 
and  beautiful  forms.  The  collection  includes  some  extremely  fine 
dark  forms  of  Laslia  purpurata,  which  with  Cattleya  Mossias, 
C.  Mendelli,  C.  Skinneri,  and  C.  intermedia  among  others  make  a 
grand  display.  '  * 
The  lovely  hybrid  Lselio- Cattleya  Hippolyta,  L.-C.  ascena,  with 
their  delicate  shades  of  orange  and  purple,  are  in  full  flower,  while 
the  rather  better  known  Lselia  Latona  was  flowering  freely.  In 
the  charming  little  annexe  where  Orchids  and  Ferns  are  grouped  in 
a  pleasing  and  natural  manner  there  were  many  choice  things, 
including  the  pretty  bigeneric  hybrid  Epiphronitis  Yeitchi,  raised 
here  by  crossing  E.  radicans  and  Sophronitis  grandiflora. 
Fine  plants  of  Maxillaria  Sanderiana  and  the  pretty  Disa. 
Veitchi,  D.  grandiflora,  and  D.  racemosa  were  also  noted  ;  while  in 
an  adjoining  structure  Oncidium  pulvinatum,  suspended  from  the 
roof  in  baskets,  had  a  pretty  effect.  The  distinct  Dendrobium 
lituiflorum  was  represented  by  well-flowered  plants  ;  while 
possessing  the  cooler  structures  Odontoglossums  in  variety,  and 
Masdevallias  of  the  showy  flowered  section,  were  as  conspicuous 
by  their  fine  health  as  their  freedom  of  blooming. — H.  R.  R. 
Manchester  and  North  of  England  Orchid  Society. 
The  second  meeting  was  held  in  the  Coal  Exchange  on  J une  3rd, 
the  exhibits  being  much  more  numerous  than  at  the  previous 
meeting,  and  of  the  highest  quality.  There  were  some  fifty-nine 
exhibits  sent  for  inspection  by  the  Committee,  five  F.C.C.  and 
twelve  A.M.  being  granted.  The  trade  made  a  splendid  display, 
Messrs.  Lucien  Linden  &  Co.,  Brussels,  showing  Cattleya  Mossiae 
in  extra  choice  variety,  a  fine  specimen  and  variety  named  “Queen’s 
