. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AND THEIR MANAGE3IENT. 361 Odontoglossum. We are in a position to state that a thousand guineas have been offered, and refused, for Mr. Pitt's plant. (Fig. 114.) Var. purpurascens.—One of the most distinct and choicest varieties. Flowers white, suffused with a delicate tint of rose; spottings bright brownish-purple. It was exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society's meeting by the President of the Society, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., on March 26th, 1901. (Fig. 115.) Var. Raymond Craivshay is beautiful as to form. Sepals and petals white, eve
. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AND THEIR MANAGE3IENT. 361 Odontoglossum. We are in a position to state that a thousand guineas have been offered, and refused, for Mr. Pitt's plant. (Fig. 114.) Var. purpurascens.—One of the most distinct and choicest varieties. Flowers white, suffused with a delicate tint of rose; spottings bright brownish-purple. It was exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society's meeting by the President of the Society, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., on March 26th, 1901. (Fig. 115.) Var. Raymond Craivshay is beautiful as to form. Sepals and petals white, evenly and beautifully spotted with brown, the markings on the sepals having a distinct shade of yellow sur- rounding the lower ones ; lip broad, white, yellow on the crest, in front of which are some brown spottings. It obtained a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society on Nov. 12th, 1901, when exhibited by Mr. D. B. Crawshay (Rosefield, Sevenoaks, Kent). Var. Rex.—Sepals and petals white, suffused with rose, each of the segments having one large, irregular, red- purple blotch and a few smaller ones at the sides. The lip is white, with a brown blotch in centre. A superb form. Var. Sanderce.—This is a rare and a marvel- lously coloured variety. Flowers round and com- pact; almost the whole surface is covered with large blotches of rich crimson-chocolate, the remaining portion being rosy-white ; crest of the lip deep yellow. Var. Starlight.—'i&^^Xi, and petals white, tinted rose, the whole surface of each segment being densely covered with mmiature red-brown spottings. One of the most charming and distmct varieties. Var Sultan.—Kr\oi\itx distinct variety. The colour, as in the variety Sandera;, covers practically the whole of the surface of. -^-mt^u: Fig. 116. Flo^ver of Odontoglossum CRISPUM VeITCHIANUM (I nat. size).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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