. Cool orchids, and how to grow them : with a descriptive list of all the best species in cultivation. HYBRIDISING ORCHIDS. 45 Passy (France), and Mr. Pilcher, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., of Wandsworth. Perhaps the most brilliant success has attended the patience and perseverance of Mr. Dominy, of the Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, who has succeeded in crossinj^ several reputed genera, amongst which may be mentioned Phajus with Calanthe, and Calanthe with Limatodes. I have here compiled a list of hybrid Orchids, with theif parents, where known. More might be added, but this is. 1. Column of a
. Cool orchids, and how to grow them : with a descriptive list of all the best species in cultivation. HYBRIDISING ORCHIDS. 45 Passy (France), and Mr. Pilcher, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., of Wandsworth. Perhaps the most brilliant success has attended the patience and perseverance of Mr. Dominy, of the Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, who has succeeded in crossinj^ several reputed genera, amongst which may be mentioned Phajus with Calanthe, and Calanthe with Limatodes. I have here compiled a list of hybrid Orchids, with theif parents, where known. More might be added, but this is. 1. Column of an Orchid. A, anther; B, atigmatic cavity. 2. Pollinia of Vandae (Burlingtonia). 3 and 4. Pollinia of Epidendrese (Laelia and Cattleya). 5. Pollinia of Malaxidese (Deudrobium). 6. Pollinia of Ophrydc:e (Disa). 7. Pollen grains separated by maceration, and seen under a microscope. sufficient to show that much has alreadj'- been done; and we may fairly ask, have these results done nothing for botanical science ? By hybridisation and grafting we may prove the natural affinity of plants far better than by poring over her- barium specimens—if not so quickly, with far greater cer- tainty. Unfortunately for horticultural science, neither Mr. Dominy ror Mr. Pilcher have as yet given us the details of their successful Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Burbidge, F. W. (Frederick William), 1847-1905. London : R. Hardwicke
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