Bolleo-Chondrorhyncha

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Read about Bolleo-Chondrorhyncha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Bolleo-Chondrorhyncha. A cross of Bolleo coelestis with probably Chondrorhyncha Chestertonii, with both of which it was found growing in Colombia, whence it was intro. to the collection of Otto Froebel of Zurich in 1898. It has received the name B.-C. Froebeliana. Cogn. This natural hybrid has a slender erect peduncle 4 in. long, at the top bearing 2 membranous bracts half the length of the ovary: fl. 3¼ in. wide, the sepals and petals lanceolate-ligulate, yellow-white, lightly tinged with rose, especially at the summit; dorsal sepal pointed, curving outward at the top, the lateral ones much incurved; petals obtuse, almost flat, curved back at the tip; lip somewhat thick and fleshy, more delicate than in B. coelestis, the blade widely obovate and rounded; crest orange-yellow, with a yellowish border and an edge of brown-purple. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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