92 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
the label had become detached en route from the field and it 
was impossible to recognize it. Mr. Powell was anxious that 
the white form be included in the specimens coming to the 
Garden and after careful inspection the plant which was 
supposed to be the albino was cut in half, Mr. Powell retain- 
ing one piece and the other being included in the shipment 
to the Garden. The Garden likewise received a fine plant of 
Trichopilia suavis var. alba which flowered soon after its 
arrival in St. Louis and was described and illustrated in the 
May, 1924, number of the BuLLETIN. 
When the supposed white form of 7’. coccinea flowered it 
proved to be an unusually fine specimen of the typical T. 
coccinea. The extra large Cattleya-like flowers are of a deep 
carmine, the labellum being particularly striking because of 
the rich color of the throat. This plant was exhibited at the 
first show of the American Orchid Society, at Boston, in May, 
1924, where it was universally acknowledged to be the best 
form of this species ever shown in this country. The variety 
may apparently be recognized by the larger-sized leaves and 
pseudobulbs and the darker foliage. Darker foliage is often 
associated with darker flowers, white or pale-colored flowers 
of the same variety usually being borne on plants with 
lighter-colored foliage. Gardeners not infrequently are able 
to select white forms of cannas, vineas, etc., before they have 
bloomed by this foliage characteristic. 
PACKING ORCHIDS FOR SHIPMENT 
One of the most important factors to be considered in pack- 
ing orchids for shipment is proper aeration in order to pre- 
vent the damping-off of growth during transportation. With 
adequate ventilation plants will withstand long periods of 
drouth without any ill effect except in the shriveling of the 
pseudobulbs. Wild orchids are simply loosened, by the aid 
of machetes, from the branches of trees to which they are 
attached, and after being partially dried are packed as closely 
as possible into cases, without the use of any packing mate- 
rial. The shipping case is constructed in such a manner as 
