A NF.W HVnKll') Ol'UHVS 271 



bution by nurserymen and others, might account for the spread of 

 an error which originated in America, but in view of the clear 

 summary of diagnostic characters by Strasburger in his mono- 

 graph, accessible in the more important botanical libraries, the 

 persistence of the error is difficult to explain. 



A NEW HYBRID OPHRYS. 

 By Colonel M. J. Godfeey. 



Ophrys olbiensis Godfery, hybr. nov. 0. arachnitiformis 

 Gren. & Phil, x 0. Bcrtolonii Moretti. Tuber .... foliis infe- 



rioribus folio summo caulem vaginante acuto, spica laxa 



floribus pluribus distantibus, bracteis ovarium multo excedentibus 

 acutis, sepalis lineari-oblongis obtusis refiexis, petalis sepala semi- 

 aequantibus glabris, labello sepalis breviore ovato trilobo emargi- 

 nato apice appendice parvula basique mammillis 2 prominentibus 

 externe dense velutinis instructo saturate purpureo-brunneo maculo 

 scutiformi utrinque emarginato notato. 



Tubers not seen, doubtless ovoid or sub-globose like those of 

 the parents. Lower leaves not seen. Upper leaf sheathing acute. 

 Stem erect (20 cm.). Spike lax, with several distant flowers 

 (eight in the specimen found). Bracts sheathing much longer than 

 ovary, acute, green. Outer divisions of perianth linear oblong 

 obtuse, reflexed, longer than labellum, pink with green median 

 nerve. Inner divisions half as long as the outer ones, non-ciliate, 

 brownish pink, border undulate, Ijrownish. Labellum trilobed, 

 rather small, ovate with two prominent mammte at base (which 

 are densely furry on the outer side), dark purplish brown, with a 

 glabrous iridescent shield-shaped spot emarginate both above and 

 below, a little nearer the apex than the base. Apex of labellum 

 emarginate, with a rudimentary appendix. 



This hybrid has the habit of 0. arachnitiformis. The un- 

 usually long outer segments of the perianth, and their marked 

 reflexion, are very striking. The labellum is like that of arach- 

 nitiformis, with the shield of Bertolonii, but no other markings. 

 Found at Hy6res, April 5th, 1914. 



WATSON EXCHANGE CLUB REPORT, 1912-1913. 



From the note of the Distributor for the year, Mr. W. Barclay, 

 which stands first in this Report, it is gratifying to learn that 

 both in quantity and in quality the specimens sent in have been 

 above the average. We note, too, with interest the energy dis- 

 played by those whose names are comparatively recent additions 

 to our workers : Mr. W. C. Barton, for example, has sent in 

 nearly 700 sheets, " the largest number that has ever been con- 

 tributed at one time by any member." The Club is fortunate in 

 having as its referees those who have long since taken rank 



