130 ABOUT ORCHIDS. 
who reads an Orchid Book? Even the enthusiast 
only consults it. 
Dendrobium nobile Cooksonz, then, has white tips 
to petal and sepal; the crimson spot keeps its 
place ; and the inside of the flower is deep red— 
an inversion of the usual colouring. Mr. Lange 
could scarcely fail to observe this peculiarity, but 
he seems to have thought little of it. Mr. Cookson, 
paying him a visit, was struck, however—as well he 
might be—and expressed a wish to have the plant. 
So the two distinguished amateurs made an ex- 
change. Mr. Cookson sent a flower at once to 
Professor Reichenbach, who, delighted and enthu- 
siastic, registered it upon the spot under the name 
of the gentleman from whom he received it. Mr. 
Lange protested warmly, demanding that his dis- 
covery should be called, after his residence, Heath- 
fieldsayeanum. But Professor Reichenbach drily 
refused to consider personal questions ; and really, 
seeing how short is life, and how long Dendrobium 
nobile Heathfield, &c., true philanthropists will hold 
him justified. 
We may expect wondrous Dendrobes from New 
Guinea. Some fine species have already arrived, 
and others have been sent in the dried inflorescence. 
Of D.phalenopsis Schroederi | havespoken elsewhere. 
There is D. Goldiez, a variety of D. superbiens—but 
