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Timor. Mr. Sander caused search to be made, 
and he has introduced Mr. Fitzgerald’s variety 
under the name of D. ph. Statterianum. It is 
smaller than the type, and crimson instead of lilac. 
Bulbophyllums rank among the marvels of 
nature. It is a point comparatively trivial that 
this genus includes the largest of orchids and, 
perhaps, the smallest. 
B. Beccariz has leaves two feet long, eighteen 
inches broad. It encircles the biggest tree in one 
clasp of its rhizomes, which travellers mistake for 
the coil of a boa constrictor. Futhermore, this 
species emits the vilest stench known to scientific 
persons, which is a great saying. But these points 
are insignificant. The charm of Bulbophyllums 
lies in their machinery for trapping insects. Those 
who attended the Temple show last year saw 
something of it, if they could penetrate the crush 
around &. darbigerum on Sir Trevor Lawrence’s 
stand. This tiny but amazing plant comes from 
Sierra Leone. The long yellow lip is attached to 
the column by the slenderest possible joint, so that 
it rocks without an instant’s pause. At the tip is 
set a brush of silky hairs, which wave backwards 
and forwards with the precision of machinery. No 
wonder that the natives believe it a living thing. 
The purpose of these arrangements is to catch flies, 
