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in no other realm of her domain. And here is a 
new Brassia just named by the pontiff of orchid- 
ology, Professor Reichenbach. Those who know 
the tribe of Brassias will understand why I make 
no effort to describe it. This wonderful thing is 
yet more “all over the shop” than its kindred. 
Its dorsal sepal measures three inches in length, 
its “ tail,” five inches, with an enormous lip between. 
They term it the Squid Flower, or Octopus, in 
Mexico ; andagood nametoo. Butin place of the 
rather weakly colouring habitual it has a grand 
decision of character, though the tones are like— 
pale yellow and greenish ; its raised spots, red and 
deep green, are distinct as points of velvet upon 
muslin. | 
In the eighth house we return to Odontoglos- 
sums and cool genera. Here are a number of 
Hybrids of the “natural class,” upon which I 
should have a good deal to say if inexorable fate 
permitted ; “natural hybrids”? are plants which 
seem species, but, upon thoughtful examination 
and study, are suspected to be the offspring of 
kindred and neighbours. Interesting questions 
arise in surveying fine specimens side by side, 
in flower, all attributed to a cross between Odonto- 
Slossum Lindleyanum and Odontoglossum crispum 
Alexandre, and all quite different. But we must 
