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Seven more such contradictiones in adjectum happen 

 to be synonyms of previously established hybrids and 

 should be engrossed by them. They are the Cypripedia 

 marmorophyllum superbum syn. Parksianum, villosum 

 violaceum syn. Germinianum, Haynaldianum Mdlle. 

 Clotilde' syn. Clotilde Moens, Harrisianum robustum 

 syn. Loochristianum, Dauthieri violaceum purpureum 

 syn. Marguerite Mantin, Dauthieri latifolium syn. 

 Alfred Bleu, and Ddr. splendidissimum illustre syn. 

 Rubens. 



Cpd. modestum (Harrisianum x X tonsum) raised by 

 Grey, claims priority to Sander's cross of that name 

 from (purpuratum X Io x), and to signify in its name 

 the origin, and to also brand it as the only one inter- 

 meddling in any way whatever in my list I call it Cpd. 

 molestum. * 



What kind of Names should we apply to 

 Orchid Hybrids? 



A name is an expression put up for convenience in 

 usage, or rather is supposed to be such. That one nation 

 has its people's tongues moulded in a different way from 

 another is a fact not to be denied nor to be quarreled 

 over. Pronounce it to suit yourself, even if you cause 

 your neighbor's lips to ache with the words of ridicule 

 pressing upon them. We gardeners are cosmopolites 

 more than any other artisans, and being educated be- 

 sides we adapt ourselves to a good many terms. But let 

 us be spared such mouthful of Greek like we have 

 inherited from Reichenbach films. Knowing him as 

 well as I do, I feel satisfied he tried to force his unap- 

 proached education upon us. There have to be some 

 Solons amongst us; we can not all be fools. But the 



