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enabled to see species and varieties of extreme rarity, beauty and 

 value under the most convenient of conditions. The exhibition 

 of materials and appliances for the culture of Orchids was also 

 most instructive. All three of the papers read at the Conference, 

 together with the opening speech of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., 

 form a most valuable contribution to horticultural literature, and 

 to select only one example, viz., Mr. Veitch's paper on " Hybri- 

 dization," it is without doubt the most interesting paper read 

 before the Society during modern times. As to the discussions 

 which as a rule follow the reading of papers, one need in this case 

 say nothing, and as to the question of nomenclature nothing was 

 attempted. It would not be fair to conclude a report of this kind 

 without alluding to the generous manner in which the whole of 

 the horticultural and daily press assisted the Conference by 

 reporting and illustrating the proceedings in the most complete 

 manner. 



F. W. BURBIDGE, F.L.S. 

 DUBLIN, 



July 6th, 1885. 



ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE GENEEA OF 

 ORCHIDS. 



The following list has been compiled and re- arranged from 

 Hooker and Bentham's " Genera Plantarum," vol. iii. pp. 460 

 636, and may be interesting to the numerous amateurs who culti- 

 vate Orchids. All the genera of Orchids recognised by the late Mr. 

 Beriihatn are included, but only a proportion of the total 

 number (334) is generally met with in cultivation ; these are 

 distinguished by being printed in black type. A few notes on 

 culture and other matters of popular interest have been added, 

 each genus being numbered consecutively from 1 to 334. 



In tlie " Genera Plantarum " above cited will be found all the 

 literary references necessary for the botanical student, together 

 with many citations of plates and figures, which, from con- 

 siderations of space, we are compelled to omit. The indications 

 that are here supplied must therefore be considered as illustrative 

 fcu't not exhaustive. On the other hand, we have inserted refe- 



