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anum from LiNDLEY, the great botanist, Galeandra Baueri 

 from Bauer, the coadjutor of HOOKER, and QuEKETTiA 

 from a well-known microscopist. 



It will be seen from these examples what a wealth of 

 interest there must be in names that sometimes puzzle 

 the ladies. We are continually being asked for common 

 names of orchids as well as other plants, and cannot help 

 remarking that as a rule botanical names are as easy to 

 pronounce as those of the people they commemorate. 

 After Schomburgk'S time few additions were made 

 to the list of Guiana orchids, until SANDER of St. Alban's 

 sent colle6lors. Certain species, such as Cattleya superba 

 and Oncidium Lanceanum, were exported in consider- 

 able numbers, but no novelties turned up until Mr. 

 Burke went to Roraima, and brought Zygopetalon 

 Burkei. It appears that he also found a Cattleya which he 

 was unsuccessful in taking alive to Euijland ; and this 

 induced Mr. Sander to send out another colle6lor named 

 Seidel in 1884, who brought back what was afterwards 

 named Cattleya Lawrenciana. Other expeditions fol- 

 lowed, by which several novelties were introduced, and 

 these, with the additions made by Mr. IM Thurn, have 

 again brought British Guiana to the notice of colle6tors. 

 Unfortunately, during the last few years, absurd restric- 

 tions have hampered colle6lors in such a way, that the 

 last who went to Roraima thought his employers would 

 probably never send out here again, but rather let their 

 colIe6lors go by way of Venezuela. This is certainly 

 undesirable — instead of putting obstacles in the way the 

 Government should rather offer every facility. As for 

 denuding the forest of rare orchids this is virtually im- 

 possible, as long as the trees remain. Nature's, own 



