The plant requires the same treatment as that’ recommended for the: allied 
plants under Plate 77, where a full account of these Vandas will be found. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM LYROGLOSSUM.—We received a fine spike of flowers of this rare 
Odontoglossum from E. Harvey, Esq., Aigburth, Liverpool, accompanied by a drawing 
of the same from the pencil of Miss Harvey—which latter we have returned, and 
for the use of which we beg to tender her our best thanks. It is a very pretty. 
and interesting species. The spike bore eight blossoms, of which the sepals and 
petals were of a pale yellow, spotted with chestnut-brown, and the lip also yellow, 
with large brown spots in the centre. 7 
We had the opportunity of seeing Mr. Harvey’s collection of Orchids when at 
Liverpool in December last, when we found many of them in bloom, and among 
them some rare species, as well as good varieties of Cattleyas, Dendrobes, Leelias, 
and other genera. There was besides a fine assortment of Odontoglossums, some of 
which—good ones—were in blossom, and many others were showing flower-spikes. 
They were in excellent health, and made a nice display. In addition to the Orchids 
we found there a grand collection of Hardy Alpine Plants, which are well cared for, 
and in the spring and summer months must form a very interesting feature of the 
garden.—B. 8. W. 
PuaLayorsis Marra, Burbidge [Plate 80.|—We have been requested by Professor 
Reichenbach to mention that there exists some misapprehension as to the above 
quoted name, which was not given by him, as stated in the text which accompanies 
Plate 80, but was used by Mr. Burbidge, who dedicated the plant to his wife on 
the very spot where he found it, in a little Sondaic island. “I have, indeed,” he 
adds, “accepted the name, but of course left the publication to the author; had | 
named the plant, I would have published it in the Gardeners’ Chronicle. It 1s 
painful to me to write thus, but to justify myself I must do so; for now-a-days 
one is frequently worried with prescriptions how some unknown plant must be 
named provided it be new, and I have always declined to name plants in honour 
of ladies whom I have never seen, and who do not, so far as I know, stand m 
any special relation to plants.” 
