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66 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [September 
Thunia MarshallIjE, —Some of the finest examples yet seen of the 
beautiful Thunia Marshalliae were exhibited by Messrs. Sanders, at the 
Chelsea Show this year. The plants were grown at the hottest end 
of the Cattleya house, and from the time of repotting and commencement 
of their cultivation, when the now growth was about an inch in height, until 
Ihe day of flowering, only nine weeks elapsed. As soon as the last flower 
had faded, the plants were placed in an airy and cool corridor, in order that 
they may become thoroughly well-ripened. 
LjELIocattleya Nancy. —In the making of this elegant hybrid between 
JLc. Miss Louise Fowler (C. granulosa X Lc. callistoglossa) and C. 
Hardyana (C. aurea X C. Warscewiczii) the purple colour has dominated 
both the yellow and the olive-green, as is usually the result. An examina¬ 
tion of the flower gives evidence of all the four species involved. The stiff 
nature of C. granulosa has made up for the weak petals of C. aurea, the 
large labellum of C. Warscewiczii (gigas) has created a well-formed lip, and 
is also responsible for the yellow discs on the sides of the throat, while L. 
purpurata has added that intensity of colour which it always does when in 
combination with C. Warscewiczii, a common example of this being Lc. 
callistoglossa, and, lastly, C. aurea adds the crimson over-tint on the 
labellum. Lc. Nancy is one of the latest results obtained by Messrs. 
Hassall & Co., and the four-flowered spike which we have received gives 
every promise that when the plant is fully grown even finer results will be 
produced. 
Orchids of the Cape. —Orchids occupy a prominent place in the 
Cape Flora; the majority are terrestrial and very few of them are in 
cultivation. A systematic description of them by the late Mr. R. A. Rolfe 
was published during 1912-13 in flora Capensis. No less than 47 genera 
are dealt with, and 496 species enumerated. The tribe Ophrydeae comes 
first with 32 genera and 358 species, Vande* second with 8 genera and 128 
species, Epidendreae third with 3 genera and 6 species, and Neottieae last 
with 4. .genera .and 4 species.; Eulophia is the largest genus, having 72 
South African species, Disa following with 69. Satyrium has 52 species, 
Habenaria 37, Dispersis 36, and Holothrix 24. Very few of the species 
extend into Tropical Africa, and a large number are limited to the south¬ 
western region. Seventy new species are described and five genera, the 
latter being sections of large genera now considered distinct. The limits of 
the genus Disa were extended by Bolus to include Lindley’s genera 
Monadenia, Herschelia, Forficaria, Penthea and Schizodium, but they have 
been restored by Rolfe in the Flora Capensis 
