THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
[September, 1921, 
of their strange, yet wonderfully constructed flowers. It is a great pity that 
Stanhopeas have become so scarce in cultivation, and those amateurs who- 
do possess good plants and varieties have indeed something to be proud of* 
The strong aroma of S. tigripa has been likened to a mixture of Melon and 
Vanilla. 
CATASETUM FIMBRIATUM. 
71T the Meeting of the Manchester Orchid Society, July 21st, a Botanical 
ft Certificate was awarded to Dr. Fred. Bedford, of Fulford, York, for 
Catasetum fimbriatum, Dovercourt variety. This species varies somewhat 
in the colour of the lip from deep yellow to green. In 1889 the variety 
platypterum was described as having the lip garlic green, but the 
Dovercourt plant has this organ of yellowish green, while the flowers, 
which were male on this occasion, are of good si ze and substance. 
Catasetum fimbriatum was originally described by E. Morren, in 1848, 
from a plant which flowered in the collection of M. L. de Hamis, of 
Antwerp. It was exhibited at one of the Belgium shows in September 
of that year, and was awarded a Gold Medal. No less than 50,000- 
people, it is recorded, admired the plant during the three days it was 
It was not until 1891 that female flowers were first noticed, the event 
taking place in the collection of Mr. W. J. Wright, of Denmark Hill. This 
plant was exhibited at the Meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society on 
September 5th, the inflorescence carrying two male and two female flowers. 
In 1912, C. fimbriatum flowered with Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., the 
inflorescence being of special interest, for it carried both a male and female 
flower, as well as a third bloom in an intermediate state. 
Mr. H. Gurney Aggs came across C. fimbriatum when on his way in 
South America to the great and little heard of waterfall of the Iguaxu, 
which is a tributary of the Parana, and about 1,000 miles from its mouth. 
It was in the month of May, the cold wet mist was still very thick, every' 
thing being dripping wet in the forest, and it was not till between seven and 
eight that the sun had cleared it away, and then at mid-day it was as hot 
The Late Mr. S. Y. Dunlop. —We much regret to hear of the death 
of Mr. S. Y. Dunlop, who cultivated Orchids near Soekaboemi, Java. 
He was an enthusiastic amateur, and paid a visit to England a few years- 
back. A note on his collection appeared on p. 39 of our last issue. 
