308 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [OcToBER, 1922. 
and an evaluation of their contributions. Juan Tafalla, a pupil of Ruiz 
and Pavon, Th. Haenke, A. v. Humbolt and A. Bonpland, E. F. Poeppig, 
and F. J. F. Meyens. ‘‘ Very important were the travels of the Englishman, 
A. Matthews, a gardener, who journeyed in Peru from 1833, until his death 
in November, 1841, at Chachapoyas, and who, despite frequent illnesses, 
sent considerable collections to Kew, out of which Lindley described a large 
number of new species. Matthews appears to have had a particular interest 
in Orchids, not only those with large flowers, but also the more inconspicuous 
species.” 
With reference to von Antonio Raimondi, Dr. Schlechter deplores the 
fact that the treasure brought together by this man from all parts of Perw 
from the year 1851 until his death in 1890, and which, according to 
Weberbauer, comprises a herbarium of 20,000 specimens, remains to this 
day unclassified. Of J. von Warscewicz, who was Inspector of the Cracow 
Botanic Gardens until his death in 1867, it is stated ‘there can be few 
collectors so often mentioned in the history of the exploration of the Orchid 
flora of the Andes.” From the point of view of the work under review the 
value of the contributions of this great collector are lessened because no 
more detailed information of the respective habitats is given than “ Peru.” 
Richard Pearce, who visited Peru for the firm of J. Veitch & Sons, in 
1863, seems to have had little success with Orchids, and is chiefly known as 
being the first to introduce Phragmopedilum caricinum to Europe. The 
most famous German plant collector, Gustav Wallis, first visited Peru 
towards the end of 1864. Benedict Roezl, whose name is rightly associated 
with those of Wallis and Warscewicz, evidently visited Peru twice, in 1869 
or 1870, and again in 1872 or 1873. The geologist, A. Stiibel, collected 
during his travels in 1874 and 1877. 
From 1870, until towards 1900, quite a series of collectors were sent to 
the Andes by European firms to collect living plants and seeds for cultivation 
in Europe. Many of them visited Peru, but in most cases neither their 
names nor the routes taken are known. It is remarked that to these 
circumstances is to be ascribed the reason that a strikingly high percentage 
of Peruvian Orchids can be given no definite region as their habitat. It was 
considered sufficient to state Peru and to regard a more precise locality as 4 
business secret. Erich Bungeroth, who can claim a not small service in the 
exploration of the Orchid flora of Peru, is highly spoken of. He was am 
indefatigable collector and traveller, but seems to have been badly treated 
by the Belgium firm for whom he collected. He it was who re-discovere 
Cattleya labiata in 1890, and discovered Cattleya Rex in the same year. 
With the arrival of A. Weberbauer, we learn that a new epoch begins in 
the history of the explanation of the Peruvian flora. Since rgo1, he has 
explored the country from north to south, and from east to west, as well as 
