THe ORCHID: REVIEW. 
VoL, XXX1.] JANUARY, 1923. [No, 355. 
NOTES. 
TROPICAL TERATOLOGY.—A recent issue of Annales du Jardin Botanique 
de Buitenzorg (vol. xxxil, pt. i) contains ‘‘ Studiesin Tropical Teratology” by 
Dr. J. C. Costerus and Dr J. J. Smith, who state anewa great number of 
aberrations leading to simple variations, partly to atavisms, to serious 
disturbances of the normal course of development, and also to dimery 
and pseudodimery. 
GASTRODIA MALAYANA.—The Gardens’ Bulletin, Straits Settlements 
(vol. 11, No. 12), contains a note by Mr. I. H. Burkill that Gastrodia 
malayana, an interesting leafless Orchid, has been found newly in Penang 
by Mr. Mohamed Haniff in a specimen 32 inches high. Such a height 
being far in excess of what it is known to reach in Singapore and neighbouring’ 
parts of the State of Johor. 
DENDROBIUM PHAL#Nopsis.—R. D. Fitzgerald gives a double-page 
coloured illustration of this species in his Australian Orchids. ‘I give,” 
said he, “this finest of the Australian Dendrobes the name of Phalznopsis, 
from the likeness of its flowers to moths, and also its likeness to the genus 
Phalenopsis, the flowers having a strong resemblance to those of that 
genus.” When the plant from which the description was taken flowered 
again, it produced no less than 300 flowers. Many of our readers remember 
the wonderful exhibit of Dendrobium Phalenopsis exhibited by G. F. 
Moore, Esq., some years ago at the Royal Horticultural Society, when a 
Gold Medal was awarded. About 400 of these plants subsequently passed 
into the collection of Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., where the beautiful 
effect produced by numerous varieties is greatly appreciated. Among them 
being the Gatton Blue variety, with large and distinct flowers. Many 
attempts to obtain seed of this species, as well as hybrids thereof, have 
been made, but although pollination appears to be successfully followed by 
fertilisation, the immature pods decay after a period of about six months. 
It would be interesting to learn if any of our readers have been successful. 
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