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A further development may now be mentioned, namely, M. St.-Andre 
re-crossed with M. Roezlii, of which we saw examples in bloom in Messrs. 
Sander’s Bruges establishment a year ago (O.R., xxi. p. 306). One of them: 
had a very pretty radiating blotch at the base of the lip, and some showed! 
reversion towards M. Roezhii. 
Lastly, we have the promising novelty exhibited by Messrs. Sander at 
the Chelsea Show, under the name of M. Isabel-Sander (Hyeana X 
Roezlii), a charming white flower with a crimson blotch at the base of the 
lip. In some of the small seedlings now beginning to flower the blotch is- 
said to be extremely dark. 
It will thus be seen that M. Bleuana has been re-crossed with both its 
parents, giving M. Hyeana and M. St.-Andre, and these have been again: 
united with M. vexillaria memoria G. D. Owen, while M. St.-Andre and M.. 
Hyeana have been re-crossed with M. Roezilii, filling up the gap between the 
species. Owing to imperfect records we are not sure under which name 
some of the recently-certificated varieties belong. Of course the work of 
selection and intercrossing the finest varieties will be continued; and further 
developments may be anticipated now that M. vexillaria has been united 
with several of the Odontoglossums. We appeal to our hybridists to keep: 
careful records of their experiments, so that the march of improvement may 
be duly recorded. 
ERIA PILIFERA.—An Eria has flowered at the Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Glasnevin, on several occasions whose identity has not previously been 
made out. All that was known of it was that it was obtained from Messrs. 
Sander & Sons in June, 1904. It has again been sent to Kew for 
determination by Sir Frederick W. Mcore, and has now been identified 
with E. pilifera, Ridl., a species described eight years ago (Journ. Linn. 
Soc., xxxii. p. 289) from materials collected on trees in thick jungle, at 
about 2400 feet elevation, on Maxwell’s Hill, one of the Larut Hills, Perak. 
It was then thought to be endemic, but has since been collected at 3300 
feet elevation at Tambangan, Sumatra, by Schlechter, and at Gojoe (Java ?) 
by J. J. Smith. It is therefore probable that the Glasnevin plant was one 
of those sent from Western Sumatra, by Messrs. Sander’s collector, W. 
Micholitz. It was referred to the section Bambuszefolia by Ridley, and to 
Cylindrolobus by Schlechter, a section which Kranzlin has transferred to 
Trichotosia, which he retains as a genus, calling the species Trichotosia 
Pilifera, The plant has cylindrical stems, with short lanceolate distichous- 
leaves, and single-flowered racemes, with a basal rosette of about five 
Spreading narrow dull yellow bracts. The flowers are white, with the 
small rounded front lobe of the lip entirely covered with yellow papillae. It 
is a distinct and interesting species. R.A.R. 
