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flowers are preserved at Kew. They were sent by Messrs. Linden, and 
closely resemble those of the variety ecuadorensis. 
We hope some of our readers may be able to supplement this informa- 
tion. The other varieties that have been recorded do not appear to have a 
distinct geographical origin. 
ONS) 
a) HINTS FOR COLLECTORS. 
NDER this title is given in a recent issue of the Kew Bulletin (pp. 97- 
116), a very complete set of instructions for the convenience of 
collectors and travellers who may desire to send home plants in the living’ 
or dried condition, or who may be interested in collecting plants or plant 
products from the economic point of view. It is arranged under the heads: 
Horticultural, Museum and Herbarium Departments, and under the first 
we find a note that should be useful to some of our readers :—- 
OrcuIps.—Those kinds which have fleshy pseudobulbs, such as Den- 
drobium, Epidendrum, Cattleya, Catasetum, and Odontoglossum, should 
be collected at the end of the growing season, dried a little by exposure, 
and then packed in ‘light boxes in dry wood shavings. Wide, shallow 
boxes are preferable to deep boxes; the latter, if used at all, should have 
battens placed across to support the upper layer of plants and prevent the 
others being crushed. A few holes should be bored into the sides of the 
boxes for ventilation. They may be sent by steamer and labelled ‘‘ For 
cool, dry place in hold.” Phalznopsis, Vanda, Cypripedium, and all such. 
Orchids which have no fleshy stem or pseudobulb, should be packed in. 
close boxes or Wardian cases with damp moss or soil. If possible, they 
should have attention during the voyage. Tuberous Orchids may be sent 
as advised for tubers—that is to say, they should be gathered when mature, 
kept dry for a few days until the foliage has withered, and then be packed 
in a wooden box in wood shavings, paper or any dry and light material that 
will not become mouldy. If the rhizomes are small or thin the packing 
materials may be slightly moistened. 
The instructions for collecting Herbarium specimens are very complete, 
and include the selection of materials, drying and labelling, and packing the: 
Specimens. They should be fully localised and any character or information. 
that will not be shown in the dried specimen should be written down. 
BULBOPHYLLUM AMPLEBRACTEATUM.—A curious Bulbophyllum of 
unknown origin was exhibited by Messrs. Sander & Sons at the R.H.S. 
meeting held on June 3rd, of which a flower was brought away for com- 
Parison. It apparently belongs to the Malayan B. amplebracteatum, 
Which was described in 1862 (Teijsm. & Binn. in Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind., 
