Sept.-OctT,, 1919-] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 149 
| Dt DIMORPHORCHIS LOWII. i | 
HE systematic position of the remarkable Orchid now grown under the 
name of Arachnanthe Lowii has been the subject of much uncertainty. 
The plant was originally described by Lindley, in 1847, under the name of 
Vanda Lowii, and some eight years later became Renanthera Lowii, Rchb. 
f., though it was not well placed ineither genus. In 1881, it was transferred 
to Arachnanthe, but Messrs. Veitch, in their Manual, remark, ‘‘ It possesses 
characters so distinct from every known Orchid that it may well be doubted 
whether its relegation to Arachnanthe by Bentham is destined to be final.” 
In 1882, when Arachnanthe was reduced to the earlier Arachnis, the plant 
became Arachnis Lowii, Rchb. f., and in 1911 another transfer made it 
Vandopsis Lowii, Schlechter. We have several times had the opportunity 
of examining it alive, and have been impressed with its unique character, 
iY ganna even 
Fig. 11. DIMORPHORCHIS Lowll. 
ating it generically, under the 
kable habit of producing 
ograph. These 
and we take the present opportunity of separ 
name of Dimorphorchis, which expresses its remar 
flowers of two separate kinds, as shown in the annexed phot 
of Mrs. Bruce and Miss Wrigley, 
flowers are from a plant in the collection 
ch received botha First-class and 
Bridge Hall, Bury (gr. Mr. A. Burns), whi 
a Cultural Certificate from the Manchester Orchid Society on July 17th 
last. The photograph was kindly sent by Miss Wrigley, who remarks that 
the plant was purchased by her father in 1911, and has now flowered for the 
first time. Mr. Burns, who has served in the army for two years, returned 
from Mesopotamia just in time to see the flower spike begin to push. The 
flower on the right is one of the orange-yellow kind from the base of the 
pendulous spike, the other is one of the numerous red and green ones which 
