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The basal halves of the sepals and petals are light violet-purple, and the 
upper halves very deep violet-purple, the latter character being just what 
would be expected if P. Klabochorum were the other parent. A question 
remains as to whether P. Gairiana may not be another form of the same 
hybrid. It was bought by Mr. Gair as Bollea ccelestis, and appears to have 
passed as such until it flowered. We all know how hybrids vary, and the 
resemblance in colour is too great to be overlooked. The hairy lip is not a 
very strong objection, for some individuals might retain more of the hairy 
character of the Pescatorea parent, while others resembled the Bollea in 
being smooth. Is the original plant still alive, or does anyone possess a 
drawing of it? 
Mrs. Brandt’s other plant, Pescatorea Dayana splendens, so-called, was 
also received from Consul Lehmann as P. Klabochorum, but is quite 
distinct from all others in having a cochleate, very hairy lip, and has been 
described as a new species under the name of P. cochlearis, Rolfe. 
Neither of the characters mentioned are in accord with P. Dayana, and it 
is also very different from P. Klabochorum. A hybrid between the two 
would hardly produce such a lip, and, of course, there is not the slightest 
resemblance to Bollea ccelestis or the preceding hybrid. The flower much 
resembles P. Dayana in size, the ground colour being white, with the 
apical third of the sepals and petals rich red-purple, and the lip somewhat 
marked with the same colour. It is evident that we have still much to learn 
about the group. 
In conclusion. a word may be said about the generic name. Pescatorea 
was originally described as a distinct genus by Reichenbach, but was 
afterwards reduced by him, together with several of Lindley’s genera, to 
Zygopetalum, in which course he was followed by Bentham. But several 
other genera, which were allowed to remain, possess no more distinctive 
character, and of these Aganisia and Chondrorhyncha may be cited as 
examples, yet any fresh additions only add to the difficulty of distinguishing 
the combined genus, and the best course seems to be to revert to the 
original arrangement. 
R. A. ROLFE. 
DENDROBIUM WARDIANUM. 
I should feel obliged if some of your readers would give the largest 
number of flowers they have upon a single growth of Dendrobium Wardi- 
anum. I have a growth here which has thirty-four perfect flowers upon it, 
which I must say is very pretty. I do not remember to have had sucha 
free flowering growth before, the average number, upon a Single bulb, being 
from twelve to twenty. 
Ludlow. J. GopFREy. 
