January, 1918.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 3 
botanical interest, and among the noteworthy events of the year was the 
flowering at Kew of two species of Neuwiedia, the most primitive of existing 
Orchids, the reappearance of a female flower of Cycnoches Loddigesii, after 
the lapse of half-a-century, in the collection of H. J. Elwes, Esq., the 
appearance of a natural hybrid Vanda, V. Charlesworthii, and of the albino 
Odontoglossum Rossii immaculatum, in the collection of O. O. Wrigley, 
Esq. Hybrid additions were numerous, and included Sobralia Veitchii, 
Epilelia Hardyana, Cattleya Fabia, Mantinii, Wendlandiana and Atalanta, 
several good Leliocattleyas, and a host of others, these including additions 
from twenty-three different collections. Descriptions of many of them 
‘appeared in our pages. 
Among natural hybrids were recorded, Vanda Charlesworthii (Bensonii 
x coerulea), Cattleya venosa (Harrisoniana x Forbesii), Leliocattleya 
Pittiana (C. amethystoglossa x L. grandis), and Catasetum splendens 
({macrocarpum X Bungerothii), the latter in a multitude of forms which 
made quite a sensation, a group of them receiving a Silver Banksian Medal 
from the R.H.S. The appearance of Calanthe Veitchii as a wild plant was 
also recorded. 
The Temple Show was on this occasion extended over a third day for 
the first time, and there was a brilliant show of Orchids from as many as 
twenty-seven exhibitors. There was also an International Exhibition at 
Antwerp, respecting which we remarked that never in Belgium were Orchids 
better represented. (To be continued). 
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ODONTOGLOSSUM CARINIFERUM.—The Orchid Review for October is 
welcome, and contains much interesting matter. Odontoglossum cariniferum, 
noted on p. 224, I have in bloom now, It must be locally an abundant 
Orchid, as it used to appear in quantity in the streets of San José, though 
not to the extent of any of the more popular specieshere. I should not think 
it probable that it occurs at the same elevation as O. Oerstedii, as stated 
in Messrs. Veitch’s note. O. Schlieperianum would be a likely companion 
species. Although I have never seen it from Poas, there is no reason why 
it should not be abundant at suitable elevations (5500 to 6500 feet), as at 
Irazu. O. Oerstedii is found at 7500 feet upwards, associated with 
Oncidium Warscewiczii. Conditions may vary on the more southern 
ranges, which I have not visited, Santa Maria de Dota, and those running 
down to Chiriqui. I surmise that O. cariniferum is more abundant down 
that way. One of the spikes of O. cariniferum bore over eighty blooms. 
Having Miltonia Endresii in bloom at the same time I have tried the cross. 
M. Endresii is a very free-seeding Orchid, and nearly all the blooms are 
fertilised in a state of nature. C. H. LANKESTER. 
Carthago, Costa Rica. 
