78 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (APRIL, 16 
3 HERBACEA, Lindl. Fol. Orch., Cal. p. 10. This was described 
ic. pict).”’ The type sheet in Lindley’s Herbarium, however, consists of 
specimen of the purple C. Masuca, Lindl., with a copy of a singleg 
flower taken from a painting by Cathcart, which is preserved at Kew. 
painting was carefully labelled C. herbacea by Lindley, and as the flo 
are green with a pure white lip, as described by him, it must be regard 
the type of the species. There is, indeed, no evidence that Hooker 
collected C. herbacea, for the specimens at first so labelled by him 
afterwards correctedto C. Masuca. This confusion seems difficult to u 
stand, but it may be remarked that the flowers in both cases dry brown. 
herbacea is only known from Sikkim, where it was originally met with 
Cathcart, and afterwards at Rungbee, at 6000 feet elevation, by Pan 
There is also an old garden specimen at Kew, and two original drawings 
plants that were obtained from Sikkim, and flowered at Calcutta. The sp 
is longer than in C. chloroleuca, and the lobes of the lip much natr 
C. elytroglossa, Rchb. f., ex Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind., v. p. 353, collected 
Sikkim by Treutler, and at Rungbee, at 6000-6500 feet, by Clarke, repr 
the same species. R. A. ROLFE. 
Ene eae 
NATURAL HYBRID ODONTOGLosSuMs.—Now that hybrid Odontoglossu 
of artificial origin have become so common in gardens, it may be interesti 
to recall the condition of things with natural hybrids some 35 years ag 
recorded by the late Sir Trevor Lawrence (Gard. Chron., 1883, 
P+ 534) :— 
“It seems to me we are getting into much confusion with the get 
Odontoglossum. Of late years many hundreds of thousands have 
imported, and so-called hybrid varieties are now constantly turning © 
Every week I see several, some weeks many, and am asked by experient 
Orchid growers what name I should give to this or that plant. I cam! 
answer. There isa vast tribe which may be held to fall generally under 
name of O. Andersonianum. But many of these have an alias i 
hebraicum. Then O. Wilckeanum is the type of another tribe, which ? 
(generally speaking) rather narrow segments of a yellowish or wh 
ground colour, heavily spotted or blotched with various tints of reddi 
yellowish brown, a lip with one or more large spots, and petals m 
toothed. We have besides Odontoglossum Coradinei in many yariet! 
seemingly kinsmen of O, Lindleyanum; O. delioglossum, O. lyroglo u 
cum multis alits, - + Thecurious and perplexing thing is, that n0! 
of these so-called hybrids are exactly alike, while many may differ gt 
from one another. I believe that botanists will find it necessary 
reconsider the specific characters and names of Odontoglots.” 
