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keen lover of Odontoglossums for nearly half a century. The death of 
Mr. William Marshall recails the flowering in his collection of the first 
plant of Odontoglossum crispum, as long ago as April, 1865, though the 
collection was long ago dispersed, and that of Mr. Charles Winn recalls 
the dispersal of the Selly Hill collection in 1896. : 
Some time ago a correspondent raised a question about the new edition 
of Pritzel’s Icones, and now that the work is in active preparation we may 
usefully call attention to the matter. It relates to numerous Orchids that 
have been figured under erroneous OF obsolete names. To take the case of 
Lycaste, if one turns to the old edition it might appear that the species, L. 
i, and macrobulbon had never been 
aromatica, Barringtoniz, cruenta, Deppe 
ne only knew where to 
figured, yet all of them appear under Maxillaria, if 0 
look. And there are figures of Maxillaria atropurpurea, Harrisoniz, and 
racemosa, which belong to Bifrenaria, of M. Steelei, which belongs to 
Scuticaria, and of M. Warreana, which belongs to Warrea, all of which 
might be overlooked by anyone not well versed in synonymy. Many other 
cases could be cited. 
e these plants to be indexed under their 
modern or correct names ? We would suggest a system of cross references, 
since all must presumably be inserted under the names under which they 
were actually published. For example, ‘“‘ Lycaste cruenta, see Maxillaria”’ ; 
“Warrea tricolor, see Maxillaria Warreana (the specific name being 
added whenever different). It would naturally entail a little trouble, but it 
would be worth it, and the opportunity of effecting such a great improve- 
ment should not be lost. The majority of such cases are already recorded, 
and could easily be inserted during the ordinary process of coniperio® or 
at all events during the final revision of the genera before printing. 
—— 
The question now is, how ar 
‘ we 
The above are examples of obsolete names ; true corrections MIs t 
give more trouble, but many of these are on record. There is a figure 
Odontoglossum bictoniense at t- 3812 of the Botanical Magazine, but it 1s 
not recorded in Pritzel, the reason being that it was figured under the 
etroneous name of Zygopetalum africanum. The obvious remedy is to 
insert a cross-reference, as above-indicated. It is only one of a large 
number of cases, and as the object should be to make the work as useful 
as possible, one need not be deterred from making the 1m 
Possible objection that some of the corrections might be over 
ben 
provement by the 
looked. 
How far the multitudinous hybrids and varieties of garden nee 
be included we do not know, but in an edition compiled largely 17 Te 
