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enumerated in the Royal Society’s Catalogue of Scientific Papers, ranging 
from 1827 to 1858, and including papers on Chilian Orchids ; Cuming’s 
South American Orchids; Notes on the genus Epidendrum; a Century of 
New Genera and Species of Orchids ; Drege’s Cape Orchids; Anatomy of 
the Roots of the Ophrydez ; Mueller’s Australian Orchids; Contributions 
to the Orchidology of India, and of West Tropical Africa; Wright’s Cuban 
Orchids, and others, showing to some extent how great his activities were. 
Lindley was the recipient of many honours. He was a member of most 
of the important botanical and horticultural societies of Europe, and his 
title of Doctor of Philosophy was conferred by the University of Munich 
in 1832. In 1857 he received the Royal Society’s Medal, in recognition of 
his valuable contributions to scientific Botany, more especially to 
Orchidology, and in presenting the medal the President, Lord Wrottesley, 
alluded to the patience and skill that Dr. Lindley manifested in the 
dissection of the singularly complicated structure of the Orchids, his quick 
appreciation of affinities, and the lucidity of his style. 
Dr. Lindley had been in bad health for some years before he-died, partly 
as the result of overwork, but his death was unexpectedly sudden. He 
retired to rest as usual on Tuesday, October 31st, but early next morning 
was seized with a fit of apoplexy, from which he gradually sank. 
Dr. Lindley’s unrivalled Herbarium of Orchids, to which he devoted 
much of what may be termed his leisure time, was purchased by Govern- 
ment in 1865, and is permanently preserved in the Herbarium at Kew. 
THE BLUE ORCHID OF Borneo. —The following note has just met our 
eye (Gard. Chron., 1865, p. 1132): ‘In Mr. F. Boyle’s book just published, 
Adventures in Borneo, which were accomplished in 1863, occurs the following 
passage (p. 60): ‘ For its flowers Bidi is deservedly famous; from thence 
have been obtained some of our finest Orchids and Delitra. The celebrated 
Blue Orchid was discovered accidentally by Mr. Bentley upon the bough of 
a tree which he had passed a hundred times. As he described it to us, the 
blossoms hung in an azure garland from the branch, more gracefully than 
art could design. The specimen then discovered is, I believe, the only 
one at present known, and both Malays and Dyaks are quite ignorant of 
such a flower, though they begin to be aware of the present mania for 
Orchidsin England, and to distinguish the rarer species.’ Canany of your 
readers inform me what are ‘ Delitra?’ And what is meant by this unique 
Blue Orchid which Mr. Boyle alludes to as the celebrated ? ’—P.H.G. 
As the question about the Blue Orchid has been a long time unanswered 
—we believe the title has since done duty for a whole series of articles in the 
Boy’s Own Paper—without clearing the matter up, we suggest, Arachnanthe 
Lowii seen through coloured spectacles.—Eb. 
