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short acuminate apex. The front lobe of the lip is acuminate, and infolded 
at the sides, and the disc bears a prominent fleshy white crest at the base.. 
It is a striking acquisition. R.A.R. 
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DENDROBIUM ForBEsII.—The appearance in cultivation of a fine new 
Dendrobium of the section Latourea calls attention to an allied New Guinea. 
species, which was described thirty years ago (Ridl., in Journ. Bot., 1886, p. 
323) from dried specimens collected on Mount Korkoko, in the Sogert 
Region, by Mr. H. O. Forbes. It was described as a most beautiful plant, 
very nearly allied to D. macrophyllum, but distinguished by its larger, 
cream white flowers, cream yellow lip veined with purple, and by the 
glabrous sepals and petals. The author then remarked: ‘“ What appears 
to be the same plant in fruit was collected in the Island of Jobie, Geelwink 
Bay, by Mr. Barclay.” This, however, which is preserved at South 
Kensington, proves on comparison to be a fine fruiting specimen of D. 
macrophyllum. Some fifteen years later a Dendrobium was introduced by 
Messrs. Sander from New Guinea, through their collector, W. Micholitz, 
and a plant that flowered in the collection of E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield 
Hall, Wilmslow, reccived a First-class Certificate from the R.H.S., and 
was afterwards described (O’Brien, in Gard. Chron., 1901, i. p. 86), and 
also figured from a plant that flowered with Sir Trevor Lawrence (Bot. 
Mag., t. 8141), but it proves to be identical with the original D. Forbesii- 
The species of this group, of which D. macrophyllum and D. atrovio- 
laceum are among the best known examples in gardens, require Warm 
house treatment throughout the year. R.A.R. 
CypxIPEDIUM JuLIus.—I am forwarding a flower-spike of a Cypri- 
pedium that I have raised here. The parentage is C. Rothschildianum X 
Lowii. Six plants are in bloom at the present time, each carrying a spike 
of three or four flowers, on stiff upright stems, the tallest rising to a height 
of thirty inches. The habit of the plant is very similar to that of C- 
Rothschildianum, and the variation in form and colour is very slight.— 
W. C. SwanBorouGH, The Gardens, Holly Spring, Bracknall, Bucks. 
A striking hybrid of the same parentage as C. Julius, which was. 
registered by Messrs. Sander & Sons two years ago (O.R., xxii. p- 190)- 
The dorsal sepal is broadly ovate, light yellow with numerous purple-browp 
stripes, and the petals, which range from 4} to 5+ inches long in different 
flowers of the infloresence, are light yellow spotted with purple-brow® 
below, and red-purple at the twisted apex. The lip is purple-brown, and 
the staminode oblong, three-toothed at the apex, and very hairy at the 
sides and apex. It combines well the characters of the two species, a 
inclining rather to C. Lowii in floral character. 
