JUNE, 1916.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 153 
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HIS is a charming little Orchid, of the easiest possible culture, which 
has again flowered very freely at Kew. It resembles a dwarf Orchis 
CYNORCHIS COMPACTA. 
in general appearance, seldom exceeding four inches high, and the flowers 
are pure white, with a few minute purple dots on the disc of the lip. . Its 
floriferous character is well shown in the annexed figure. The plants bear 
Fig. 31. CYNORCHIS COMPACTA. 
a single leaf, which is ovate-oblong in shape at flower ing time, but elongates 
somewhat afterwards. The species is a native of Natal, and was discovered 
by Sanderson as long ago as 1869, though it was not described until nearly 
twenty years afterwards (Rchb. f. in Flora, 1888, p. 149). In 1895 it was 
rediscovered by Dr. J. Medley Wood, on rocks at Emberton, at 2100 feet 
elevation, and soon afterwards appeared in cultivation. It is figured at t. 
8053 of the Botanical Magazine. It succeeds well grown in pans in the 
Cool house, in a mixture of loam and leaf-mould, and remains long in beauty. 
