250 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Aucust, 1915. 
figure. The resemblance to a purple butterfly with scalloped wings is so 
great that a person who had never seen a Miltonia might almost be deceived 
at a first glance, and the fact reminds us of the numerous resemblances to 
insects which have been observed among Orchids, and which have, in a 
number of cases, served as the basis of popular names. In some cases the 
resemblances are much too obvious to be overlooked, and one might almost 
furnish a museum of curiosities out of such resemblances. Still more 
interesting would it be to trace the reason for these resemblances, for they 
cannot all be meaningless, and there is a vast field open to the patient 
investigator who would seek out the ultimate cause. In the case of the 
Miltonia it is difficult to imagine any use that could be served by adopting 
a resemblance to a purple butterfly, for it is not a specific character, but, 
whatever the significance, it has been handed on to the hybrid offspring, 
and in each case it adds greatly to the beauty of the flower. 
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tees CYPRIPEDIUM STONEI PLATYT/ENIUM. | 534 
‘ees remarkable variety is a very rare visitor at our horticultural 
exhibitions, and it was interesting to see a cut spike of it, from the 
collection of Elizabeth, Lady Lawrence, Burford, at the Holland House 
Show, together with one of the type. It originally appeared as a single 
plant in the collection of Mr. John Day, at Tottenham, as long ago as 1867, 
and was described by Reichenbach (Gard. Chron., 1867, p. 1118, with fig.), 
the author calling it a wonderful variety, bearing petals of the shape of 
C. Lowii, but hanging down and beautifully spotted. And he added the 
enigmatic remark: “If someone should suggest it being a mule between 
the old Lowii and the new Stcnei we should beg him to leave the question 
open, since we have no means whatever of elucidating it.” We know of 
but a single plant in Europe, in the possession of J. Day, Esq., High Cross, 
Tottenham. Mr. Day then madea painting of a single flower (Orch. Draw., 
xil. t. 39), but in May, 1878, he painted a fine three-flowered spike (/.¢., 
Xxili. t. 68), on the latter occasion recording its history very fully, which it 
may be interesting to summarise. He remarked :-— 
“* The plant has flowered with me once more—it bloomed the first time 
in June, 1867, and was exhibited by meat the Royal Horticultural Society's 
first International Show. The only plant that was imported came from 
Borneo with a large lot of Cypripedium Stonei received by Messrs. Hugh 
Low & Co. in November, 1863. I divided the plant after blooming, and sold 
two plants at Stevens’, both of which were bought by Messrs. Veitch & 
Sons at different times, and one I sold them in March of this year. I have 
now three plants remaining, all being divisions of the original. Messrs- 
