138 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [May, 1915. 
structure is well shown in the photograph. The flowers are described as 
cream-coloured, with the front lobe of the lip amethyst. It was found at 
Montalban, in the Island of Luzon, and living plants were sent to 
Erlangen, though we do not know whether it has flowered in Europe. The 
dried flower sent by Mr. Dixon is rather larger than the original ones, 
measuring two inches across. The second photo is on a more reduced 
scale, and shows a stem about as long as the inflorescence. The recurved 
leaves are five to six inches long. It is a very graceful and attractive 
addition to the genus. R.A.R. 
SALE OF THE HIGHBURY ORCHIDS.—The Sale of the Orchid Collection 
of the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain took place at Messrs. Protheroe and 
Morris’ Sale Rooms, Cheapside, on April 15th and 16th, and was largely 
attended. There were 701 lots, which realised a total of £826. The 
record price was twelve guineas, for a plant of Odontoglossum Insleayi 
splendens, purchased by Mr. Waters Butler, of Birmingham, who was one 
of the principal’buyers. A second plant went for eleven guineas. © There 
were some fine varieties of Lelia anceps in exceptionally well-growo 
examples, of which L. a. Schroederiana fetched six guineas, L. a. Chamber- 
lainiana, two fine plants, 54 guineas, and L. a. Stella £2 15s. Cattleya 
Bowringiana pallida fetched £4 1os., and a fine plant of the type went for 
halfas much. The plant of Leliocattleya Chamberlainiana (L.-c. Amelia 
x elegans Turneri), which was described at page 371 of our last volume, 
sold for three guineas. Two fine specimens of Lycaste Skinneri fetched 
six guineas, Cattleya labiata magnifica 34 guineas, and C. Lawrenceana 
£I 15s. Some plants of such well-known old Orchids as Oncidium 
tigrinum, Odontoglossum grande, Rossii, and citrosmum sold well, but 
the prices were generally low. The plants offered were largely well-known 
species and varieties, with some of the older hybrids. A few things were 
secured for Kew, including large plants of Cattleya Bowringiana, Odonto- 
glossum coronarium and Edwardii, and Promenza xanthina. 
THE ORIGIN OF CHARACTERS.—The old and ever vague problem of the 
Origin of Species is being resolved into the newer and more definite 
problem of the Origin of Characters. In the dim future, when we know 
how and why new characters originate, and how and why they transform 
and disappear, the problem of species will have long been solved and well- 
nigh forgotten. This is because a species is an assemblage or colony of 
similar individuals ; each individual is composed of a vast number of some- 
what similar new or old characters, each character has its independent and 
separate history, each character is in a certain stage of evolulion, each 
character is correlated with the other characters of the individual.—OsBORN- 
