January, 1915-] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 17 
This species is decidedly easier to grow here. Why neither scale nor 
Vanilla fly attack it is a mystery. 
I have mentioned Chondrorhyncha Lipscombiz. This I collected in shady 
woods about the centre of the Isthmus of Panama, not five miles from the 
Railway. I found but two little colonies, and diligent search for many days 
subsequently failed to reveal others, though two nice masses of Catasetum 
scurra were bagged. C. Lipscombiz isa gem. It is a little tufted plant, 
which might easily be overlooked in the forests unless in bloom. The 
flowers are white, quite large for so small a plant, and the lip large, and 
Fig. 2. CHONDRORHYNCHA LIPSCOMBIA. 
faintly rayed and edged with violet or purple. It grows easily on a block 
in damp shade. Catasetum scurra is very distinct from most Catasetums, 
and has drooping racemes with greenish-white flowers, and for its fragrance 
alone it should command a place amongst choice plants. It grows well on 
a block in the sun, and endures nearly five months dry season in the 
Pacific side of Panama and the Veraguas province. There are geographical 
forms of this species, perhaps requiring slightly different treatment as to 
period of resting. 
Those who grow Orchids under glass in the Boreal north must not 
think it is all beer and skittles growing them in the open in the tropics. 
There are mysteries to clear up. Even some of the Orchids of the district 
become rebellious once removed from the live bark upon which they are 
found growing. Such common things as Epidendrum atropurpureum and 
E. Stamfordianum begin to decline after the first or second season unless 
