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lection between them." We should like to defer an answer until 

 ends us the necessary materials. 



Having read your interesting article on Cypripedium Fred. Hardy, and 

 being the original introducers of the plant, we think the notes made by the 

 late Mr. Richard Moore, who discovered it, will be of some use in throwing 

 a little light on the subject. We enclose the book in question, and also 

 send you a flower of a cross between C. Charlesworthii and C. Spicerianum, 

 the latter being the seed parent — every care having been taken in recording 

 the parentage. The late Mr. R. Moore repeatedly informed us that he 

 never once found C. Charlesworthii and C. Spicerianum growing near each, 

 other, but C. Fred. Hardy was discovered among a batch of C. Charles- 

 worthii. Several plants of supposed C. Fred. Hardy and C. Charles- 

 worthii album were sent to us during the time Mr. R. Eichel was in our 

 employ, but on flowering several of them proved to be ordinary forms of 

 C. Charlesworthii. 



J. W. Moore. 



The note book alluded to is a most interesting one, in Mr. R. Moore's 

 own handwriting, and we have extracted the following notes:— " White 

 Cyp. Charlesworthii. The flower was too much gone except to show that 

 the back sepal was pure white ; the base of the sepal was too withered to 

 know what colour it is. Undoubtedly distinct." Afterwards was added :— 

 "Sold Charlesworth ; correct to description. This plant is a true C. 

 Charlesworthii in appearance and markings, and found growing with C. 

 Charlesworthii." A few pages later we find a record of four plants — " C. 

 Fred. Hardy. The above plants may or may not be Fred. Hardy. I had 

 it in bud, but the Rangoon climate, as usual, nipped it. However, I opened 

 it, and there is no doubt the back sepal is pure white. I fancy there is 

 greenish yellow at the base, but the bud was not sufficiently developed to 

 say exactly. Anyhow you can compare the plant with F. Hardy." After- 

 wards was added:—" Sold Charlesworth." A few pages earlier we find a 

 record of some plants of C. Spicerianum, with the note :— " Collected 200 

 miles away from C. Charlesworthii district." 



These being the collector's own memoranda, their value will be apparent, 

 and we thank Mr. Moore for the loan of the note-book, and for the privilege 

 of m ki g s ich extracts as we think likely to throw light on the subject. 

 We may add that there are also notes on C. bellatulum album and Vanda 

 X Moorei, two other of Mr. R. Moore's discoveries, but these are outside 

 the scope of the present inquiry. The flower sent with the above communi- 

 cation, we may add, was not C. Fred. Hardy (whose origin still remains 

 doubtful) but thoroughly agreed with C. X radians, as sent by Captain 

 Hincks and Mr. Keeling. 



