THE ORCHID REVIEW. 299. 



Clowesia rosea (Misc., p. 25, and t. 39) was a supposed new genus of 

 the same group, which was dedicated by Lindley to the Rev. John Clowes, 

 of Broughton Hall, Manchester, " a most zealous cultivator of Orchidaceous 

 plants." It is a native of Brazil and flowered in Mr. Clowes' collection, 

 and afterwards with the Duke of Northumberland, at Syon House. It is 

 now known to be a Catasetum. 



The remarkable Mormodes luxatum was figured at t. 33, from a plant 

 which flowered in the collection of G. Barker, Esq., of Birmingham, in the 

 previous year. It was collected in the neighbourhood of Valladolid, 

 Mexico, by Mr. Ross, and was described by Lindley as a most extraordinary 

 plant, of large size, of stately habit, with a very delicious fragrance, although 

 powerful ; but with no brilliant colours to render it what we call handsome ; 

 the flowers being pale lemon colour, fleshy, rather globular, but so distorted 

 by the complete dislocation of all the parts that it would be difficult to 

 ascertain their real nature, if it were not for the token given by the 

 labellum. 



Dendrobium taurinum (t. 28) is a Philippine species which was sent by 

 Cuming to Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney, who flowered it in the previous 

 October. It is a stately species belonging to the section Spathulata. D. 

 aqueum (t. 54) also flowered with Messrs. Loddiges in the previous 

 November ; D. Ruckeri (t. 60) with S. Rucker, Esq., at Wandsworth, and 

 D. sanguinolentum (t. 6) with the Duke of Northumberland at Syon House. 



Peristeria Humboldti (t. 18) flowered for the first time in the collection 

 of John Wilmore, Esq., of Oldford, Birmingham, in March, 1842, and 

 received a Silver Medal from the Horticultural Society in the following 

 month. It had been received from Venezuela three years before. Shortly 

 afterwards it was referred to Acineta. Oncidium bicallosum (t. 12) is a 

 handsome Guatemalan species which flowered in the collection of James 

 Bateman, Esq., at Knypersley, and O. bicolor (t. 66) bloomed with 

 Messrs. Loddiges. 



In the Miscellaneous Matter we find descriptions of the fine Brassia 

 brachiata (p. 4), which flowered with Messrs. Rollisson of Tooting ; Odonto- 

 glossum constrictum (p. 17), from S. Rucker, Esq., and the Rev. J. Clowes - r 

 the fine Lissochilus roseus (p. 25), from S. Rucker, Esq. (it is figured at 

 t. 12 of the succeeding volume); Aerides virens (p. 41), from Messrs. 

 Loddiges ; the ivory white Oncidium candidum (p. 56) ; Masdevallia 

 floribunda (p. 72), from John Rogers, Esq., of Sevenoaks ; and various 

 other interesting things. 



The Gardeners' Chronicle for 1843 contains, at page 503, an account of a 

 Sale of Orchids at Stevens' Rooms, in which the following prices are 

 mentioned, Barkeria spectabilis, £6 ; a fine specimen of Cattleya Skinneri, 

 £4; Dendrobium Kingianum, £4. 10s. ; Epidendrum Stamfordianum, 



