3 6o THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



In another house we noted some good forms of Cypripedium insigne, 

 including the Harefield Hall variety, the latter not yet open, also C. X 

 Niobe, C. X Arthurianum, and its distinct variety pulchellum, with the rare 

 Ccelogyne Veitchiana, and some others. 



The visit proved most interesting, and Mr. Young must be con- 

 gratulated on his success with the new treatment. Success it certainly is, 

 for the results speak for themselves, and the method has been in use long 

 enough to show what it is capable of. Mr. Young naturally intends to 

 •develop it further, and we shall watch the experiment with interest. 



At the R.H.S. meeting held on October 21st a plant was exhibited by 

 Messrs. Sander & Sons, under the name of Cypripedium Charlesworthii 

 virginale, which may possibly throw further light on a question discussed 

 at page 296, namely, Do Paphiopedilum Charlesworthii and P. Spicerianum 

 grow anywhere intermixed ? The flower exhibited had a white dorsal 

 sepal, with a few light purple spots along the median line ; the shape was 

 also less concave, and the staminode seemed larger and not of the same 

 pure porcelain white ; which characters suggested a possible hybrid origin. 

 The two species in question were not present, and we hope the opportunity 

 will yet occur to make a careful comparison of the three. The matter 

 should be cleared up. R. A. Rolfe. 



The above was squeezed out of our last number, and now the following 

 very interesting note comes to hand : — 



Two or three years ago we got home some imported Cyp. Charles- 

 worthii, and among them have appeared two plants of Cyp. Spicerianum, 

 but there are some differences from the usual Spicerianums. The leaves 

 are narrower, and very dark green, the flowers fine, and the sepals much 

 more crimped and crinkled, and rather more coloured. Both my 

 plants bear two flowers on each stalk, and one has six flowers, though 

 quite a small plant. Janet Ross. 



Poggio Gherardo, Florence, 



November 8th, 1902. 



This is quite confirmatory of the idea that these two species do 

 somewhere grow together, and owing to the close resemblance in their 

 vegetative organs are not distinguished until they flower. In the first case 

 there was a little doubt, because the history of the importation before 

 being sold was not known, but in the second they appear to have been 

 imported direct. Further evidence on this interesting question will be 

 -acceptable. 



