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correspondents that we appreciate their kind encouragement and assistance. 
With respect to the future, a few words may not be out of place here. 
It will be obvious to everyone that in the effort to keep a complete record of 
the most important events in the Orchid world we have to rely to some 
extent upon the assistance and co-operation of our readers and corres- 
pondents, and in thanking them for numerous interesting communications 
in the past, we would solicit increased help in the future. Short notes or 
articles upon interesting specimens in their collections, the results of their 
experiments in hybridisation, the successful treatment of Orchids reputed to 
be difficult of cultivation, and discussions on any subject of general interest 
will be cordially welcomed, and will doubtless help to give the Review an 
even wider interest to cultivators. Probably much valuable information of 
this kind is lost because the possessors do not think it of sufficient importance 
to communicate; and we should be glad if such matters are sent in a form 
for publication, not incorporated in a letter, as has several times been the 
case, for besides the trouble of extracting it, there is always the un-ertainty 
as to whether the matter was intended for publication. It may also be 
mentioned that photographs intended for reproduction should have a well- 
contrasted background, and printed upon albumenised paper, as bromide 
and platinotype impressions on rough paper never give such good results. 
It is unnecessary to reiterate that, so far as space permits, our pages 
are open to bona fide communications from anyone, and that we aim at 
making the work of the widest possible interest and utility, in which we 
invite the co-operation of all our readers. 
THE HYBRIDIST. 
PAPHIOPEDIUM X NIVEO-INSIGNE. 
WE have received from Messrs. F. Sander and Co., St. Albans, a flower of 
avery charming little hybrid raised by Captain Vipan, Stibbington Hall, 
Wansford, between P. niveum and P. insigne, the former being the seed 
parent. The flower most resembles the former in general character, but the 
segments are more attenuated, and the colour white, with a number of clear 
purple spots on the dorsal sepal, derived from P. insigne, the clear colour of 
the spots being, of course, due to the absence of green in the ground colour, 
just as may be seen in the latter species when the spots extend beyond the 
green area. The hybrid known as Cypripedium X Muriel Hollington was 
described somewhat doubtfully as having this parentage, but Mr. Hollington 
Says that insigne was not used as the pollen parent, and that it came out of 
the same batch of seedlings as P. x Aylingii, which seems conclusive, 
€specially as the spots on the dorsal sepal of the present one are so different. 
We Should like to see the former one again. The present hybrid is very 
distinct and pretty, and we shall hope to hear of it again. 
