356 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
number of plants (Man. Orch., ii. p. 15)—the choice plant of which before 
its re-introduction it had become customary to designate as labiata vera, 
and whose identity with the rediscovered plant raised such a fierce contro- 
versy a few years ago. Such is fame! 
Another stage seems to have been reached (page 338) in the history of 
that mythical Cattleya Aclandiw alba, and it has been decided that the 
purchaser is entitled to the return of the money paid, with any additional 
sum reasonably spent on the development of the plant, but not to damages 
for breach of warranty ; unless he re-sold the plant with the same warranty, 
and had to settle a claim against him, when the amount of that claim might 
also be included in the damages. It appears that notice of appeal has 
been given, so perhaps the last has not been heard of the matter. 
The plea of reversion does not appear to have been set up in this case as 
in the one reported at page 336 of the last volume, and now I should like to © 
know where the myth about the plant being an albino originated. The 
defendant declined to say what he gave for the plant, but if he himself was 
victimised perhaps he will now take action, adding the amount of this claim 
which he has had to settle to the damages. The process might be repeated 
as often as necessary until the myth was traced to its source. And then 
we should see what we should see. 
ARGUS. 
CYMBIDIUM DAYANUM. 
THE re-discovery of a lost species is always interesting, especially when its. 
identity has been obscured by subsequent misidentification, as in the present 
instance. A Cymbidium sent to Kew for determination by Mr. F. W. 
Moore, of Glasnevin, proved identical with a coloured sketch of a flower, 
labelled ‘Cymbidium sp. from Assam ; habit and foliage like C. Mastersil. 
S. Jennings, Esq., Calcutta, 12/67.” A further search revealed its identity 
with C. Dayanum, Rchb. f., which by some inscrutable blunder has been 
confounded with the utterly different C. eburneum var. Dayi. And now, 
unfortunately, it has been re-described under the name of C. Simonsianum, 
King and Pantling. The following is the history of the species :— 
C. Dayanum was described in 1869 by Reichenbach (Gard. Chron., 1869, 
p. 710), who remarked—“ An elegant species, bearing very long narrow 
leaves, and an inflorescence ot yellow-white flowers, marked with port wine 
coloured streaks on the middle lines of the sepals and petals, and such a 
border and numerous small streaks on the lip. 
It was imported from 
Assam by J. Day, 
Esq., to whom it is inscribed as a new token of a long 
