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and most pleasant acquaintance. We have compared the types of all the 
described species, from all of which the present plant differs.” 
The confusion with C. eburneum var. Dayi (Jenn. Orch., t. 16) probably 
arose from the similarity of name, but it began with Messrs. Veitch (Man. 
Orch., IX., p. 14), and is repeated in the Flora of British India (VI., 
p. 12, where, however, the name is changed to var. Dayana, and the 
reference to Jennings’ figure is omitted), and the Index Kewensis (I., p. 682). 
C. Simonsianum was described by Messrs. King & Pantling in 1895 
(Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng., Ixiv., p. 338). The locality is given as 
‘‘ Sikkim: in the valley of the Teesta ; elevation about 1,000 feet. Assam: 
locality unknown ; flowers in August.” Its history is thus given :-—‘* The 
flowers of this species are sweet-scented; the sepals and petals are white, 
with a crimson central line ; the lip is also white, but has oblique crimson 
lines on the lateral lobes, with large blotches of the same colour on the 
apical lobe; the column is a very dark crimson, and the anther of a pale 
yellow colour. Specimens of this plant were sent many years ago from 
Assam by the late Dr. J. C. Simons, to whom the Calcutta Herbarium is 
indebted for numerous contributions of plants, and for a large number of 
drawings of Orchids. ‘Ihe species is now dedicated to his memory.” 
The leaf and inflorescence sent by Mr. Moore agree in every respect 
with the preceding particulars, and it only remains to say that the species 
is allied to C. pendulum, Swartz, but is readily distinguished by its narrow, 
acute, much thinner leaves, the one sent being just half-an-inch broad. It 
is a very interesting matter to be able to thus clear up its history. 
R. A. ROLFE. 
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CATTLEYA x MASSILIENSIS. 
We have received from the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., 
Highbury, Birmingham, an inflorescence of the above beautiful hybrid, 
with the request for an opinion as to its parentage. Mr. Chamberlain 
writes that it was purchased in May, 1896, from M. de Lairesse, guaranteed 
to be one of two seedlings raised by M. Louis Fournier, of Marseilles, it 
is supposed from Cattleya Triane crossed with C. Dowiana aurea, the 
parentage, however, being.open to question. The other plant, presumably, 
is figured in the Revue Horticole in January last (1897, p. 12, with plate), 
where it is stated to have been raised by M. Ch. Maron in M. Fournier’s 
establishment, from some Cattleya (supposed to have been C. Triane), 
crossed with C. Dowiana aurea, and that the plant was six years old. 
It is dedicated to the city of Marseilles. The flowers now sent, which 
were exhibited at the Drill Hall, Westminster, on November gth, quite 
agree with this figure, and thus confirm their identity. Now comes the 
