176 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
DENDROBIUM SEEDLINGS AT BURY. 
In March, 1894, I fertilised one flower 6f Dendrobium nobile Cooksoni 
with the pollen of D.n. nobilius, and another flower of Dendrobium xX 
Leechianum (splendidissimum) with the pollen of a very dark variety of 
Dendrobium Phalznopsis. The capsule of the first cross ripened, and was 
sown on February 12th, 1895, and that of the second cross on March 6th, 
1895. On the ist of April the seeds from both these capsules were showing 
evident signs of germination, and the minute seedlings have gone on growing 
steadily, until yesterday, April 24th, I coulq perceive signs of the first leaf 
appearing on many of the seedlings of the first cross, sown February 12th, 
1895. I may also say that the seed from these two capsules was sown on 
about seven Orchid pots containing plants of Dendrobes or Cypripedes, 
and I believe the seeds on every pot are in a more or less advanced stage of 
germination. The potting material is, in évery case, pure fibrous peat, and 
nothing else. When the seed is sown, the seed pot is always first dipped 
in water, to wet the peat, so that the seeds ma 
y attach themselves to 
the peat fibres. , 
O. O. WRIGLEY. 
Bridge Hall, , 
Bury. 
PP te 20 eae, 
MICROSTYLIS MACROCHILA. 
A year ago this very distinct and Pretty species appeared as a single 
specimen in the collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., among plants of 
M. Scottii, from which it was not distinguished until it flowered. It was 
described at page 82. Several other plants have now appeared, both at Kew 
and in the establishment of Messrs. F. Sahder & Co., 
have the same origin, and have not been distinguishe 
It is very curious that two species whic 
remarkably different flowers, 
variegated foliage as not to 
if not elsewhere. All 
d until they flowered. 
h grow together, and have such 
should be so much «alike in ‘the prettily 
have been detected when out ,of flower, 
and suggests that the resemblance is not accidental, and that in a wild state 
one or the other species may benefit by the arrange 
that it is what is known asa protective resemblanc 
of specimens we have detected a characte, in th 
specific importance, as it serves to distin 
been able to examine in flower. In M. Macrochila the pretty light brown 
mottling extends uniformly over t 
ment, or, in other words, 
e. On examining a series 
e leaves which may be of 
darker band occurs along the midrib B . 
- Both ar ry pretty variegated-. 
leaved plants, and are also ve i ee 
