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38 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
deciduous species, as C. Calceolus, Regina, japonicum, and in fact all the : | 
species from the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, from Japan ; 
round to Mexico. ll the evergreen tropical species of the Old Wars . 
belong to ‘‘ Paphiopedilum,” and differ in habit, and in having a deciduous q 
perianth, and the sepals imbricate, not valvate, as may always be seen : 
in the opening bud. These two genera have a one-celled ovary, ee | 
in the Tropical American species it is three-cellea, but these are io? 
divisible into two genera. “ Selenipedilum ” contains three species of tall, 
reed-like plants, with leaves like Cypripedilum, small persistent floweta | 
and round, smooth seeds with a crustaceous testa, like Vanilla, and 4 
singularly enough two of them have Vanilla-scented fruits. This cee _ 
not in cultivation. The rest of the species, as caudatum, Schlimn, longi | 3 
folium, &c., belong to “ Phragmipedilum,” and are stemless, with long : 
coriaceous leaves, large flowers, with deciduous perianth, and fusiform 3 
seeds with the usual reticulated testa. In fact the four genera are more — 
distinct than many which are universally recognised, though the differences : 
have only recently been correctly understood. 
This is all lucid enough, and I will pay my correspondent the compli- 
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ment of saying that I think it is worthy of adoption. Another letter mus 
stand over for the present. : 
ARGUS. 
ORCHIDS OF 1868. 
As several important hybrids were overlooked in our article on this subject 
at page 7, we offer the following supplementary notes. 4 
Lelio-cattleya x Henry Greenwood is a striking secondary hybrid, | 
between L.-c. x Schilleriana and Cattleya x Hardyana, with which © 
M. Ch. Maron secured the prize for the best new hybrid at Ghent. 
Cypripedium x T’Ansoni, x Mrs. Reginald Young, and x Olivia, mi 
striking novelties from Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., the two former receiving 
First-class Certificates on the same day. Phalznopsis x Schroedere also 
came from the same firm. Odontoglossum x Adriane is a charming little 
Lelia X Ragotiana, from the collection 
of M. J. Ragot, Villenoy, France, originated from L. grandis and L- 
cinnabarina, Cattleya x Adela (Triane ?  Percivaliana ¢) was 
raised by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, also Lelia x Digbyano-purpurata, 
