THE ORCHID REVIEW. 17 
““M. Bleu, who has produced a large number of seedlings, possesses 
some unpublished ones. One of these, derived from Cypripedium insigne 
Chantini and C. concolor Regnieri, is very curious. The influence of the 
second parent is only slightly apparent in the leaves; as for the flowers, 
they altogether resemble a form of C. insigne, but of the section montanum, 
not the variety Chantini. Judging by this hybrid, M. Bleu thinks that 
C. insigne montanum may not be a geographical form, as has been 
supposed, but a veritable hybrid derived from C. insigne and one of the 
numerous forms of C. concolor or of C. Godefroyz.”’ 
Alas ! how easy it is to jump at conclusions from imperfect data! In 
the first place we have no evidence that C. insigne grows either with 
C. concolor or C. Godefroy, and in the second the hybrid between 
C. insigne and C. concolor, known as C. X Orion, has been raised by 
Messrs. Veitch, and bears no near resemblance to C. insigne montanum, 
being, in fact, fairly intermediate between its parents, and these facts quite 
outweigh the curious but not by any means unique fact above recorded ; 
indeed, it is pertinent to ask, what is the nature of the slight influence seen 
in the leaves ? 
As to the so-called C. insigne montanum, we think the last name 
superfluous. It is only since the species has been imported in quantity that 
we have realised its great variability. Previously our knowledge of it was 
derived from a few isolated forms which were introduced and propagated by 
division. The wonder is that it was not introduced in quantity long before. 
As to its being a hybrid, we consider that there is not a tittle of evidence. 
CORYANTHES MACRANTHA. 
TuIs superb Orchid is abundant in Sante Comapan, and can you guess in 
what company? We think the reader will be troubled ‘to guess. At 
the summit of trees, above those which bend over a ravine or rivulet, 
there are nests inhabited by very large ants. The diameter of these trees 
is often from half to one metre. Their upper part is usually covered 
with Coryanthes, and beside them Bromeliaceous plants are found, with 
sometimes an Epidendrum. Between the two may be seen pendent ea 
of Coryanthes, with from two to four pure yellow flowers, mixed 100i 
and there with red-spotted varieties with various sized spots. Nothing 
can be more remarkable than the conformation of the lip ; at first sight 
it might be mistaken for a Cypripedium. In this sort of pitcher or hate 
a sWeet-tasting liquid is contained, probably much SSO is oa 
epicures among the little colonies of ants established in the neighbour = : 
it isa delicate sweetmeat factory close at hand. Unfortunately— doubly 
