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the evidence on a question pro and con, and points out that some of 
it is: contradictory, and the rest inconclusive either way, this can 
be called ‘‘very oracular criticism”? Also, what are the “strong and 
certain views on these botanical questions” which I hold ? 
If ‘““H. R. R.” thinks I have denied the existence of C. X Sallieri asa 
wild plant, I would ask him to read my article again, and a little more care- 
fully. If the records are as true as ‘‘H. R. R.” asserts, we may assume (I) 
that C. x Sallieri occurs wild, (2) that it occurs in Khasia, and (3) that 
villosum grows there also; in which case it ought to be found in the same 
importations. 
Here are questions which it is open to anyone to answer :— 
1. Where do the large importations of C. insigne montanum come 
from ? 
2. What is the habitat of the C. villosum recently sold as a new 
species ? 
3. Do these two species grow anywhere intermixed ? 
And while we are about it we might as well have a general clearing up, 
therefore :— 
4. What evidence have we as to the existence of C. X Leeanum and 
C. x Arthurianum as natural hybrids? See Orch. Rev., vi., p. 76. 
Several very interesting questions await solution, and I would earnestly 
commend them to the attention of ‘‘ H. R. R.” and others. 
BeAr R: 
LZLIA JONGHEANA. 
Ir is a matter of considerable interest that the rare and beautiful Lelia 
Jongheana has been re-introduced, and that a first flower has expanded 
with Mr. A. J. Keeling, Cottingley, Bingley, Yorks. Mr. Keeling states 
that it is from an importation sold last year by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., 
as Lelia species, and that he has other plants showing for flower. The full 
history of the species has been given in this work (O. R., iv., p. 278), so 
that it is only necessary to add that the flower is bright rose-purple, with 
the throat and keels of the lip orange-yellow. The keels are eight in 
number, very prominent, and undulate in front, and thus the species comes 
nearest to L. Dayana, though the flowers-are far larger, the sepals and 
petals measuring 3} inches long. The plant is also larger, and owing to 
the shape of the concave leaves, and the pseudobulbs it can but be com- 
pared with L. longipes in these characters. Now that it has been re- 
introduced we hope to meet with it much more frequently in future. 
R. A. 
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