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and the lip consequently uppermost. The additional pollinia that have 
reached the normal size have the usual candicle, which is developed from 
the pollen, but not the gland, which is of rostellar origin, and this is just 
what might have been expected. The displacement of parts is very slight, 
but the additional anther cells vary slightly in position, those which are 
least developed being situated at the apex of the rostellum. It is a very 
interesting and instructive example. 
R. A. R. 
ORCHID FLOWERS OPENING IMPERFECTLY. 
FLoweERs of certain Orchids are occasionally met with which for some 
reason fail to open properly. A curious example has been sent from the 
collection of O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury, by Mr. Rogers, 
namely, two flowers of Paphiopedilum superbiens, showing decay at the 
base of the peduncle, which prevents them from opening perfectly and 
attaining their normal dimensions. There is no trace of deformity, and we 
fail to detect the cause of the mischief. The same thing is said to have 
occurred for several years, and the decay is said to appear when the flowers 
reach the same stage, previous to which they have seemed perfectly healthy. 
The plants are grown in a house devoted entirely to species and hybrids of 
this group, which do very well on the whole. They are potted in good 
peat and sphagnum, with plenty of drainage, and the summer treatment 
varies from 65° at night, to 70° by day. They have, however, been tried in 
several houses, but with no better results. It looks like a case of con- 
stitutional weakness, which however is difficult to account for, because all 
the plants in cultivation are said to be sub-divisions of one or two original 
plants. It would be interesting to know if Mr. Wrigley has other plants 
of this species, and if so whether they behave differently. We should be 
glad to hear if anyone else has had a similar experience with this or any 
other species, and also of any likely means of remedying the evil. 
Flowers from a plant of Cattleya Mossiz, sent by Mr. Young, gardener 
to J. W. Potter, Esq., of Croydon, present a different kind of deformity. 
After opening, the sepals and petals remain in a partially crumpled con- 
dition, though they are large in size and well coloured. Those sent are said 
to have been in this condition for a fortnight, and the same thing occurred 
last season. The pseudobulbs are also said to have a slight deformity, which 
would suggest that it may be a constitutional peculiarity, and thus difficult 
tocure. We should try it for another season, growing it as strongly as 
possible, but if it does not then improve, and others succeed under the 
same treatment, we should despair of a remedy. 
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