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flowering for the first time. Whether the character is constant remains to 
be proved. 
Another abnormal but very striking flower has appeared in the 
establishment of Mr. C. Young, West Derby, Liverpool. One side is fairly 
normal, having the usual petal and lateral sepal, but on the other side. the 
two remaining sepals are united nearly to the apex, and the petal is missing, 
or rather united to the lip, which on this side is larger than usual, and the 
junction is marked by a clear white stripe. The lip is very richly coloured, 
and the sepals and petal of the purest white. It is a remarkable plant and 
will probably be heard of again. 
C. M. Janus, described at page 199 of our last volume, still retains its 
sportive character. Another raceme has been sent by Mr. C. C. Hurst, 
F.L.S., and although from the same plant it differs from those produced 
last year. The lowermost of the two flowers consists of a single sepal, on 
a slender pedicel, with all the other parts entirely suppressed. The upper 
flower has the three sepals and one petal quite normal in character, but the 
opposite petal is either absent or confluent with the lip, probably the latter, 
owing to the somewhat oblique shape and the two halves being differently 
coloured. There is a purple line down the centre, on either side of which 
both the yellow and the crimson veining extends, but the latter colour is 
more developed and much brighter on the side which has a normal petal. 
The column is slightly oblique, but has one anther, and the stigma is 
partially abortive. It is a very remarkable plant. 
THE CORNING COLLECTION OF ORCHIDS. 
In an early volume of this work we gave an account of the fine collection 
of Orchids brought together by the late Hon. E. Corning (ii, pp. 227-229), 
and it may be interesting to give a few particulars of their present location, 
taken from recent issues of American Gardening. 
‘The statement that this collection was now in the houses of Mrs. G. B. 
Wilson (see O. R., vii, p. 201), elicited the following letter from Dr. R. 
Schiffmann, St. Paul, Minn. :—* In May, 1897, I purchased of Mr. Corning; 
personally, a large collection of Cattleyas and Lelias, nearly 150 plants, 
probably the finest specimens of their kind in this country, being mostly 
in 12-inch pots and over. The collection embraced :—Cattleya labiata 
vera, C. pallida, C. Mossi picta, and C. Warocqueana ; C. Bowringiana, 
gic, eon specimens. C. Triane in following varieties :— Bonnyana, 
pes Corningii Superba, delicata, Leeana, Massangeana, Pandora, 
el, Regine, rosea, Russelliana, Schreederze, superba Warscewiczii, C- 
gigas Sanderiana, C. Normanni, C. rubra, and C. Warscewiczii.  C. Warneri 
