THE ORCHID REVIEW. 11 
CALANTHE Warpurt (Rolfe) is an epiphytal species, which grows in 
tufts of Asplenium Nidus, and other species of fern, on the stems of 
small trees, not far above the ground, often on slopes and near the riverside 
in the high forest at 1,200 feet elevation. It flowers from April to June. 
CALANTHE MADAGASCARIENSIS (Rolfe) always grows in shady places on 
the lowest part of slopes, in moist clay and humus, often on the riverside 
in the high forest at 1,000 to 1,200 feet elevation. The air is here very 
humid and fresh. Flowering season April to June. 
EULOPHIA MONOPHYLLA is a dwarf Orchid that likes the flat and open 
parts of high valleys. It grows in quartzy dry soil, between short grasses 
and other small plants, in sunny and dry places at 1,200 to 1,800 feet eleva- 
tion. 
All these plants, and others, are in cultivation at Kew, and an inter- 
mediate temperature is the best for them. 
G. WARPUR. 
THE PAST YEAR. 
THE CONCLUDING year of the nineteenth century has not been marked by 
any very striking event in the Orchid World, such as the Hybrid Confer- 
ence of the previous year, but, for all that, it shows a record of steady 
progress which augurs well for the future. 
NOVELTIES. 
One of the features of the past few years has been the steady decline in 
the number of important novelties introduced from abroad, and the increase 
of those produced at home by the energy of the hybridist, a feature which 
the record of last year serves to emphasize. Apart from varieties, we do 
not recall the appearance of any striking novelty from abroad, though 
among botanical species the flowering of a few notable additions might be 
mentioned, such as Masdevallia deorsa, maxillaria scurrilis, the two inte- 
resting Madagascar Calanthes, C. Madagascariensis and C. Warpuri, and 
the remarkable Trevoria chloris, but on turning to the list of hybrids a very 
different condition of things presents itself. Of these plants we now seem 
to have an almost constant supply, for scarcely a horticultural meeting 
passes, either at London or Manchester, without one or more novelties 
being exhibited. Those of the present year include sterling additions to 
the ranks of the Cattleyas, Lzlio-cattleyas, Cypripedes, Dendrobes, and a 
few others, whose names, parentage, and the awards they have gained. are 
recorded in the reports of the different meetings. 
CERTIFICATED HyYBRIDs. 
Some idea may be formed as to the rapid progress in hybridisation by a 
glance at the list of those to which the award of a First-class Certificate 
was made by the Royal Horticultural Society during the year. They 
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