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RHYNCHOSTYLIS RETUSA VAR. GUTTATA. 
WHEN figuring a form of this handsome species—better known in gardens 
under the name of Saccolabium guttatum—the late Mr. Warner remarked 
(Sel. Orch., ii., t. 18) :—‘‘ One cannot but regret the absence from our great 
London exhibitions of remarkably fine plants such as were seen exhibited 
at the time of the Chiswick shows. There Saccolabiums were frequently 
seen with from five to ten spikes of blossoms, or even more, on the same 
plant, and those who were in the habit of visiting these Gardens at the 
time referred to often speak with regret of the absence of such remarkable 
specimens from the exhibitions of the present day.’’ The present specimen 
is equal to the best spoken of in the above note, for it bears thirteen spikes, 
Fic. 42. RHYNCHOSTYLIS RETUSA VAR. GUTTATA. 
and forms a charming little picture. It was grown by Mr. Tyson, gardener 
to Dr. T. R. Jessop, Roundhay Mount, Leeds, and gained the First Prize 
for a single specimen at the Leeds Show in 1898. The previous year it bore 
twelve spikes, and received a Cultural Commendation from the Committee 
of the R. H. S. at the York Gala. 
Rhynchostylis retusa is a widely diffused and variable plant, if the 
different forms now included under it are all forms of the same. It is found 
almost throughout Hindostan wherever the conditions are suitable, in 
Ceylon, in the provinces of the eastern peninsula—especially in the plains 
of Lower Burma—and in Jaya, where it is said to be common, and to have 
established itself in immense numbers in the Teak plantations formed by 
