a2 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [ JANUARY, I9g13. 
flat this description can be appreciated, the horns resembling the legs of a 
chicken admirably. G.’°H.’PRING. 
Missouri Botanic Garden. 
(Mr. Pring, encloses a photograph, which fully confirms the determination. 
He has previously sent us an interesting article on Orchids at the Missouri 
Botanic Garden (O.R., xviii. pp. 141-143), which we are glad to know 
brought him several communications, including one from Panama. He now 
adds: ‘‘It may be interesting to know that I am growing all my Chysis, 
‘Catasetums, and Cycnoches outside during the summer, and the Chysis, 
especially, are making very fine pseudobulbs.” Of course the summer 
temperature is much warmer than in England.—Ep.| 
VANDA CCERULEA PEETERSIANA. 
THE appearance of the beautiful pink-flowered Vanda ccerulea Sander at 
the R.H.S. meeting held on December 3rd last serves to recall the variety 
Peetersiana, probably the earliest pink-flowered form known. It appeared 
in the Establishment of M. A. A. Peeters, Brussels, and was exhibited at a 
meeting of the Société Nationale d’Horticulture de France in November, 
1897, and shortly afterwards described (Cogn. in Gard. Chron., 1897, ii. 
page 294). The author remarked: ‘‘ This fine variety, remarkable for the 
complete absence of blue in the flowers, was shown in an importation from 
the Khasia Mountains by M. A. A. Peeters. It borea spike of nine flowers. 
A coloured plate was also published (Cogn. Dict. Ic. Orch., Vanda, t. 5a), 
showing the flowers about two inches across, beautifully suffused with rose- 
pink near the margin and paler towards the base, and the front half of 
the lip much brighter in colour. We should like to see the locality 
confirmed, for there is at least a suspicion that the pink colour in both 
plants may be due to re-crossing with V. Charlesworthii, and this would 
indicate the Shan States as the habitat. Possibly there are records which 
may clear the matter up.—R.A.R. 
VANDA C@RULEA ALBIDULA.—An inflorescence of a curious white form of 
Vanda coerulea, with some lilac veining on the lip—presumably the one 
noted at page 31 of our last volume—is sent from the collection of O. O. 
Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury, by Mr. Rogers. A photograph of a very 
similar form is also sent from the collection of O. Gunn, Esq., Newport, 
Mon. The habit of the plant is that of V. coerulea, but the flowers are 
considerably smaller. It has been suggested as a possible hybrid, but, if so, 
we cannot at present suggest its parentage. Two or three other anomalous 
‘Vandas have appeared among importations of Vanda coerulea from the Shan 
States locality, and it would be interesting to have further evidence of the 
‘species which grow there intermixed.—R. A. R. 
