go THE ORCHID REVIEW. [MarcH, 1913. 
F. Ducane Godman, Esq., South Lodge, Horsham, by Mr. G. Giles. It 
was exhibited, with several others, at the R.H.S. Show of Autumn-flowering 
Orchids held at Westminster last November, and attracted much attention, 
both from Orchid fanciers and from gardeners who regarded it from a 
purely decorative standpoint. 
The species was discovered by the Polish collector, Warscewicz, on the 
Chiriqui Volcano, Central America, in December, 1848, being found 
growing on oak trees at 8000 feet elevation, where the temperature is said 
to fall as low as 40°-45° Fahr. at night. Plants were introduced, which 
flowered for the first time in Europe in the collections of Senator Jenisch 
and Consul Schiller, at Hamburgh, in 1852, when it was described by 
Reichenbach (Bot. Zeit., 1852, p. 695). According to the latter, it next 
appeared in public at Mr. Bridges’ sale at Stevens’ Rooms in 1856. Its 
history was given by Reichenbach in 1871 (Gard. Chron., 1871, p. 168), the 
author remarking: ‘‘ We feel much pleased to obtain it now from several 
of our London correspondents, as from J. Day, Esq., Messrs. Veitch & 
Sons, &c. One correspondent informs us that the anther is smooth, and 
has gigantic wings projecting from the column, just like a large old- 
fashioned bonnet. Though we should feel much frightened at such a 
creature with a nose like the beak of the anther, yet we feel quite 
enchanted at such a genial comparison, which reminds us of Dr. Lindley’s 
often very funny and witty allusions. It is, indeed, the best philosophy to 
draw amusement from flowers, and we believe that Orchids are quite 
unrivalled in the endless riches of queer and astonishing formations they 
present, so often exceedingly difficult even toa monographer. The large 
crest would afford a very nice saddle for some insect, tasting, perhaps, the 
honey from the two warts at the base of the lip. We despair, however, 
of the insect being able to assist the act of fecundation, for the great wings 
and the formidable processus of the column, if presented like the trunk of 
an excited elephant, would be such impediments as to make selfish honey- 
drinking egotists out of the little hexapods.”’ 
O. cheirophorum is one of the prettiest of the small-flowering species, 
and one that succeeds well in the Odontoglossum house, producing 4 
profusion of its graceful inflorescences. It is figured at t. 6278 of the 
Botanical Magazine. The specific name, ‘‘ Wallflower-bearing,’’ refers to 
the yellow colour resembling that of some species of Cheiranthus. For the 
loan of the block we are indebted to the Editor of the Journal of Horticulture. 
Two very pretty companion plants were exhibited in the same group at 
the Show in question, namely the rosy lilac Oncidium ornithorhynchum, 
and its white variety, album. They are natives of the mountains of Mexico 
and Guatemala, always at considerable elevations, and succeed well under 
the same treatment as Oncidium cheirophorum. 
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