MARCH, 1912.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 79 
A flower of a good pink form of Cymbidium insigne, with the sepals 
and petals closely and minutely dotted at the base, is sent from the 
collection of Mrs. Ardern, Bonis Hall, Prestbury. It is said to have been 
in the collection a good many years, bnt has not flowered previously. 
A curious abnormal flower of Dendrobium nobile is sent from the 
collection of Edward Clements, Esq., Maidstone. The lip is absent, and 
the lateral sepals united into one, and thus the flower is dimerous with two 
petals and two opposite sepals. It is probably accidental, as other flowers 
on the stem are normal. 
A flower of Cypripedium Romulus is sent from the collection of G. 
Hamilton-Smith, Esq., Finchley, by Mr. Coningsby, in which the lateral 
sepals are free and diverging. It is a seedling flowering for the first time, 
and whether the peculiarity will be constant remains to be seen. There is 
also a spike of the hybrid O. amabile Queen Alexandra crossed with a fine 
spotted crispum, which has reverted to what may be termed an ordinary 
rosy crispum. The batch has already shown great diversity, and forms 
were noted at pp. 159, 190, of our last volume. A spike of Dendrobium 
Kingianum album and a good dark form of Cymbidium Tracyanum are 
a'so sent. 
A sweetly-scented and very pretty form of Odontoglossum Pescatorei is 
sent from the collection of J. B. H. Goodden, Esq., West Coker, Yeovil. 
There is a large purple blotch on the base of each sepal, and a small spot 
in the centre of each petal. It is said to have been more spotted last year. 
Another plant in the collection is also fragrant. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM ELEGANTIUS.—It is interesting to note that the 
matural hybrid Odontoglossum elegantius, Rchb. f., has been raised 
artificially by Messrs. Sander & Sons, from O. Lindleyanum and O. 
Pescatorei. The plant was exhibited by them at the R.H.S. meeting held 
on February 22nd last. The flower is cream-coloured, with a light red- 
brown blotch at the base of each segment, and a similar blotch in front of 
the crest of the lip. It is an interesting confirmation.—R.A.R. 
LISTROSTACHYS BISTORTA.—A plant introduced by Messrs. Mansell 
& Hatcher, Rawdon, E. Yorks, has been sent to Kew for determination, 
and proves to be identical with Listrostachys bistorta, Rolfe (Fl. Trop. 
Afr., vil. p. 155), originally described from Lagos, and thus extends the 
area of the species somewhat. There was originally a little doubt as to 
whether the remarkable twist in the spur was a normal character, but it is 
also present in the recently introduced plant. The species is allied to the 
South African L. arcuata Rchb. f., but has longer, less fleshy leaves, and 
smaller flowers, with the remarkable bend in the spur, which recalls the 
appearance of a looper:caterpillar. The species was originally described as 
Angrecum bistortum (Rolfe in Kew Bulletin, 1893, p. 65).—R.A.R. 
