08 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [AprIL, 1912. 
Yet Cattleya Vesuvius would serve all practical purposes, and we have a 
right to expect all horticulturists to be practical.” But we may remind the 
Field that the plant is not a Cattleya, and it is not very practical to call a 
plant what it is not. It is a hybrid between a Sophrolelia and a Cattleya, 
and the Rules of Horticultural Nomenclature adopted by the Brussels Con- 
gress require that all such plants shall be called Sophrocatlelia (not Sophro- 
leliocattleya). The proper name of the plant is Sophrocatlelia Marathon 
var. Vesuvius, it being only a variety of the very variable Sophrocatlelia 
Marathon (Sophrolelia Psyche X Cattleya Frederickiz), which appeared 
nearly four years ago. Is the Field prepared to ignore history in this 
fashion? and to inflict on us two erroneous names over a single plant ? 
The Field must look up the new rules. 
A remarkably fine Odontoglossum received a First-class Certificate at 
the last R.H.S. meeting under the name of O. crispum Samuel Gratrix. It. 
is described as follows: ‘‘ A grand variety, presumably a home-raised seed- 
ling from some finely blotched O. crispum. In shape it is one of the best 
shown. The sepals and petals are equally broad and beautifully marked 
with light violet colour. The large crisped labellum is white with some 
reddish purple blotches in front of the yellow crest.’”’ There can be no 
doubt about its beauty, but why should it be necessary to presume about its 
parentage ? It ought to be known whether it is a home-raised seedling or 
not, and if so it ought to be possible to say something about its origin. We 
are getting far too many Odontoglossums of ‘‘ unknown” and “‘unrecorded”’ 
parentage, and we have received another protest against the looseness with 
which records are now being kept, coupled with some strong language which 
we do not care to repeat. Our correspondent wishes us to make a strong 
appeal for some particulars of the origin of these doubtful forms, and we 
agree with him that there is no need to hide so much light under a bushel. 
It is interesting to note that another plant of the rare and striking 
Neomoorea irrorata was exhibited at the last R.H.S. meeting, by Messrs. 
Charlesworth & Co. Several plants of it are now known, but it is not 
often seen in bloom. It was originally described over twenty years ago 
from a single plant which appeared at Glasnevin, anda figure afterwards 
appeared at t. 7265 of the Botanical Magazine. It was also given as the 
frontispiece of our twelfth volume. 
Within two months we shall be in the midst of the great International 
Horticultural Exhibition, to be held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital, 
Chelsea, from May 22nd to 30th. The schedule shows that thirty-two 
classes have been set apart for Orchids. The usual showy groups are well 
