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was announced that a dried inflorescence was to be seen, and, of course, to 
have submitted this to an expert would have led to its identity being a 
established at once. And when they are not referred to some independent — 
authority, and afterwards prove identical with some well-known plant, 
people naturally draw their own conclusions as to the reason ; and whether x 
they are the correct ones or not, the result is much the same in the end. — 
It is quite time a decided protest was made against this unnecessary 
multiplication of spurious names—called “ provisional ” by courtesy—and 
necessary, I fully endorse the remarks of my correspondent on the subject 
generally. a 
_ I was much interested in Mr. Young’s note on hybrids of identical 
parentage, at page 115, and I hope the Orchid Committee will take the hint : 
not to certificate old hybrids under new names. I think the Nomenclature — a 
Committee and the Orchid Committee might amalgamate with advantage, 
and, perhaps, if the editors of the gardening papers were thrown in, they” 
might together prepare an authentic list, and keep it up to date. Ml 
Young’s notes on naming in the vernacular have soon received a pracl 
illustration, for I observe in the report of a recent meeting of the R 
Horticultural Society that “ Phalenopsis Baron Schroder superba” am 
“ Cattleya William Murray fulgens ” were exhibited. I don’t know why 
additions were not made in the vernacular. Possibly because they 
have looked ridiculous, though I fail to see where the subtle distinct 
comes in. Cattleya x Murrayi fulgens or Cattleya x William Murray! 
red variety I could have understood, though the former is infinitely prefer. 
able, in my opinion. However, now that the two systems of nomenc' 
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are running side by side, I suppose we shall see some interesting dev 
ments. 
a 
Orci Brooms at A PeNNy-a-Prece.—“ Only a penny! An Orchid 
for yer buttonhole for a penny!” Such was the ejaculation that grated 
on my ears in Cheapside on Wednesday, says a writer in the Licensed 
Victuallers’ Gazette. Itinerary vendors frequently play ‘‘ spoof,” and I 2 
once concluded that the pretty girl who was selling Orchids at a penny: j 
Piece was at the good old game. But I was mistaken, for I purchased : 
of Odontog llarium for the twelfth part of a 
—Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
