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obcordate, and pubescent all over. The leaves are marbled with two shades 
of green, much as in the seed parent. A fresh flower was also sent, together 
with a second photograph showing the whole plant, which has evidently a 
more robust constitution than C. Sanderianum. It is a decided acquisition 
to the ranks of hybrid Cypripediums. Contrary to what was stated on page 
228, we believe that this hybrid was raised in the collection of Charles 
Winn, Esq., of Selly Hill, Birmingham, as the following note from Mr. 
Winn will show:—‘ With regard to the seedling Cypripedium x 
farrisi x Sanderi when the latter was imported I purchased 
some plants, and one flowered very soon. I used the pollen, and had some 
dozen or more plants. I parted with a few of these, in exchange, to Messrs. 
Lewis, from whom my friend, Major Mason, purchased one, and Mr. Clarke 
tells me he purchased another. Probably it is from these seedlings that the 
one exhibited flowered. Messrs. Charlesworth have now the remaining 
Stock of beautiful healthy plants.” Thus it would appear that our 
note with respect to the origin of the plant was correct, though not as to the 
raiser. Whether the same cross has been raised in any other collection we 
cannot say. 
SACCOLABIUM SMEEANUM. 
Tuis interesting little plant has again flowered in the collection of A. H. 
Smee, Esq., The Grange, Carshalton. It was described by Reichenbach in 
1887 (Gard. Chron., 1887, ii., p. 214) from a single plant, which is still 
believed to be the only one in cultivation, and, curiously enough, its origin 
is still unknown. It passed through different hands before coming into Mr. 
Smee’s possession, and is recorded to have first flowered in October, 1885- 
It still shows the peculiarity originally pointed out of ‘a great change in the 
colour of the small flowers,” for when these first expand the lip is of a pretty 
light violet with a white line near the base. This line gradually becomes 
yellow, while at the same time the violet is replaced by yellow on the front 
of the lip, and passes into dull brownish-purple on the sides, until by the 
time the flower fades scarcely a trace of the original colour remains. The 
flowers are small, and borne in a branching raceme, something like some 
species of Sarcanthus. It is, however, a true Saccolabium, there being 2° 
trace of a septum in the spur. Although a botanical Orchid, it is a very 
interesting one, and the curious change of colour mentioned above is very 
seldom seen in this family, though a few examples are known in which @ 
distinct change of colour occurs before the flowers fade. 
R. A. R. 
