OcTOBER, 1907.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 3°03 
L. X EYERMANIANA (p. 229).—‘‘ This I think came from L. furfuracea, 
and L. majalis, which grow in the State of Jalisco, not L. majalis and L. 
albida, which do not grow in the same region.” 
L. X LEUCOPTERA (p. 229).—I think this came from L. albida and L. 
furfuracea, which grow in the State of Oaxaca. L. rubescens also grows 
here, and I hope to find a few hybrids with it.” This is interesting, as it 
agrees with my suggestion. 
L. X FINCKENIANA (p. 230).—‘ This I think agrees with one I found in 
the State of Oaxaca, and the parents are a white L. anceps and L. albida. 
The flowers have many resemblances to L. anceps, but there is no gum on 
the scape, and it has the same scent as L. albida. The leaves are of the 
albida type, also the pseudobulbs, except that they are longer, as long as 
in L. autumnalis.” 
L. X VENUSTA (p. 232).—‘‘I think this is a hybrid between L. 
autumnalis and L. furfuracea, which grow in the same district in the State 
of Michoacan. I have found a little district in the State of Jalisco where L. 
furfuracea and L. majalis grow very near together, but I think the former 
suggestion most correct.” 
LESSER-KNOWN ORCHIDS. 
Tue afternoon lecture at the R.H.S. meeting held on September 3rd was 
given by Mr. F. W. Moore, V.M.H., Curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Glasnevin, and was illustrated by a number of interesting lantern slides. 
The subject was ‘‘ Lesser-known Orchids,” and the lecturer spoke of giant 
and pigmy Orchids; species having some peculiar habit, structure or 
appearance; pendulous growing kinds; and others that are remarkable for 
Tequiring some special cultural treatment. 
Amongst the largest of Orchids are Grammatophyllum speciosum, 
Arachnanthe Lowii, and the very rare Eulophiella Peetersiana (the latter 
figured as the frontispiece to the sixth volume of this work). Cyrtopodium 
Andersoni bears an inflorescence which reaches a height of over 4 feet. 
Cypripedium Lindleyanum at Glasnevin developed leaves 2 feet 3 inches in 
length, and 34 inches in breadth, whilst the flowers were borne on 
inflorescences 4 feet g inches high. Arachnanthe Lowi produced six 
inflorescences at Glasnevin, measuring from 6 to 7 feet long, and it is 
curious that this species produces dimorphic flowers, for the basal ones are 
quite different both in shape and colour to those on the upper portions of 
the inflorescence. The cause of this is not yet known. 
Among pigmy Orchids, Mr. Moore enumerated Pleurothallis astrophora, 
P. hypnicola, P. Simmleriana, and P. lateritia. Pleurothallis hypnicola is 
‘one of the smallest of Orchids, its flowers being so inconspicuous that- they 
can scarcely be seen. Maxillaria funerea, Masdevallia nidifica, and 
