58 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Frpruary, 1906. 
and spotting. The ground colour of the flower is creamy white, somewhat 
stained with purple on the sepals, and the markings are rich purple-brown, 
with the crest of the lip yellow. In the type the crispum influence prepon-_ 
obvious. Both are fine acquisitions, but the variety is exceptionally hand- 
some, and M. Peeters must be congratulated on his success. 
The pollen parent (which must not be confused with O. X ardentissi- ~ 
mum) is the handsome form for which M. Vuylsteke received an Award of 
Merit at the Temple Show in 1900, being afterwards purchased by M. 
Peeters. q 
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ORCHIDS AT KEW. 
NUMEROUs interesting and beautiful Orchids are now flowering in the Kew — 
collection, among the most conspicuous being Lelia autumnalis and L. q 
anceps, which, through the absence of fog, have considerably brightened 
and added to the attraction of the Cattleya house, during the last few weeks, 
by the continual succession of bloom. Having such long, slender stems, — 
and varying so much in their beautiful shades of colour, it is no wonder : 
that they are so eagerly sought after for decorative purposes. A good plant 
Suspended from the roof in the same house, and flowering freely, are two © 
little gems, Dendrobium moniliforme and its variety variegatum, also the 4 
rare Epidendrum polybulbon, whilst close by, and contrasting in colour, is : 
the pure white E. chioneum. Plants of Xylobium corrugatum, Gomeza 7 
Barkeri, and the curious little Seaphyglottis prolifera are also in flower, 
along with Oncidium porrigens, which has a spike from four to five feet in 
length, covered with numerous small brown flowers. ; 
In the Warm house several familiar Orchids are making their annual 
Cynorchis Lowiana, a native of — 
ance, or in the delicate shades of colour which makes E. Endresii so _ 
valuable. There are also E, fragrans, 
Allemanii, E. ciliare, and E. umbellatum, with its curious fleshy green | 
flowers. Other interesting, though not gorgeous, things are two pans of — 
Tania penangiana, the rare T, viridi - fusca 
Coelogyne graminifolia, Brassavola Martiani, 
Eria stricta, and E, amica, the latter having flowers of a rather disagree 
able smell. A few Dendrobiums in flower are, D. x Andromeda, D. X | 
Cassiope, D. x dulce, D. x euosmum, the primrose-coloured D. luteolum, 
the equally sweet-scented E. 
» Platyclinis cucumerina, — 
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