208 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (JULY, 1906. 
resembles the latter in shape. The dorsal sepal is nearly three inches 7 
across, with other parts in proportion, while the colour is too similar to that — 
- of the parents to need description. A note on the variety Amy Leemann — 
appears on page 125. 
GOMESA SCANDENS. 
Tuts very distinct Gomesa differs from all others in its elongated stem and 
climbing habit, in allusion to which the specific name was given. It was 
introduced from Brazil by M. Binot, in 1902, and flowered at Kew in July — 
of the following year, when it proved identical with a dried specimen 
collected by M. Glaziou (n. 14303), and was named and described, the 
name afterwards appearing in the second edition of the Kew Hand-List 
of Orchids (p. ror). It has since flowered annually. Owing to the elonga- 
tion of the stems the pseudobulbs are distant from each other from two to 
four inches, the intervening portion being clothed with imbricating 
lanceolate distichous bracts. The leaves are oblong, and from two to four — 
inches long, while the racemes are arching, five to seven inches long, and 
bear numerous light green flowers, with narrow segments. The lateral 
sepals are united for about half their length, the front lobe of the lip strongly 
reflexed, and the keels and basal half white. It has recently been described — 
and figured as G. Glaziovii (Cogn. in Mart. Fl. Bras. iii. pt. 6, p. 248, t- 53)s . 
whence we learn that it has also been collected on trees at Serra das” 
Araras, near Therezopolis, by Moura, and in woods at Serra do Macahé, at 
nearly 4,000ft. elevation, by Ule. R.A. R 
CATTLEYA x LUCIENIANA. : 
A FLOWER of an interesting Cattleya has been sent from the collection of a 
P. Smith, Esq., Haddon House, Ashton-on-Mersey, by Mr. Kitchin, who 3 
states that it was purchased from Messrs. John Cowan & Co. a — 
C. Schilleriana. It is apparently a form of one which appeared with : 
Messrs. Stanley Ashton & Co. in an importation of C. Harrisoniana, and 
was supposed to be a natural hybrid between that species and ©: — 
Schilleriana. This was doubtfully referred to C. x Lucieniana, Rchb. fy 
a plant whose origin was never cleared up, and which has subsequently — 
been lost sight of. Its history has already been given (O.R. Xi. pP- 282, : 
283). It should be added that the flower sent has distinctly undulate — 
sepals and petals, rose-purple in colour, a rose-purple front lobe to the lip, i 
and rosy lilac side lobes. It would be interesting to know if any further 
evidence exists that the two species grow together. Since the above was 
written another letter has been received from Mr. Kitchen stating that 4 
Mr. Cowan is confident that the plant came with an importation of 4 
C. Schilleriana. R. A. Bea 
