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as to which species was the actual pollen parent. I suppose the unfortunate 
recorder must puzzle it out for himself every time, and if so his lot will not 
be a happy one. There is quite enough of this already. 
The note on a floating Orchid, at page 250, is very interesting, for a 
truly aquatic Orchid must be something of a novelty. There is not often 
much waste space in an Orchid house, for stages and shelves are generally 
fully occupied, as well as every available peg or wire under the roof, but 
the most ingenious Orchidist has not yet been able to utilise the water-tank 
for this purpose. But the plant is not yet introduced. 
ARGUS. 
NOVELTIES. 
TAINIA FUERSTENBERGIANA, Schlechter.—A species which flowered in the 
collection of Baron von Fiirstenberg in February last. It is said to be 
allied to T. penangiana, Hook. f., which it greatly resembles, and has olive 
green flowers. Its habitat is unknown, but most of the species are Indo- 
Malayan.—Orchis, p. 4. 
Goncora Beyroptiana, Schlechter.—A Columbian species, introduced 
with Cattleya Triane, which flowered with Herr Otto Beyrodt, at Berlin, 
in February last. It is closely allied to G. truncata, Lindl., and has pale 
yeliow sepals and petals, spotted with purple, and a white lip.—Orehis, p. 4 
ONcIDIUM JoHNIANUM, Schlechter—A Brazilian species, which 
flowered with Herr R. W. John, at Andernach, Germany, in May, 1905. It 
was imported with Miltonia Clowesii, Cattleya Harrisoniana, and .others,. 
and is said to be allied to O. Wentworthianum, Batem. and O. 
pergameneum, Lindl., of the section Basilata. The flowers are yellow, 
blotched with brown.—Orchis, Pp. 4. 
BIFRENARIA FUERSTENBERGIANA, Schlechter.—A. Brazilian species 
introduced from the province of Santa Catherina, and flowered in the 
collection of Baron von F iirstenberg. It is said to be allied to B. calcarata, 
Rodr., and has yellowish green flowers.—Orchis, p. 25, fig. 12. 
MAXILLarIA Brnoti, De Wild.—A Brazilian species, introduced by 
M. Binot, and flowered in the Brussels Botanic Garden. It is said to 
allied to M. rigida, Rodr., and has yellow flowers with some minute purple 
spots on the lip.—Orchis, p. 25, fig: x3. 
Lycaste Hrnnistana, Kranzl.—A Columbian species, introduced by 
Herr W. Hennis, and allied to L. gigantea, Lindl. The flowers are said t0 
be among the largest in the genus, and are green, with a white undulate 
lip.—Orchis, p. 33. : 
DENDROBIUM TONKINENSE, De Wild.—A species of the Distichophyll@ : 
group, allied to D. revolutum, Lindl., but said to differ in the characte? — 
