NovEMBER, 1906. | THE ORCHID REVIEW. 327 
In reply to this Mr. Arthur Bennett wrote (p. 393) :—‘ This plant has 
been known to grow in Norfolk since 1885, where it was found at Westwick 
by Miss Southwell on July 8th, as recorded by the late Mr. Geldart in Tvans. 
Norf. and Norw. Nat. Hist. Soc. iv. 255. In 1891 Miss A. M. Barnard 
found it in abundance in the neighbourhood of Holt. Mr. Geldart, when 
recording this (op. cit. p. 329, 1891-2), remarks :— This locality is about 
twelve miles, as the crow flies, from Westwick, where the plant was first 
found in 1885 (where it has been since exterminated). It can hardly be 
regarded as truly wild in either locality. The Scotch firs, amongst which 
it grows, were probably brought from Scotland, and the plant with them. 
I agree with Mr. Geldart that there is doubt of its being indigenous to 
Norfolk. South of Scotland it has occurred in Cumberland and in 
Yorkshire.” 
A further note followed, by the Rev. Edward S. Marshall (l.c., 1903, P- 
25) :—‘* I do not think this likely to have been brought from Scotland with 
Scotch firs; in Surrey, at least, they are raised from seed by nurserymen 
in large quantities, and are transplanted when about three years old. Its 
occurrence among heather, mentioned by Mr. Spurrell, is greatly in favour 
of its being native; thence it would readily spread to the more congenial 
fir plantations. Another theory of origin is possible; v2z., that the seeds, 
being so numerously produced, minute, and light, may have been wind 
borne from northern stations.”’ 
ORCHIDS AT KEW. 
A pLant of the long-lost and very pretty little Odont 
is now flowering in the Kew collection, though at present it is scarcely 
established, and has only produced a spike of two flowers, which differ from 
the original in having bright rose flowers with darker spots. Its history 
was given at page 61, but when that note was written it was not known 
that an importation of it had been secured. A good plant of O. x Hallio- 
crispum is also to be seen, with an example of the natural hybrid O. X 
Humeanum and some good O. grande. The pretty little Dendrobium 
Victoria-Regina is also in bloom, and there are two fine specimens of 
Pleurothallis pulchella bearing numerous racemes of small light-green 
fragrant flowers. A good dark Cymbidium giganteum is also in flower, 
with C. longifolium, C. X Gammieanum, and the rare C. Dayanum. 
In the adjacent Warm house is a nice batch of Paphiopedilum 
Fairrieanum, though the flowers are now past their best. Among numerous 
others in bloom may be mentioned P. callosum, Pp. Appletonianum, P. Stonel, 
P. X Crossianum, and P. X cenanthum, with Phragmopedilums Roezlii, 
Klotzschianum, X Titanum, and the handsome P. x Schroeder. Vandas 
oglossum platychilum 
