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largely, and who, in fact, has added considerably to our knowledge of the 
subject, states that it is the giant of the River Purus, and is without 
exception the most beautiful and fragrant Amazonian Orchid he knows, and 
that a single flower will fill the air for yards with its delicious vanilla-like 
fragrance. He has seen the pseudobulbs three feet long and two inches in 
diameter, with flowers of both sexes on the same pseudobulb. The males 
were borne from the top of the pseudobulbs, in drooping racemes over two 
feet in length, and carrying from fifty to seventy flowers. The female 
racemes were borne near the base of the pseudobulbs and carried from one 
to three flowers. . 
We sincerely hope that the appearance of the present plant may help to 
popularise a neglected, but extremely interesting genus. 
Cycnoches pentadactylon, Lindl: Bot. Reg., xxix., Misc., p. 18; id., t. 22; Rolfe in 
Gard. Chron., 1889, pt. ii., p. 188, fig. 26; Fourn. of Hort., 1893, pt. i-, Pp. 94) 95, fig. 145 
Gard, Mag., 1893, pt. i., p. 77, with plate. 
PHALAENOPSIS SCHILLERIANA VESTALIS. 
Albino forms of the beautiful Phalznopsis Schilleriana are excessively 
rare. The one above named was described by Reichenbach upwards of ten 
years ago (Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1882, pt. i. p. 130), from the collection of 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., of Clapton. A plant was exhibited by them at 
the last meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, held on February 14th, 
last, and was deservedly awarded a First-class Certificate. It is said to be 
the only plant known in England. The flowers are snow-white,.with the 
exception of some light brown spots on the inner halves of the latteral 
sepals, a few yellow-brown ones near the base of the side lobes of the lip, 
and a yellow crest. It is a chaste and very beautiful form. The variety 
immaculata differs in having no spots anywhere, the crest alone being pure 
yellow. There is, however, a faint flush of pale rose sometimes present in 
the flower. It was described by Reichenbach as long ago as 1875 (Gardeners’ 
Chronicle, 1875, pt. i. p. 429), from the collection of J. T. Barber, Esq., of 
Pondon, near Derby, having been obtained from an importation made by 
_ Messrs. Hugh Low and Co. Another plant flowered in February, 1891, 
ftom an importation made by the same firm. They contrast effectively with 
flowers of the ordinary rosy form. 
A FINE RESTREPIA ANTENNIFERA. 
A magnificent specimen of the elegant Restrepia antennifera is now 
flowering in-the collection of M: A. A. Peeters, of Brussels.. It measures 
oe feet in diameter, and bears nearly three hundred flowers. 
OB th CS as 
