98 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
M. J. Moens, of Lede, the raiser. But this is an innovation which we hope 
not to see repeated. The second name is presumably given to prevent 
confusion with the plant formerly called C. Moensii, which is only a 
variety of C. Argus, and now known under its proper name of C. Argus 
Moensii. 
Numerous plants have been named in memory of persons deceasel, 
and a little extension of the above system would lead to some rather curious 
developments. Unfortunately, we have already a parallel instance, which 
will at least serve to point a moral. 
We have Cypripedium hybridum, C. hybridum Eyermanianum, t. 
hybridum Pollettianum, C. hybridum Youngianum, and several others, 
which, to the uninitiated, would appear to indicate that C. hybridum was 
rather variable, and had several varieties, just as we have C. x Leeanlt, 
C. x Leeanum superbum, C. x Leeanum giganteum, and others; of 
Cattleya hybrida and C. hybrida picta. Nothing of the kind, however, 
intended, 
It has been found desirable to adopt some means of distinguishing 
hybrids from species. A botanical rule required that a hybrid should 
receive the name of its two parents, as Cypripedium F airieano-barbatum 
for C. x vexillarium—a method not viewed with much favour by hott 
culturists, and moreover hardly applicable to those of unknown parentage, 
and to secondary hybrids. A shorter method, and one more eerie 
followed, is the use of the sign ‘‘ x,” to indicate a plant of hybrid orig! 
though some prefer to prefix the word “ hybridum” in the same = 
The result we have just pointed out, and similar examples could be culled 
from other genera. 
Sometimes the word hybridum is placed in brackets thus—* (hybridum 
when it is not open to the same objection, though far more cumbrous thi? 
the simple “x,” which means the same thing, and is not liab 
construction. 
le to mis 
The truth is, the nomenclature of hybrids is sufficiently difficult, a 
are apt to be rather variable ; sometimes even from the same seed-PO® 
it may yet be necessary to distinguish a variety of C. x memoria M ne 
though we rather shudder at the thought of further extension. We - 
suggest that the hybrid in question be called simply C. X Moensil- 
A number of the Kew Bulletin which has just been issued, in “ 
of an Appendix, is devoted to the New Garden Plants of 189% " 
might be expected, includes many Orchids. / 
