18 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
was taken by Dr. Hodgkinson, The Grange, Wilmslow, and the accompany- 
ing illustration is an exact presentment in black and white, on a reduced 
scale, of the plant as it appeared at the meetings in question. It is not 
necessary to report the history of the variety, which was given at page 41 
of our second volume, together with a portrait of a single flower, but it 
may be added that Mr. Ball’s plant, which has been in his possession six 
years, is a subdivision of the original one. Several other yellow forms of 
Cypripedium insigne have since appeared among different importations, 
and have received varietal names, but whether all would prove distinct 
from each other if grown side by side is doubtful. None, however, so far 
as we know, has yet rivalled the original form. 
It seems superfluous to add that it affords an excellent example of good 
culture, for its sturdy, robust habit shows the care which has been bestowed 
upon it, and both Mr. Ball and his gardener, Mr. Hay, must be congratu- 
lated on their success. It is pleasing to see the increasing attention paid to 
the production of specimen Orchids—not necessarily of gigantic proportions, 
but sturdy, well-grown examples, vigorous enough to show the variety at 
its best. Such plants are not built up in one season, and nothing affords a 
better test of the cultivator’s skill. It has more than once been remarked 
that even insignificant Orchids become attractive if grown in masses, and we 
have seen evidence of this on numerous occasions. 
ONCIDIUM TIGRINUM LUGENS. 
A very distinct and striking variety of Oncidium tigrindm has flowered with 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, in which the sepals and 
petals are of a uniform tint of deep red-brown, inclining to black, the 
minute tips alone being yellow, and the dorsal keels green. It contrasts 
very effectively with the bright yellow lip, in a way, indeed, which is not 
seen in the typical form, and as it has all the good qualities of that in 
addition, it should be highly prized. It has appeared once before, in the 
collection of Dr. Duke, The Glen, Lewisham, in 1886, when it was 
described by Reichenbach (Gard. Chron., 1886, xxvi., p. 553), but 
whether that plant is still in existence we cannot say. The other extreme 
of variation is seen in the variety albens (Rchb. f., l.c., 1876, vi., p- 772), 
“‘ whose single decoration,” according to Reichenbach, ‘‘is the anther, 
while all the other usually yellow parts are changed to a white colour, with 
a very light ochroleucous hue.” It appeared in the collection of W. H. 
Michael, Esq., Cholmeley Park, Highgate. 
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