THE ORCHID REVIEW. & 
instead of the rare C. Fairieanum. C. x Desboisianum is spoken of as 
one of the Veitchian hybrids, whereas it was raised by Messrs. Vervaet. 
The cross between C. niveum and ciliolare is called C. x Halaighi, which 
presumably does duty for C x Aylingii, its proper name. C. Sanderianum 
is also mentioned, but from the context it is certain that that species is not 
intended, but C. insigne Sanderianum. The writer, however, is correct 
about C. x Lucienianum, which evidently had C. insigne for one of its parents, 
and not C. bellatulum or C. x cenanthum superbum, as originally described. 
When I saw the hybrid I immediately recognised it as a variety of C. 
x nitens. Alas! that the crop of errors should be so prolific. 
Dendrobium nobile and its numerous varieties, together with the hybrids 
derived from it, are now flowering in great profusion all round, and I am 
much struck with the great amount of variation they present. Even of 
D. nobile itself we now have a large number of distinct varieties, as 
nobilius, still the premier form, ccerulescens, Schoederianum, elegans, 
Sanderianum, the charming Ballianum, in which the maroon of the disc 
is absent, the beautiful albiflorum and the very similar Amesiz, to say 
nothing of the curious sports, Tollianum and Cooksonianum. And others 
have received distinctive names—in fact, so many exist as to become rather 
bewildering. And the hybrids, their name is legion. First come the 
beautiful aureum crosses, D. x Ainsworthii and its variety roseum, 
D. x Leechianum, and D. x splendidissimum; then those with Falconeri 
and japonicum, D. x Venus and D. x Cassiope, respectively; also 
D. x Dominianum, from Linawianum, and D. X euosmum, in which the 
hybrid D. x endocharis played a part. Truly we have a wealth of beauty 
in these charming plants. 
Cypripedium Charlesworthii has appeared in force, and an extensive 
flowering may be anticipated next autumn. Besides the original importa- 
tion of Messrs. Charlesworth, Shuttleworth and Co. we have a small one 
distributed by Messrs. Lewis, and now Messrs. Hugh Low and Co, have 
received a lot, and the other day offered five hundred healthy plants for sale. 
Its value as a decorative plant will soon be put to the test, for the numerous 
plants which I have seen are doing well, and will doubtless flower freely 
when their proper season comes round. It will be interesting to observe its 
range of variation and see if distinct varieties appear. The mysterious 
C. Fairieanum, however, still eludes our collectors. Why do not the 
hybridists take it in hand and raise it true from seed ? ; 
ARGUS. 
