96 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
CORRESPONDENCE, &c. 
Dendrobium Wardianum candidum, with flowers 4t inches across, and the flowers pure 
white with the exception of the yellow disc, on which are a couple of light brownish maroon 
spots—a chaste and very beautiful variety. The two Cypripediums are C. Bullenianum, 
Rchb. f., and its variety Appletonianum, Rolfe (Orchid Review, I. p. 135). The latter has 
also been distributed under the name of C. O’Brienianum, and is remarkable for. the absence 
of tessellation in the leaves, though the flowers show no difference. The leaves sent show 
well the remarkable difference between them. 
J. H. Lane, Colesborne, The roots of Cattleya amethystoglossa from plant purchased 
last autumn are infected with the larvze of the Cattleya fly (Isosoma Orchidearum), as may 
be seen by cutting the swollen gall-like growths. The only remedy is to cut off and burn 
the affected parts, and thus prevent the spread of the pest ; for if the gnat-like insect be 
allowed to mature, it will deposit its eggs on other plants. It is fully treated at p. 180 of 
our last volume. 
W. Stevens, Stone. Odontoglossum x elegantius, a natural hybrid between O. Pesca- 
torei and O. Lindleyanum. One of the multitudinous forms of O. x Andersonianum. The 
Dendrobiums sent form a very beautiful series, and comprise D. nobile nobilius, flower 
4 inches across; D. n. Sanderianum, a smaller brightly-coloured variety ; the chaste 
D. nobile albiflorum ; D. n. Cooksoni, the two petals lip-like ; D. Wardianum album ; the 
beautiful D. x Venus, D. x Ainsworthii, and D. x A. roseum; D. x Leechianum, very 
fine ; and D. X splendidissimum Leeanum, which is more like D. nobile than the original 
form. 
W. M.A., Weston-super-Mare. Catasetum (Erstedii. 
C. Eastwick-Field, Esq., Midhurst, Sussex, sends Vanda Amesiana with two flowers 
fused together, a peculiarity occasionally met with in various Orchids. Also a peculiar dark 
form of Cypripedium insigne. 
G. Roberts, Arddarroch. Apparently Cypripedium x Ledouxiz (Orchid Review, I. 
p- 117), which also was supposed to be derived from C. callosum and C. x Harrisianum. 
De Barri Crawshay, Sevenoaks, sends Lycaste mesochleena with a two-flowered scape, 
which is certainly unusual. Also a good Odontoglossum x Andersonianum and two 
brightly-coloured forms of O. x Ruckerianum. : 
Cypripedium x Mrs. Canham, sent by R. Young, Esq., Sefton Park, Liverpool, shows a 
peculiar elongation of the tip of the pouch. The other is like a large C. x Harrisianum 
superbum, and is very fine. 
H. A. B., Highbury. Dendrobium nobile, white variety, with small rosy tips, not quite 
var. albiflorum. D. superbum, darker than usual ; has probably no special name. The 
beautiful Lelia x flammea is also enclosed. 
J. Dale, Aikenhead, Cathcart, N.B., sends the flower of a seedling Cypripedium raised 
there “from the same parentage as C. x Amesianum,” to which it clearly belongs. In the 
petals it much resembles C. villosum, while the dorsal sepal is nearer C. venustum, with a 
brown stain at the base. The combination is very pretty. A good Odontoglossum Rossii 
majus is also enclosed. 
H. J. R., Florence. Cypripedium, next month. , se 
We have received remittances, both from Belgium and Germany, without any clue to 
senders. Will those who have not received acknowledgments please communicate 
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