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would be very closely cropped. Attention was called to the subject by 
the circumstance that several persons had experienced unpleasant effects, 
analogous to that produced by Rhus poisoning, after gathering the plants. 
The author suspects that many persons might handle them without danger, 
but suggests that susceptible persons should proceed with some care, though 
the circumstance should not detract in the least from the use of these plants 
for ornamental or decorative purposes. ‘‘ The subject,” concludes the 
article, ‘‘ derives additional interest at this place—the University of Minne- 
sota—since the two species are widely distributed in the State, and the 
Cypripedium pubescens (the Mocassin flower) has been formally adopted as 
the ‘State flower’ of Minnesota.” 
.tee we YBRIDIST. 
DENDROBIUM x Doris. 
THIs is a chaste and very pretty hybrid, raised in the collection of Norman 
C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, from D. x Leechianum ? and 
D.moniliforme (japonicum) ¢. It bears much resemblance to D. x Cassiope 
in shape, but the sepals are longer, over one and a half inch long, and 
the lip has a light green disc with some light purple lines and a slight 
suffusion of the same colour on it. The rest of the flower is white. The 
difference between the two is easily accounted for, as D. x Leechianum replaces 
D. nobile as one parent, and thus one-fourth of D. aureum blood replaces 
the same amount of D. nobile. The influence of D. aureum is seen in the 
shape of the lip and the markings of the disc. It is a very promising thing, 
and is likely to prove very floriferous. Mr. Cookson already considers it an 
improvement on D. x Cassiope. 
DENDROBIUM X EURYALUS. 
This is a handsome hybrid, derived from Dendrobium x Ainsworthii 2 
and D. nobile 7, for which Messrs. James Veitch and Sons received a 
First-class Certificate on March 27th last. And as D. x Ainsworthii is 
itself derived from D. aureum $ and D. nobile J, it is seen that the new hybrid 
has three-fourths blood of D. nobile in it. Under these circumstances it is 
not surprising that the characters of this parent should largely preponderate. 
A raceme just received bears four large flowers with the general shape of 
D. nobile. The sepals and petals are light rosy purple ; the latter being an 
inch broad, and the lips one and a quarter inch broad ; the large-feathered 
maroon blotch extending to within a line of the margin on the sides and 
within five lines at the tip, the remainder being light rosy purple. It is in 
this character of the lip that it most differs from D. nobile. It is certainly 
a very handsome thing. 
