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ardentissimum, which will be a form of O. Cooksone, a beautiful form of 
Odontoglossum x Lambeauianum, and some handsomely-blotched seedling 
forms of O. crispum. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, included a few good Orchids in 
a magnificent group of stove plants which gained a Gold Medal. They 
included some good forms of Cattleya Mendelii and C. Mossiz, Odonto- 
glossum crispum and Pescatorei, half a dozen good Disa x Luna, Epiden- 
drum vitellinum and X elegantulum, a very fine Oncidium Marshallianum, 
and a splendid example of Brassocattleya Veitchii. 
A number of hardy Orchids were noticed in the groups of herbaceous 
plants. Messrs. Jackson & Sons, Woking, showing a nice lot of Cypri- 
pedium spectabile, pubescens, Calceolus, and acaule. Others were included 
in the group shown by Messrs. Barr & Sons, while Mr. G. Reuthe showed 
C. macranthum in good condition. 
THE ORCHID STUD-BOOK. 
Tue general consensus of opinion of those best qualified to judge, as regards 
the merits of the Orchid Stud-Book, appears to be highly favourable to the 
system adopted, and full of admiration for the stupendous amount of work 
involved in its compilation. That it is not without some blemishes in no 
way detracts from its value as a vade-mecum to all who in any way have to do 
with Orchids, not the least drawback being that, unless religiously kept posted 
up, it soon becomes out of date. Having, with this object in view, had a 
copy interleaved, I may perhaps, in the light of practical experience, be 
allowed to state my appreciation of the book. . 
Having once grasped the principle on which the work is based, and 
having practically tested it, one can have none but unqualified praise, and, 
as has already been said by someone, the wonder is how we have done 
without it so long. To this delay in publication must be attributed that 
“careless and even reckless multiplication of synonymy” to which the 
authors refer. 
_ A drawback causing considerable inconvenience is the omission in Part 
Il. and its supplement of the generic names in full at the top of the pages, 
involving the frequent turning over of pages at times before one can be 
sure what genus is being dealt with. 
In the introduction to the Index of Synonyms, p. 313, it is stated that 
“fa few abbreviated words have also been modified in form when diversity 
of practice would have separated those that recur in different forms.” It is 
to be regretted that, although. a comparatively small and unimportant 
matter, this rational principle of implied spelling was not also adopted in 
the case of names beginning with Mc. and Mac, and Saint or St., as well as 
