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the totally different colour, and should seedlings result they should throw 
an important light on the validity or otherwise of Mendel’s “Law.” And 
the results should begin to be apparent in about two years. The genus 
Epidendrum seems to be a specially good subject for a series of Mendelian 
experiments, for while retaining all the advantages mentioned some time 
ago as pertaining to Orchids, it largely eliminates the objection as to the 
long period which elapses before the seedlings attain flowering age. Other 
hybrids, as E. X O’Brienianum and E. xX dellense, would probably form 
equally good subjects for experiments. RO ASR. 
OBITUARY. 
Capt. T. C. Hincks.—This well-known Orchidist died at Richmond, 
Yorks., on March 13th, 1902, after more than three years of failing health. 
He was born in 1840, and first began Orchid growing at Breckenbrough, 
near Thirsk, Yorks., in 1872. He was an ardent Orchidist, though 
Masdevallias seem to have been his chief favourites, and in the raising of 
these he was particularly successful. His first hybrid was M. x Hincksiana 
(tovarensis X ignea), which flowered in 1887, being dedicated to him by 
Reichenbach ; and afterwards came, successively, M. X Stella (Estrade x 
coccinea Harryana), in 1890; M. X Cassiope (triangularis x coccinea 
Harryana), in 1892; M. X Rushtoni (ignea x racemosa), and M. xX 
Veitchiano-Estradz, in 1893; M. X Doris (triangularis * racemosa), in 
1894; M. X Leda (Estrade x Arminii), in 1895; M. x Acis (abbreviata 
x Chelsoni ?), in 1896; M. X Hebe (coriacea X Veitchiana), and M. xX 
Pluto (X Gairiana X coccinea Harryana), in 1899; and, lastly, as we 
learn from Mrs. Hincks, a very pretty hybrid from M. caudata Shuttle- 
worthii X Gairiana, which bloomed when the collection was disposed of in 
May last, and for which, as it does not seem to have been described, we 
propose the name of M. X Hincksiz. Such a record will keep his memory 
green as long as hybrid Masdevallias are cultivated. Other Orchids dedi- 
cated to Captain Hincks which occur to us are Sarcanthus Hincksianus 
and Selenipedium Hincksianum. He has been a subscriber to the Orchid 
Review from its commencement. 
Francois Dessois.—The Chronique Orchidéenne announces the death of 
* this gentleman, at Anderghem, near Brussels, on September 14th last. He 
was born at Angers, in France, on October 28th, 1827, but settled in 
Belgium some fifty years ago. For a long period he was attached to the 
establishment of Messrs. Van Houtte, then founded a_ horticultural 
establishment at Mont St. Amand, near Ghent, but of recent years he has 
superintended the culture of M. Madoux’s rich collection at Anderghem. 
In 1888 he published a Monographie des Cypripedium, Selenipedium et 
