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In conclusion, it should be added that the author points out that im his 
former paper he took the whole colour of the dorsal sepal as a single 
character in the Mendelian sense, hence the different conclusions 
arrived at. 
In our remarks last month a mistake was made with respect to the 
variety Hurstii. It is number 8 in the group figured on page 71, not “6” 
nor “‘5,’’ as misprinted on p. 74. It is figured in Cogn. Dict. Ic. Orch. as 
Cypripedium X Adrastus var. Hurstii. 
A FEW SELECT EPIDENDRUMS. 
THE genus Epidendrum is one of the most extensive as regards species in 
the Orchid family, but the greater number bear insignificant flowers, 
deficient in colour, and these are chiefly of interest to botanists. The frag- 
rance, however, of some of the less attractive species renders them well 
worthy of cultivation, and many of them remain in flower for a considerable 
time, some even lasting in perfection for several months. 
At the present time in the Intermediate house at Burford, E. odora- 
tissimum, E. fragrans, and E. ionosmum are in bloom, and the delicious 
odour emitted from them pervades the whole house, and is especially 
delightful to visitors. 
All the species are from tropical and subtropical America, and most of 
them do well in the house in which Cattleyas and Lelias are grown. Or 
they may with advantage be placed with such species as Sobralias, Mil- 
tonias, and the cooler-growing Cypripediums. 
They are evergreen, and should be afforded a liberal supply of water at 
their roots during their growing period, and a restricted supply during the 
resting season. Nearly all the species succeed best when potted in well- 
drained pots, in a mixture of fibrous peat, leaf soil, and sphagnum moss in 
about equal parts, the compost being well mixed together prior to use. A 
few of the most acceptable varieties that are not only showy, but extremely 
useful in many ways may be enumerated. 
Of these E. radicans (rhizophorum) is a general favourite, its strong 
growths producing panicles of bright orange-scarlet flowers, which open in 
succession for a period of three or four months. Owing to its scandent 
habit, the stems require some amount of training, and these should be 
securely tied to neat sticks while they continue growing. Plants of this 
species delight in having their shoots and aérial roots well syringed daily 
during warm sunny weather. 
E. Schomburgkii has panicles of bright vermilion-red flowers, but the 
plant is dwarfer in habit than E. radicans. The bright yellow flowers of 
E. xanthinum are borne in terminal clusters, from stems which often attain 
