AUGUST, 1903.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 23" 
RARE ORCHIDS AT KEW. 
A sUCCESSION of interesting rarities may be found in flower in the Kew 
collection throughout the year, in addition to the commoner species, and 
at the present time the number is considerable. The remarkable 
Cymbidium rhodochilum has again produced a fine spike, but is just over, 
and the showiest Orchid at the present time is Renanthera Storiei, which 
carries a panicle of three branches, and an aggregate of thirty-three of its 
deep crimson flowers. The species is figured in Bot. Mag., t. 7537: 
Angraecum Eichlerianum is a noble specimen, carrying twenty-nine flowers, 
and producing a very fine effect. Listrostachys forcipata is a remarkable 
species, having equitant leaves, and racemes of pellucid white flowers, over 
half an inch long, with the spur forked at the apex. The plant bears ten 
racemes, and is very effective. Other species in bloom are L. Chailluana 
and L. ashantensis, the latter bearing six racemes of buff-coloured flowers. 
Didymoplexis pallens is a remarkable little saprophyte, bearing white 
flowers, which one would not expect to find in cultivation. Ancistrochilus 
Thomsonianus (better known as Pachystoma) is also flowering well. 
The Bulbophyllum group is well represented, and includes the remark- 
able B. grandiflorum, B. barbigerum, and B. Dearei, and Megaclinium is 
represented by M. triste, M. minutum, M. angustum, and the remarkable 
M. platyrhachis. Polystachya Kirkii is an interesting little African species, 
the others in flower being P. rhodoptera, P. leonensis, P. laxiflora, and P. 
luteola. Nearly a score Masdevallias are in bloom, the more interesting 
being two clumps of the remarkable M. muscosa crowded with flowers, a 
well-bloomed M. floribunda, M. nidifica; of the Chimera group, M. bella, 
Carderi, Chestertoni, and Vespertilio; the rare M. demissa, M. 
Reichenbachiana, and M. gemmata.  Restrepia antennifera and R- 
maculata are flowering side by side, the former having striped flowers, and 
+t is curious that two such distinct plants should ever have been confused. 
Other allied plants are Scaphosepalum punctatum, S. ochthodes, and 
several species of Pleurothallis. 
Lelia monophylla is a pretty little plant with seven flowers, while 
L. xanthina is bearing eight racemes. The rare natural hybrids Lzlio- 
cattleya xX delicata and Cattleya X sororia are also flowering, together 
with a good plant of C. Grossil. Miltonia xX castanea and M. X 
Cogniauxie var. bicolor are represented by good plants bearing several 
racemes. There are also two plants of the rare Odontoglossum auriculatum 
(Rolfe), which comes home with O. nevium, and O. purum. Other 
interesting little plants are Habenaria rhodochila, Cynorchis grandiflora, 
Eulophia euglossa, E. Ledienii, and Hemaria Dawsoniana, the two latter 
having also very handsome foliage. 
