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has largely inherited the good shape of the former, with an increased bril- 
liance of colour evidently due to the latter. The first inflorescence carries 
two flowers. A branching panicle of an Odontoglossum bearing 28 flowers 
is, we believe, a form of O. X amcenum (Pescatorei X sceptrum). It was 
purchased at the sale of the late Sir Frederick Wigan’s collection, and was 
labelled O. X ardentissimum concinnum, but it is not M. Vuylsteke’s plant 
of that name. It is fairly intermediate between the species named, and 
has a yellow ground colour with brown markings. A seedling from O. x 
Adriane x triumphans, now producing its first two flowers, is a form of O. 
Xx Ernestii. Lastly may be mentioned a spike of Cymbidium lancifolium, 
from a plant recently introduced from Java. 
Four beautiful forms of Lycaste Skinneri are sent from the collection of 
nS. Jessop, Esq., Rawdon, Leeds, by Mr. Wilkinson, which show well 
the range of variability of the species. A spike of the pretty Australian 
Dendrobium Kingianum is also sent. 
EPIDENDRUM PENTOTIS. 
Tuts distinct and handsome Epidendrum has just flowered at Kew, and at 
the Royal Botanic Garden, Glasnevin, which enables its history to be 
carried farther. It was originally described in 1877 (Rchb. f. in Linnea, xli. 
p. 81), as a plant that was imported from the province of Minas Geraes, 
Brazil, and which had flowered with Messrs. Linden, at Brussels. A 
Painting of a single flower was made by Mr. Day in June, 1875 (Day Orch. 
Draw. xviii. t. 75), the name being given without any further clue to its 
history, so that it may have been distributed before the name was published. 
Recently it was figured by M. Goossens (Diet. Ic. Orch., Epidendr. t. 18), 
from the collection of M. Fournier, of Marseilles. | Now that material is 
available for comparison, I find that it has an earlier history, for it is the E. 
fragrans var. megalanthum, Lindl. (Journ. Hort. Soc? ivp. 223), which is 
said to have been presented to the Society by G. Ure Skinner, Esq., in July 
1848, and was said to be from Guatamala. It flowered in the following 
year. Its distinctness from E. fragrans, Sw., I have already pointed out, 
Sut unfortunately I called it E. confusum (0. R. vii. p- 197); which now be- 
Comes asynonym. The discrepancy in habitat is a pomt which remains to 
. be cleared up, as on this point no further information is available. It is 2 
much more robust plant than E. fragrans, having larger, diphyllous 
Pseudobulbs, much longer leaves, and larger flowers, the sepals being about 
two inches long. The colour is cream yellow, with numerous purple 
Tadiating lines on the lip, which is cochleate, and superior, as in other 
Species of the group. It would be interesting to clear up ye ee of 
habitat. 
