352 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [NovEMBER, 1908, 
conveniently be combined to form a new generic name. Yet there may be 
exceptions, for they themselves recognised Brassocatlelia over ten years ago, 
granting a certificate to a plant so named by Sir Trevor Lawrence to 
indicate its origin from Brassavola, Cattleya and Lelia (O.R. vi. p. 30). 
Some three years later the name Sophrocatlelia was formed on the same 
system. Of late, however, these names seem to have got rather out of hand. 
ORCHID PORTRAITS. 
CATASETUM RUSSELLIANUM.—Journ. Hort., 1908, ii. p. 315, with fig. 
CATTLEYA HARRISONIZ, STANLEY’S VAR.—Garden, 1908, ii. p. 483, with 
“CATTLEYA xX RuTILANT.—fourn. Hort., ore ii. p. 363, with fig. 
CATTLEYA X VENUS!—Gard. Chron., 1908, ii. p. 258, fig. 112; Gard. 
Mag., 1908, p. 751, with fig. 
CypripEDIUM X AcT#&us Branca.—Gard. Chron., 1908, il. p. 261, fig. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X BIANCA SUPERBUM.—Gard. Mag., 1908, p. 762, with fi8- 
CyprIPEDIUM CHARLESWoORTHII BRoMILOWIANUM.—Gard. Chron., 1908, 
li. p. 310, fig. 132. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X EMPEROR OF INDIA.—Fourn. Hort., 1908, il. p. 421, 
with fig. 
EPIPACTIS GIGANTEA.—Garden, 1908, ii. p. 683, with fig. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM PESCATOREI SANDER#.—Gard. Mag., 1908, p. 785, 
with fig. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM PESCATOREI ltd tae vAR.—Gard. Chron., 1908, 
ii. p. 246, suppl. plate. 
PoLysTACHA FLEXUOSA.—Gard. Chron., 1908, ii. p. 276, fig. 120. 
SOPHRO-CATT-LELIA DAN SUPERBA.—-Fourn. Hort., 1908, ll. p. 339, 
with fig. 
OR ODT EE 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
{Orchids are named and questions rannetattd her A Bled as possible. Correspondents are 
requested to give the native country or "nde ge of pti An ADDRESSED postcard must be 
sent if a reply by post is desired pt Sage ivrebly pesiande cheuie. be used), Subjects of special interest 
will be — with in the body of the work]. 
En nqui er. tig rule for ada names is really very simple. va er dade of adding 
“7” or “ii” to the name to i e the masculine gender, and “ x” or “iz” to indicate the 
pear The letters “ i” or‘ is a i the femme final eiicad, but in oan cases 
the letter “i” is requir ae between the name and the final syllable, for the sake of euphony. 
irs. names ending in “ en a not require the addition of the ‘‘i” because “e” does duty 
or it. 
F. P. Polystachya luteola. 
C. & Co. Ccelogyne Mayeriana. 
E. B., Paris. Renanthera, species at present uncertain. 
W.R.S. Xylobium squalens, ager 
Photographs received, with thanks. G. L. H., J.C.,F.S. 
oa — received, Catalogue of ro ete for 1908-9, James Veitch & Sons, Ld, 
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