﻿THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



[August, 1904- 



" This superb variety was sent to nit by Mr. Salt under the above name." 

 In that the spots extend about three-fourths of the way to the apex. The 

 species varies greatly in the amount and colour of the spotting. Six forms 

 are figured by Mr. Day in the volume mentioned, in two of which the spots 

 are green, in one very small and numerous, in the other fewer and of the 

 ordinary size, while in the variety candidulum there are only a few yellow 

 spots on the base of the lip. According to Mr. Day, with whom it flowered 

 (I.e., t. 73), it was imported from Mexico by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. in 

 1866, through their collector, Mr. Tucker. A word as to the specific name 

 seems necessary, for we note' the va^ue remark that O. nebulosum has been 

 referred by some to O. apterum, which again has been identified with 

 O. Rossii (Gard. Chron. I.e.). The fact is that O. apterum was for a long 

 time completely lost sight of, and afterwards referred to O. Rossii, but the 

 description leaves no doubt that the plant intended is what Lindley after- 

 wards called O. nebulosum, as has already been pointed out {O.R., hi., p. 

 134). The statement that the bulbs are two or three-leaved absolutely 

 excludes O. Rossii. 



ORCHIDS AT ROSEFIELD, SEVENOAKS. 



When giving an account of Mr. Crawshay's very interesting collection last 

 month (pp. 203-208) we briefly alluded to a fine series of dried flowers and 

 paintings, and now we are able to give a few details respecting them. Of 

 dried flowers Mr. Crawshay has a series of over 2,000, mostly Odonto- 

 glossums, from his own and other collections, which are arranged on shelves 

 in a cabinet, reminding one of a collection of butterflies. They are invalu- 

 able for reference, being little inferior to the living flowers in this respect, 

 though the colours cannot be retained in all their original brilliancy. They 

 have been dried in sand, so as to preserve the original shape and details of 

 the crest as much as possible, and where space is not an object this is an 

 advantage as compared with the usual method of pressing them flat. 



The method is very simple. Take a box of suitable dimensions and 

 some clean dry sand. Place a layer of sand on the bottom, then lay the 

 flowers in, after removing the pedicels, and fill up with sand, which should 

 be run in gently, so as to fill up the interstices between the segments with- 

 out distorting their shape ; then place the box in a moderately warm place 

 near the fire, so as to get the water away quickly. When dry they are 

 arranged on the shelves, being held in place by a pin, and suitably labelled. 

 It is hardly necessary to point out the utility of such a collection. Many 

 amateurs try to preserve impressions of their choice varieties, either by 

 having paintings, sketches, or photographs made, but Mr. Crawshay 

 preserves the flower itself, and the accuracy of the record cannot be called 

 in question, which is more than can be said of some of the other methods.. 



