﻿November, 1904.] 



THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



This latter remark, we believe, was only partial! y correct, and we believe 

 the following more nearly represents what has taken place. 



The introduction of Z. Mackaii was followed by that of Z. crinitnm 

 and Z. intermedium, which w ere soon more or less confused with it, though 

 the distinctness of Z. crinitnm was ultimately recognised. Z. intermedium, 

 however, got hopelessly confused. Lindley first figuring it as Eulophia 

 Mackaiana, then reducing the latter to Z. Mackaii, finally admitting both 

 as distinct without understanding their differences, or even correcting his 

 previous error. The name Z. Mackaii had now been transferred from the 

 original to the much finer species, which gradually replaced the original 



original plant in 1830, and who was actually the "godfather" of Z. 

 intermedium, in 1842 cited Bot. Reg., t. 14.33. as representing Z. Mackaii, 

 evidently not recognising in it the plant to which he had stood sponsor, 

 which' it really was. Lindley, now knowing Z. Mackaii as the large 

 flowered species, and having apparently forgotten all about the original one, 

 actually re -named the latter Z. brachypetalum— when two years later it 

 was sent to him— because of its shorter segments, and the effects of the 

 confusion are still with us. 



It is interesting to add that plants from Mr. Mackay's original stock are 

 still cultivated at the Trinity College Botanic Gardens, Dublin, whence 

 some have been distributed to other collections, and we have been able to 

 compare these with the original figure and dried specimens, with which, of 

 course, they are identical. The plant has certainly a very romantic history. 



R. A. Rolfe. 



ORCHIDS AT TRING PARK. 



A large and very interesting collection of Orchids is grown at Tring 

 Park, Herts, the residence of the Right Hon. Lord Rothschild, which 

 the writer has recently had the pleasure of seeing, and the following has 

 been drawn up from a few hasty notes in the hope that they will prove 

 interesting to readers of the Orchid Review. 



The Phalaenopsis house contains many very fine specimens, and the 

 difficulty of growing this beautiful genus seems to have been entirely 

 overcome. The long leathery leaves of P. Schilleriana were magnificent, 

 and P. amabilis Rimestadiana is well represented. It was very interesting 

 to see a nice batch of the remarkable P. Lowii in flower, and among other 

 interesting plants may be mentioned the rare hybrids P. X Rothschildiana 

 and P. X Cynthia. The plants are growing splendidly in teak-wood 

 cylinders, the greater part of the compost consisting of sphagnum moss. 



