﻿35 6 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [December, 1904. 



has been more than once taken for the rare and much desired C. Harris- 

 oniana Candida. But whatever the cause it is certain that of late years C. 

 Loddigesii often passes in gardens as C. Harrisoniana, and, as already 

 pointed out, is sometimes sold under the wrong name, and it is to be hoped 

 that the present article will serve to remove the misapprehension, and get 

 the names righted. R. A. Rolfe. 



NEOMOOREA IRRORATA. 



(See Frontispiece). 

 The frontispiece to the present volume represents a noble specimen of the 

 striking Moorea irrorata, which flowered at Kew in 1901, and was noted at 

 page 158 of our ninth volume. It is a noble specimen, bearing two spikes, 

 of sixteen and eight flowers respectively. It is part of the original plant, 

 which flowered in the Royal Botanic Garden, Glasnevin, in 1890, and was 

 described as a new genus, being dedicated to Mr. F. W. Moore, the able 

 Curator there (Rolfe in Gard. Chron., 1890, ii., p. 7). Its origin was then 

 not known, except that it had been purchased under the name of Lycaste 

 gigantea, which was seen to be erroneous as soon as the spikes developed. 

 Afterwards a line leaf and inflorescence were found in a small collection of 

 dried Orchids presented to Kew by Messrs. Chark-sworth, Shuttleworth and 

 Co., but it was unlocalised, and the precise habitat is still unknown. It 

 can only be suggested as probably on the eastern slopes of the Andes, some- 

 where between Venezuela and Ecuador. Another plant was discovered in the 

 Brussels Botanic Garden, though nothing is known as to how it got there. 

 It is a noble plant, and when not in flower its handsome palm-like leaves 

 are very effective. The spikes are produced with the young growths, and 

 when developed are about two feet high. The flowers are about 2\ inches 

 in diameter, and the sepals and petals are of a peculiar orange-brown shade, 

 passing to yellowish white at the base, while the three-lobed lip is bright 

 yellow, spotted with red on the front lobe and crest, and transversely 

 barred with deep purple brown on the side lobes. The lip has been com- 

 pared to the body and wings of a butterfly, owing to its peculiar shape and 

 markings. It has been figured in the Botanical Magazine (t. 7262). The 

 genus is most allied to Houlletia. The reason for the change of name has 

 already been given (page .30), and it may briefly be repeated that the name 

 Moorea properly belongs to the well-known Pampas grass (now recognised 

 as a distinct genus), having been applied to it over forty years ago, but after- 

 wards lost sight of. Those who have the good fortune to possess plants should 

 be very chary how they divide, for both the Glasnevin and Kew plants were 

 thus treated, and one half subsequently died in each case. Our figure is, 

 of course, very greatly reduced. 



