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THE ORCHID W'ORLlJ. 



[December, 1915. 



Dial3?liocattleya bicorlawrencecinnabanna. 

 The shorter appellation under which we 

 record it means " many yoked together." 



Brassodiacrium Colmaniae (D. bicornutum 

 X Brassavola nodosa) was exhibited in ipog, 

 the year in which it first flowered in the 

 Gatton Park collection. It is the only 

 example yet recorded of a hybrid between 

 the two genera Diacrium and Brassavola. 



Zygopetalum maxillare. 



ZygopetaluiM maxillare. — This was 

 originally introduced from Rio de Janeiro in 

 1829 by Messrs. Loddiges through their 

 correspondent Mr. Warre. Nnie years later it 

 was found on the Organ Mountains by 

 Gardner, who was the first to communicate to 

 Dr. Lindley the fact that this Orchid always 

 grows on the stems of tree-ferns, upon pieces 

 of which it is often imported. This species 

 was named maxillare by Messrs. Loddiges, 

 from the fanciful resemblance of the crest and 

 column to the jaws of an animal. The flowers 

 are borne 5 — 7 on erect or slightly nodding 

 spikes ; the sepals and petals bronzy-brown 

 with light green transverse streaks ; the lip 

 violet-blue, an unusual colour in Orchids, 

 which has caused this phmt to be much 

 appreciated by amateurs. It is best cultivated 

 in the intermediate house, and will well repay 

 any extra care bestowed upon it. 



F.ARNOLD, ORCHID COLLECTOR 



■ {conlinued from p. 43). 

 1883. 



The first letter received from xA.rnold m 

 1883 was accompanied by over l,000 dried 

 flowers. Odontoglossum ramosissimum is 

 mentioned ; also that round about Merida five 

 different Odontoglossums grow, yet all very 

 similar in their manner of growth. Of 53 

 cases prepared for transport only 18 could be 

 sent, the remainder being held up on account 

 of the holidays ! Early in February San 

 Estaban was visited in order to see Cattleya 

 Ernestii m flower, which did not appear 

 different to C. Lueddemanniana. During 

 March 1 1 8 cases were despatched to New 

 York and 82 to England. Writing from San 

 Felipe, June 5th, he remarked that it is 

 strange Cattleya Mossiae is here known as 

 Flor de Lazzo, whereas at Caracas it is called 

 Flor de Mayo. The best time for collecting 

 this species is April. Efforts to procure pure 

 white varieties only ended in the discovery of 

 two plants. Arnold finished his letter with 

 the news that he was off to a huge forest then 

 untravelled, and looked forward to many 

 important finds. 



At Coro a few good plants of Schomburgkia 

 Humboldtii were gathered from very hot and 

 dry situations. On another occasion he found 

 Cypripedium Lindleyanum, Zygopetalum 

 Mackayi, Masdevallia guineensis, Oncidium 

 pulchellum and Cattleya Lawrenceana. In 

 Merida he came across Masdevallia Schlimii, 

 fine specimens with from 4-500 leaves. This 

 species was again seen on a journey from 

 Colombia to Venezuela, but only small plants 

 growing in dry places ; also in Pamplona 

 and as far as Ocana, where it was rather 

 rare. A variety of Odontoglossum odor- 

 atum, called latemaculatum, appears to be 

 plentiful, any number of plants could be 

 collected. 



Towards the end of June Arnold arranged 

 to go by sea to Rio Chico in order to search 

 the adjoining mountains for white Anguloas, 

 but on hearing that the whole country was 



