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[September, 1915. 



that account I value it the more, as I do not 

 think it is so hkely to be introduced again." 

 It formed the subject of a coloured plate in 

 Moore and Ayres' Magazine of Botany, 1850, 

 the accompanying note by A. Henfrey stating 

 that " it seems to bear a close resemblance to 

 A. maculosum, from which it can hardly be 

 specifically distinct, although in the shape of 

 the lateral teeth of the lip, and in the bifid 

 tubercle between them, it appears to differ 

 slightly. Considering the much greater 

 differences between the other species we 

 prefer to regard this as a variety." Veitch's 

 Orchid Manual remarks: — "A. maculosum 

 is a native of the Western Ghauts of India, 

 from Mahabaleshwar, its northern limit, to 

 Travancore in the south, but quite local, in 

 one or two places associated with brides 

 crispum. It was introduced by Messrs. 

 Loddiges, of Hackney, and Messrs. Rollisson, 

 of Tooting, and flowered for the first time in 

 this country in the nurseries of those firms 

 in July, 1844. The variety Schroderi is 

 distinguished by having stems more robust 

 and taller ; leaves more distant and longer ; 

 peduncles stouter and more branched, the 

 sepals and petals narrower, with the apical 

 stain larger and brighter, the front lobe of 

 the lip longer and of a deep amethyst-purple." 

 A. maculosum Schroderi obtained a First- 

 class Certificate, Royal Horticultural Society, 

 June 1 2th, 1894, when exhibited by Sir 

 Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 



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Louis Forget. — Messrs. Sander and Sons 

 regret to announce the death of their 

 well-known collector M. Louis Forget, which 

 took place, August loth, in a hospital at 

 Rennes, France. Since his first journey to 

 Brazil in 1891 he has been constantly engaged 

 in collecting Orchids and other plants and 

 in the exploration of South and Central 

 America. He only returned to Europe at 

 rare intervals, and then for but a few months. 

 When, in i8gi, the re-discovered Cattleya 

 labiata was in demand, he travelled to 

 Pernambuco, and his remarkable energy 

 and persistent efforts accounted for large 



consignments being sent home from new 

 and unexplored districts. In the early 

 nineties he collected Laelio-Cattleya elegans, 

 then much sought after, as hybrids were 

 few in number ; among many choice varieties 

 he found a pure white one, which has since 

 been lost to cultivation. His journeys 

 extended over the whole of Southern and 

 Central America, wherever, in fact, there was 

 any likelihood of Orchids being found. He 

 re-discovered Laelia Jongheana and in later 

 years Laelia Gouldiana. Twice he went to 

 Peru, chiefly for the rare Cattleya Rex ; the 

 first consignments were shipwrecked and lost, 

 but later ones arrived safely. He described 

 this plant as flowering profusely on bulbs 

 as large as those of Laslia purpurata, and 

 constituting one of the finest sights ever seen. 

 Among his most interesting letters are those 

 describing journeys to the eastern slopes of 

 the Andes, which he crossed wherever he 

 could in Peru and Bolivia. Forget possessed 

 an iron constitution and rarely complained 

 of ill-health during the whole of the 23 years 

 he was engaged in collecting and exploring. 

 His sudden death, from an affection of the 

 heart, comes therefore as a shock and 

 surprise. He was absolutely fearless when 

 in the forests, but disliked intensely the noise 

 and bustle of London and large towns. He 

 was well received everywhere by the natives, 

 chiefly owing to his tact. He never carried 

 firearms, not even during a month's solitary 

 exploration on the then little known S. 

 Francisco River and its numerous tributaries. 

 He lies buried in the cemetery of Rennes, 

 France. 



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L.eliO-Cattleya Penarth. — A four- 

 flowered spike of this pretty hybrid comes 

 from the collection of Mr. J. J. Neale, 

 Lynwood, Penarth, where it was raised by 

 Mr. H. Haddon, the parents being C. Forbesii 

 and L.-C. elegans. The yellowish sepals and 

 petals are lightly tinted with rose, and the 

 inside of the labellum prettily lined and 

 spotted with bright purple. It flowered for 

 the first time in 191 4. 



