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THE ORCHID WOR!.!). 



[July, 1914. 



Lmdley made Fieldia a section of his genus 

 Vanda, and, on account of the unsuitable 

 name hssochiloides rechristened the plant 

 Vanda Batemani, under which appellation it 

 has ever since been known m gardens. 

 Reichenbach, however, considered the two 

 genera to be distinct, and m i860 created the 

 genus Stauropsis. Bentham, in 1 881, finding 

 that no notable difference existed between 

 Fieldia and Stauropsis united them, and 

 adopted the most recent name Stauropsis, as 

 Fieldia, although the oldest, was not available, 

 having been previously used for another 

 family. The specific name lissochiloides is 

 maintained, being the earliest name applied 

 to the species since 1753, the year from 

 which our present system of nomenclature 

 commences. 



Stauropsis differs from Vanda in the form 

 of the petals, and is without any spur to the 

 labellum. At the sale of Loddiges' collection 

 in i8s6 a plant of Vanda Batemani made 

 £4^, but specimens can now be obtained for 

 a very much smaller sum. This species may 

 be regarded as a fashion of the past ; it is 

 very rarely included m present day collec- 

 tions. One of the last specimens exhibited at 

 the Royal Horticultural Society was that 

 shown by Lord Rothschild, August 15th, 

 i8gg, when it received an Award of Merit. 



"DIE ORCHIDEEN." 



"1 \ IE Orchideen, ihre Beschreibung, 

 I I Kultur und Ziichtung," is the title of 

 -* — a new handbook prepared by Dr. 

 Rudolf Schlechter. The author considers 

 that Orchids, once the property of the rich, 

 are now cultivated by one and all, and for that 

 reason he has compiled a very useful book 

 for the amateur, gardener and botanist. In 

 order to suit everyone the book will be 

 published m ten parts, the price of each being 

 2M. 5oPf. About 200 illustrations will be 

 included, and it is hoped to complete the 

 work in the autumn of the present year. Dr. 

 .Schlechter 'has specially studied Orchids in 

 the tropics and has an extensive knowledge 



of the family, consequently this new work 

 may be fully relied upon for accuracy. 



Part I., already published, consists of 96 

 pages, with excellent coloured plates of 

 Odontoglossum grande and Cypripedium 

 callosum. Chaptei- I.' deals with Orchids m 

 general, their morphology and classification. 

 Chapter II. is devoted to an account of their 

 geographical distribution, while the following 

 one comprises a systematic arrangement of 

 the family. 



In future parts. Chapter IV. will contain an 

 account of the natural habitats, and climatic 

 conditions where Orchids are found. The 

 next chapter is on the important subject of 

 culture, and has been specially written by 

 Herr A. Malmquist. It will comprise notes 

 on importing, treatment of imported plants, 

 general treatment, monthly calendar, hardy 

 Orchids, and indoor culture. In part VI. 

 Herr Otto Beyrodt contributes an account 

 of Orchids for cut flowers, with a list of 

 appropriate kinds. 



Herr H. Janke will be responsible for 

 Chapter VII., which will be devoted to 

 hybridising and seed-raising. The author has 

 had many years' experience and success. In 

 the following chapter he will include a list of 

 recommended hybrids, with descriptive notes. 

 Prof. Dr. G. Lindau will write on insect pests 

 and their eradication, and the concluding part 

 will be occuiDied with Herr O. Beyrodt's 

 notes on the construction of houses, etc. 



In conclusion we may remark that the work 

 is elegantly brought out on art paper, and the 

 publisher is Paul Parey, Hedemannstr. 10 u. 

 II, Berlin, S.W. 



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" The Orchis." — The May number of this 

 journal contains an illustration and note of 

 Epidendrum polybulbon var. luteo-album. In 

 the June issue Dr. Schlechter describes 

 Oncidium Ottonis, a new species closely^ allied 

 to O. concolor, analytical figures of both 

 species being included. O. Ottonis was 

 imported by Mr. Otto Beyrodt, 1913, and 

 bloomed m April, 19 14. Its native habitat is 

 Porto Alegre, Brazil. 



