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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
SIR FRED. W MOORE. 
ALL Orchidists will welcome the news 
that His Majest)' the King, during his 
recent visit to Ireland, has personally 
conferred the honour of laiighthood on 
Frederick W. Moore, M.A., V.M.H., Keeper 
of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. 
At the institution 
of the Victoria 
Medal of Honour 
in 1 89;, Mr. Moore 
was one of the 
first recipients, and 
in November, 
1909, the degree 
of M.A. Honoris 
Causa was con- 
ferred upon him 
by the Ro)'al 
University of 
Ireland, " in con- 
sideration of his 
high s c i e n t i fi c 
position and of 
the valuable assist- 
ance he has given 
the University for 
many years in 
connection w 1 1 h 
the practical ex- 
amination of the 
University." 
During the man} 
years he has been 
a member of the 
Orchid Committee 
of the Royal Hor- 
ticultural Society Sir Fred. W. Moore, 
a large number of aaom hv ciiamciiur 
new and rare Orchids from the Glasnevin 
Gardens have been certificated. 
Frequently spoken of as " Moore of 
Glasnevin," he has always taken a keen 
interest in Orchids, Masdevallias and other 
botanical species being his special pets. He 
believes that, in Orchids, generally, there is 
great variety in the formation of the flower, 
and although there may be a general con- 
formity to a plan, the variations within the 
limits necessary to bring anj one plant into 
the order, or family, are ver> marked ; that 
these variations are not confined to any one 
organ or segment, all seem to vary ; and that, 
frequently, the more any one part varies the 
more strongly the remaining parts or organs 
adhere to the general plan, so as to leave no 
doubt as to the 
affinity of the 
plant, many of the 
most marked 
differences in type 
being found m the 
labellum. 
Some four years 
ago when deliver- 
ing a lecture on 
" Lesser known 
Orchids " at the 
Royal Hor'iic- 1 
tural Socict ; Mr. 
Moore said : " 1 
consider I Luro- 
thallis astcicphora 
to be one of the 
most beautiful of 
all minute Orchids. 
I got it in 1 89 1, 
Id u t not for 
nothing. When I 
look at this pigmy 
I have alwa)'S felt 
ashamed of the 
price I paid for 
it, but I have 
never regretted it ; 
it has given so 
M.A., V.M.H. mnch. pleasure to 
Sons. Dublin. visitors. The 
plant when m flower is riot more than three 
inches high, leaves about three-quarters of an 
inch by a quarter of an inch. It is very flori- 
ferous ; the flowers are numerous, very minute, 
and bright glistening purple. When held 
towards the light they seem to sparkle 
all over. 
" In cultivating Eulophiella Peetersiana I 
attribute any success I may have had to want 
of space. The stem is thick and creeping, 
and there is a space of from eighteen to 
