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The jury were away over three-quarters 
of an hour considering their verdict, and they 
found the defendant guilt)'. 
" I confess," said his Lordship, " that I 
thoroughly agree with that verdict. This 
was in one sense defendant's first offence, or 
the first of these two cases was the first 
offence that one could speak of with cer- 
tainty. He suspected, though he was not 
going to deal with defendant on that footing, 
that this had been his practice for some time. 
Defendant, being a master man, and a man 
of intelligence, had made use of his men to 
defraud those people who had committed 
their interests to his charge — the custody and 
the carriage of their goods. He knew that 
any sentence on defendant would be severe, 
and he had to consider what would be a 
lesson not only to defendant but to others. 
Taking a lenient view of the case, he would 
sentence the defendant to six months' 
imprisonment in the second division." 
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ORCHIS HIRCINA (The Lizard Orchid). 
A recent number of the Selborne Maga- 
zine contains the following very interesting 
note concerning this scarce and curious 
Orchid: — 
" We have so often to write of the diminu- 
tion in numbers of rare species that it is 
consoling to have occasionally to record an 
apparent increase. In the Report and 
Transactions of the East 'Kent Scientific and 
Natural History Society for igoQ, Mr. J. 
Jacob has a note on the Lizard Orchis, illus- 
trated from photographs by Mr. W. H. 
Hammond. The following facts arc mostly 
taken from Mr. Jacob's note. 
" First recorded, according to Hanbury 
and Marshal], in 164 1, 27 plants were found 
in 1858 between Charing and Walmer. In 
1898 a specimen was found on Wye Downs, 
which has since blossomed more than once, 
while other plants have been discovered in 
the same neighbourhood. In 1905 and 1906 
one blossomed near Fredville, and in 1908 
the fine specimen, 30 inches high with a 
12-inch spike and 80 flowers, was found at 
Adisham. In 1909 this one blossomed 
again, another was found in the same neigh- 
bourhood, two near Dover, one of which was 
exhibited at the Holland Show of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, one at Postling, near 
Lyminge, one at Boxley, and one in Sussex. 
The species is such a striking one that it can 
hardly be overlooked; so, as between 1858 
and 1898, it appeared 'to be extinct, the 
more numerous records suggest that it may 
be increasing. We hope to hear of its reap- 
pearance in Surrey, where it used to occur." 
The above note was written by the Editor, 
Prof. G. S. Boulger, who, as recently as June 
iist, 191 1, had the pleasure of hearing from 
Mr. H. ;L. Playfoot, of the Dorking Literary 
Institute, Surrey, that " a fine specimen of 
the Lizard Orchid (Orchis hircina) has 
recently been found in this district." 
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DENDROBIUM VICTORIA REGINA. 
A First-class Certificate was granted to 
this pretty species when exhibited by Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart., at the meeting of 
the Royal Horticultural Society on July i8th, 
191 1. The plant carried more than 80 fine 
blooms, borne in trusses. It had previously 
received an Award of Merit when exhibited 
by Mr. Statter on August lOth, 1897. The 
following is the original description as it 
appeared in the Gardeners Chronicle, 1897, 
i., p. 399. 
This is, doubtless, one of the most won- 
derful Dendrobiums, both for its beautiful 
blue colour and for free flowering, and one 
that will soon be a great favourite with 
Orchid collectors. It grows at an altitude not 
lower than 6,000 feet, and the temperate 
house suits it best. Its branching stems 
produce great numbers of richly dark blue 
and white blossoms borne in trusses, and 
lasting in bloom for several weeks. The 
flowers are over an inch in diameter, the 
sepals and petals at the base are white, with 
a great blue blotch at the edges, the lip ovate 
oblong, and of the same colour. The plant 
is dedicated to the Queen in commemoration 
of the Victoria Jubilee, and is, without doubt, 
one of the finest of all Dendrobiums. — A. 
LOHER, Manila, April 20th, 1897. 
