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and leaves, although just beneath are hard 
rocks. The ordinary variety has brownish 
petals, with a pink dorsal sepal veined with 
darker pink. The other day I discovered a 
white variety of the species, which had a 
greenish-yellow dorsal sepal, and the same 
colour on the petals, but the pouch was pure 
white and quite distinct from the ordinary 
variety. It is evidently very rare, as I have 
never seen it anywhere else. Cypripedium 
acaule is often called the Pink Moccasin 
Flower. — Arthur E. Miles, Orchid grower to 
Mr. E. B. Dane, " Roiighivood" Chestnut Hill. 
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CCELIA MACROSTACHYA. — Although this 
species received a Botanical Certificate when 
exhibited by the Hon. Walter Rothschild, 
Royal Horticultural Society, October 14th, 
1904, it will be seen by the accompanying 
illustration that there is something more than 
a botanical interest attached to the plant. 
In the Society's Journal for 1849 appears a 
woodcut of the flower-spike, which, apart 
from the plant, is of interest for being one of 
the earliest illustrations of an Orchid 
included in that publication. There is also 
a remark that the plant was received some 
years since from Mr. Hartweg, who collected 
it in Guatemala ; and also from Mr. Skinner. 
The Horticultural Society was not very 
successful v/ith its culture, as the following- 
statement from the page opposite the 
illustration will show : " The expectations 
respecting the ornamental appearance of this 
plant have not been realised. It has been 
found in a wild state with a close fiower-spike 
as much as a foot long, and its blossoms are 
reported to be deep red ; but in cultivation 
it has hitherto gained no such size, and the 
colour is only a pale rose, without any 
brilliancy." But, as we have often pointed 
out, it is an important matter that all Orchids 
should be grown to perfection, for it is only 
then that their real beauty can be fully 
discerned. This was exemplified with Coelia 
macrostachya, for when Mr. Ferguson, the 
able curator of the Belfast Garden, sent a 
fine spike to Sir William Hooker it was used 
as the subject of an illustration in the 
Botanical Magazine for 1853, Sir William 
remarking : " It is really a handsome plant, 
and well worthy a place in every Orchideous 
collection, flowering in August." The habit 
of the plant may be described as semi- 
tcrrestrial, a loamy compost being suitable. 
Ccelia macrostachya. 
CCEI.OGYNE CRISTATA ALBA. — A plant 
With seven flower-spikes, the blooms being 
snow-white, was sold by Messrs. Protheroe 
and Morris, March, 1885, for the high sum of 
£131. Messrs. Wm. Bull and Sons were the 
purchasers. 
