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petals. The blunt triangular blades are unguiculate, and bear a callus 
over the mid base of the lamina. 
The third case is that of Dendrobium nobile Cooksonianum of Mr. 
Norman C. Cookson. The flowers are very distinct from those of the 
D. nobile Tollianum, having the petals very thick and hairy over the base, 
and with the same colour as the lip. 
Luddemannia (Cycnoches) Pescatorei. —This so-called “ genus ” has 
proved exceedingly vexatious. It was the late Schlitn who discovered it 
near Ocana when these were fresh hunting grounds. Director Linden 
sent a plant to the late Pescatore of La Celle de St. Cloud. There it 
flowered. I think but one flower is preserved in Dr. Lindley’s collection. 
I have four of that typical inflorescence. Dr. Lindley took it to be a 
new Cycnoches, an opinion we have seen lately re-accepted by an author, 
who acting on his own principles should have avoided doing so, as both 
the leaves and bulbs are those of an Acineta in our plant, while all the 
Cynoches have them like those of Catasetum and Mormodes. As soon 
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literacy laden with pendent young inflorescences, one of which had 
developed and proved to appear a fresh Luddemannia. showing fine marks- 
of distinction. Messrs. Veitch were so very kind to let me have the plant. 
Unfortunately all the inflorescences perished en route , notwithstanding 
the excellent packing of the firm, but when the plant flowered next year 
it showed me the abominable inflorescence of Acineta erythrocantha. 
A quite different Luddemannia, the third one, appeared with a stiff 
erect inflorescence and quite peculiar flowers. It was discovered in 
January, 1878, by the late Wallis, who stated that it had the bulb of an 
Acineta and the leaf of a Peristeria. I am afraid Wallis made a m'stake. 
I suppose Wallis intended to write that it had the bulb of a Peristeria, 
and thus it might be a sexual form of Peristeria elata. Grand inflores¬ 
cences of the old Luddemannia Pescatorei were collected and admirably 
dried for me by Mr. B. Roezl. 
Finally, good plants of Liiddemannia were gathered by Messrs. E. 
Klabock and Lehmann, perhaps on the same spot. I am not sure who- 
as I obtained both garden and wild-grown materials I published my genus 
Luddemannia in honour of my late friend Luddemann, who had flowered it. 
Director Linden having secured what one then called a great supply, 
let us say thirty plants, sent them to his correspondents, and acquired, 
by-the-by, a certain stoicism iu enduring the most unfriendly letters from 
his customers, who accused him of sending Acinetas for Cycnoches, and 
asking for the genuine plant. I believe Mr. Louis Schlim sent a second 
lot, all of which flowered as Acinetas. I remember to have seen Mr. 
Keferstein of Kiollwitz bei Halle a. S. quite angry about lhi«, my Aciueta 
erythroxantha, which he had paid for as a Cycnoches, 1856. Director 
Linden, after having fully acknowledged Mr. Schlim’s so often proved 
accuracy, told me all his bad experiences, finally adding, “ Je n'y voisque 
du feu." As to poor Schlim, who may have got den lettrcs d chcval from 
Mr. Linden, he expressed his sentence on a label I have, stating, u monstre 
d'un Peristeria .” The case was nearly forgotten ; almighty Time had 
washed away the bad impression. 
The “ genus ” reappeared wi'h Mes-'rs. Vei'ch. A fine rich plant was 
came first. The majestic likeness presented at the sale is well known 
I was led to regard Mr. Lehmann’s plant as a new type from his repre¬ 
sentation and description, and the one dried inflorescence. The other 
inflorescence and two fresh ones proved to be the typical L. Pescatorei. 
I had the first from Consul Kienast Zolly, Hinslanden, Zurich; the oiher 
from an English benefactor, whose name will be, I hope, kindly supplied 
by Mr. F. Sander, who forwarded me a very well grown grand specimen. 
It is my ardent desire to receive once more fresh illustrations of the 
pleiomorphic state of those flowers which may be sexes of Acineta, per¬ 
haps also of Peristeria. I have obtained well-developed seeds from the 
Acineta erythroxantha produced from the Luddemannia of Messrs. Veitch. 
I hope much from the most skilful observer, Herr Consul Kienast Zolly, 
and of the English gentleman who had such fine flowers. I expect 
Director L'nden of Brussels will feel a certain satisfaction if reading this 
note. - 
By the courtesy of the Editor of the Gardeners' Chronicle we are- 
enabled this we:k to give a portrait of the eminent orchidiBt, Professor 
