November 3, 1892. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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are very short, surmounted by two or three leaves ; the pendant 
scapes are produced from the base of the pseudo-bulbs, and carry 
two or three flowers, each from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The 
sepals and petals are broadly lanceolate, their upper halves are 
purplish chocolate, and the basal halves dull creamy white, strongly 
blotched and barred with chocolate. The lip is small, three lobed ; 
side lobes small and dull brown, centre lobe longer and spreading, 
bearing at the apex a large cluster of thick creamy hair. It 
Glasnevin Botanic Gardens at Dublin, under whose care the 
above species (fig. 54) flowered for the first time in Britain in 
1890. The home of this plant is not, we believe, exactly known, 
as it was bought by Mr. Moore, among other things, at a sale. 
A spike of thirteen flowers was exhibited by Mr. Moore at a 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society on Tuesday, March 
22nd, of this year, when a first-class certificate was awarded 
it. The flowers are about 2 inches across on long pedicels; 
should be grown in peat and sphagnum, and suspended in baskets 
near the roof glass. When growth commences care should be 
taken not to allow any water to settle in the young growths or 
they will decay. Plenty of moisture should be given while grow¬ 
ing freely, and previous to their flowering in October or November 
a sharp look out should be kept, or the scapes, which are produced 
so low down, will be lost by damping off.—C. K. 
Moorea irrorata. 
The genus Moorea, which is monotypic, was named by Mr. 
Rolfe of the Kew Herbarium after Mr. F. W. Moore of the 
the spike is erect and stiff ; the colour of the flowers is dull 
brown with a pale centre. There are but two plants of Moorea 
known in cultivation, one at Glasnevin and one in the Kew 
collection. The latter plant has six pseudo-bulbs 2 to 3^ inches 
long, dull green, and ribbed. Three of the bulbs have each a 
pair of leaves at the apex ; the leaves are about 18 inches 
long and 4 inches broad at the middle, tapering at both ends, 
pale green, and stiff. It is in a small pot, and is growing well, 
so that at no very future date we may hope to have another 
opportunity of seeing this very interesting Orchid in flower.— 
C. K. 
