July 1893 
709 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
The New Madagascar Orchid, Eulophiella Elisabeth.®, 
We have received a lengthy communication from 
Mr. Lucien Linden with regard to the original 
discovery of this plant and discussing also some 
•commercial transactions, which as they concern only 
Messrs. Linden, Sander and Hamelin, are from our 
"point of view of no public interest, and therefore 
need not be further alluded to. As regards the 
■ discovery of the Eulophiella we are glad to publish 
what Mr. Linden has to say, merely remarking that 
we have perfect confidence in the accuracy of our 
statement at p. 663 that the plant was discovered in 
Madagascar (not on the Congo as was at one time 
erroneously put about !) by M. Hamelin, and our 
information further goes to show that whatever 
plants of the Eulophiella the Messrs. Linden ever 
possessed were obtained by Sallerin from Hamelin. 
The Messrs. Linden may or may not have been aware 
of this ; we do not know one way or the other, but 
we believe the facts to be as stated. 
Mr. Linden writes :—“ In 1890, we received from 
one of our collectors, Mr. A. Sallerin, the most 
marvellous importation of Angraecum sesquipedale, 
and of Grammatophyllum (Grammangis) Ellisi, 
which has probably ever been sent into Europe, 
