Jan.-FEB,, 1920.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 31 
of the Spring Show at Chelsea a week later, and that of August roth 
because the Hall will be closed for redecoration. The meeting of October 
5th is the usual show of British grown fruits, and the announcement that 
the Orchid Committee will not meet, and that fruit only may be shown, is 
not in accordance with the facilities promised in September last, and 
announced at pp. 195, 196 of our last issue. 
In the Report of the Council for the year, we note with regret. the 
resignation of Sir Harry J. Veitch, V.M.H., owing to stress of business and 
increasing years. His services, however, will not be lost, for he has been 
nominated as a Vice President of the Society. The Rev. W. Wilks, who 
has been Secretary of the Society since 1888, has resigned, but has been 
nominated a member of the Council. Mr. W. R. Dykes, M.A., has been 
appointed Secretary. Good progress has been made with the revision of 
Pritzel’s Index, and it is hoped that sufficient funds may be forthcoming to 
commence printing next year. It is estimated that a further sum of £2500, 
in addition to £1200 already subscribed, will be required. The Council 
thanks the Society’s Committees for their services during the year, under 
somewhat depressing circumstances. We note with satisfaction a sub- 
Stantial advance in the Society’s membership, the numerical increase being 
1306, and the additional income £1873 4s. od., which we may accept as an 
augury of gradually improving conditions. It may be added that the Orchid 
Committee has been re-elected for the coming year. 
BRAssocaTTLEYA Mars.—Early last November I flowered a plant raised 
here from seed and labelled Brassocattleya Mars. It was a very beautiful 
flower, with fine broad segments, canary yellow in colour, with deep yolk 
yellow on the lip. It was quite different from any other that had flowered 
from the same pod, not only on account of its much finer shape, and 
unusual flatness, but the lip was without fringe, except for a cut, which 
might bea trace of it. Naturally, this made us doubtfnl whether it was a 
Brassavola Digbyana hybrid at all, or whether a stray seedling had not 
been pricked off under the same number. As a means of testing this, Mrs. 
Thwaites fertilised the flower with pollen of Cattleya Bellona, with the 
object of seeing from the position of the pod below the column whether 
there was any Digbyana “blood” in it. Considering that the pod which 
formed contains only one-eighth Digbyana, I think that its position below 
the column proves the plant to be a form of Brassocattleya Mars. I enclose 
the pod, which was cut off when it had served its purpose, and I should 
like your opinion as to whether you can trace the influence of B. 
Digbyana.—R. G. THWAITES. | 
There is a shortened but unmistakeable beak to the pod, and a glaucous 
