62 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Mar.-APRIL, 1920. 
aR ORCHID NOTES AND NEWS. iad 
HE meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society for the current period 
are March gth and 23rd, and April 13th and 27th, when the Orchid 
Committee will meet at 11.45 a.m. There will be only one meeting at the 
Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, during May, the date being the 
11th, but the Great Spring Show at Chelsea will open on June Ist, and be 
continued on the two following days. 
The corresponding meetings of the Manchester and North of England 
Orchid Society are fixed for March 4th and 18th, and April rst and 15th. 
The Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are open to inspectionfrom _ 
tto4p.m. The last meeting of the current session is fixed for May 6th, - 
when the Annual General Meeting will be held, and the winners of the 
various competitions of the session declared. 
TWIN-FLOWER OF EULOPHIELLA ELISABETH#.—A twin flower of this 
interesting Madagascar Orchid has been sent from the collection of H. T. 
Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, by Mr. F. W. Thurgood. The two 
pedicels are fused together, but the two lips and columns are distinct and 
placed side by side, while there are four petals and five sepals, one of the 
latter being unusually broad, apparenting represently two confluent into one, 
which would complete the number of parts, Mr. Thurgood remarks that 
the flower was very attractive when at its best. 
CaTTLEYA PAULINE.—This is an interesting hybrid derived from 
the dwarf Cattleya Walkeriana x C. Dowiana aurea, which flowered last 
autumn with Messrs. J. & A. McBean, Cooksbridge. - It will be interesting 
to see what the plant develops into at another time of flowering. 
ANTWERP FLOWER SHow.—In connection with the Antwerp 
Exhibition and Olympic Games, to be inaugurated by the King and 
Queen of the Belgians, a series of International Flower Shows will be held 
from May to October of the present year. A great Floral Hall is being 
erected in the most beautiful part of the Exhibition grounds, and this will 
be surrounded by gardens typical of various nations. The Committee, 
which includes horticultural experts from many countries, invites the co- 
operation of British horticulturists. Full particulars can be obtained from 
Mr. John Bellham, 303, High Holborn, London, W.C.1. | 
ORCHID CONFERENCE AT Boston, U.S.A.—In connection with a show 
of Orchids to be held at the Horticultural Hall, Boston, a Conference will 
be held, the programme being as follows :—Basis of Orchid Classification, 
