August, 1921.] 
THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
IN MEMORIAM: HENRY F C. SANDER. 
C HE years 1920 and 1921 will long be remembered among Orchid 
growers and lovers by the passing away of three great personalities : 
Mr. J. Charlesworth, head of Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards 
Heath ; Mr. H. F. C. Sander, head of the St. Albans firm; and Mr. R. A. 
Rolfe, founder and first editor of this journal. 
The life work of Mr. Sander stands pre-eminent in horticulture, 
particularly so in. regard?*to Orchids, for with them his name was first 
associated, initially in comparative obscurity, but subsequently as to deserve 
the title of the Orchid King, and as such he will always be remembered. 
Through his energy, foresight and enthusiasm, the culture of Orchids has 
reached its present height and popularity. Through his enterprise and 
determination in collecting new species and the finest types the evolution 
of the present-day hybrid was made possible, and Orchids have been brought 
within the reach of all. 
A retrospective view of Orchid history will give so:ne idea of the debt 
