*62 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [December, 1921, 
The Rev. John Crokbleholme.— The Gardeners’ Chronicle, in its issue 
of November 5th, includes an excellent portrait of the Rev. J. Cromble- 
holme. Chairman of the Manchester Orchid Society. An accompanying 
appreciative article of his work in connection with the breeding of 
Cypripediums states that he flowers on an average 200 new seedlings each 
year, and in the near future hopes to flower a similar number annually of 
Cymbidium seedlings. During the present season, the Rev. J. Cromble' 
holme has obtained no fewer than eleven First-class Certificates and seven 
Awards of Merit for new Orchids at Manchester. 
Exporting Orchids to Japan.— The Gardeners' Chronicle, in its issue of 
October 8th, called attention to our article on Exporting Orchids to Japan 
(p. 103), which has brought forth a letter from Mr. Ralph E. Arnold, of 
Cirencester, who, writing to the Gardeners’ Chronicle (Nov. 5th, p. 237), 
states: “ During the years immediately preceding the war, Messrs. J. 
Cypher & Sons despatched many thousands of Orchids to Japan, and 
judging from photographs received by the firm from the East, the plants 
were a huge success ; in the case of some genera they seemed to be more at 
home in Japan than they are in Europe. The plants were despatched in 
the early autumn, and all the well-known genera were represented, in 
addition to many botanical varieties. Several consignments were exported 
during a period extending over several years.” 
Cypripedium Bedfordij2. —That differences of opinion exist is nothing 
new, and it has long been recognised that the awards of the R.H.S. and the 
M.O.S. are not of ah equal standard. A recent case is Cypripedium 
Bedfordise, which was shown at the M.O.S. on October 6th, 1921, and 
given a First-class Certificate and a Silver Medal. Twelve days later it 
was exhibited at the R.H.S., and placed in the second grade by being 
granted an Award of Merit. Cypripediums are certainly more in favour 
with amateurs in the North of England than in the South, and it has more 
than once been said that these plants are not fully understood, nor their 
meritorious points sufficiently appreciated, by members of the R.H.S, 
Orchid Committee. In the present instance the R.H.S. Committee were 
of opinion that the flower was deficierit in coloration, and the Award of 
Merit was given more specially for the large size of the flower. The 
Secretary of the R.H.S. Committee described the dorsal sepal as “ large,” 
and the report of the M.O.S. states it to be “ enormous.” As both these 
adjectives are of little value in recording the real size we give the actual 
measurements: Dorsal sepal, 3 fin. wide, zjin. high ; ventral sepal, 2 fin. 
wide ; petals, 2 |in. long; labellum, or pouch, 2Jin. long, ijin. wide ; width 
of flower across the petals, 5Jins. 
