January, 1923.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 3 
LIEUT.-COMMANDER PRINCE TADASHIGE SHIMADZU. 
HROUGHOUT the last two years, during his residence in England, 
Lieut.-Commander H.H. Prince Tadashige Shimadzu has honoured 
the’ Royal Horticultural Society’s Orchid Committee by his regular 
attendance. His farewell on Tuesday, December 12th, was marked by an 
appropriate speech from the Chairman, Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., who 
remarked how much he and members of the Committee appreciated the | 
presence of the Prince at the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Sir Jeremiah referred tothe fact that not only had the Prince an Orchid 
collection of his own, but he was a prominent member of the Imperial 
Orchid Society of Japan, which is doing so much for Orchid growing in that 
country. He expressed the hope that the Prince’s close association with 
the Orchid Committee and its members would prove of very real advantage, 
and that Japan might in the near future become renowned for its Orchid 
collections. 
Having assured the Prince that he was entirely at his disposal for any 
service which he could render, Sir Jeremiah felt sure that the members of 
the Committee, both Amateur and Trade, would be only too glad to help. 
The Prince had secured the respect of every member of the Committee; his 
presence and his valuable knowledge will be much missed; and in bidding 
him farewell Sir Jeremiah offered him the right hand of fellowship, 
symbolical of a close association between the Orchid growers of Britain and 
those of Japan. 
Prince Shimadzu, in reply, remarked how much he had enjoyed his 
visit and how greatly he had been interested in the Orchid Committee 
meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society. It was a matter of great 
regret that this was his last attendance. It would be a subject of con- 
siderable pleasure for him to further the interests of English Orchid 
growers in whatever way he could on his return to Japan. He would 
always have pleasant recollections of the enjoyable time he spent in 
England, and he wished to say “‘ Au Revior,” not good-bye. The remarks 
of the Prince were heartily applauded by all members of the Committee, 
with several of whom he shook. hands warmly before leaving the Hall. 
Later in the day, Prince and Princess Shimadzu visited St. James’s Palace, 
where they were received by the Prince of Wales. 
On the occasion ofa recent visit of Prince and Princess Shimadzu to 
Gatton Park, they presented Sir Jeremiah Colman with a_ personal 
memento of appreciation in the form of two exquisite examples of Satsuma 
ware. These vases, which are of beautiful design, were specially made for 
Sir Jeremiah, and were produced upon the Prince’s estate in Japan, where 
he is encouraging an extension of the manufacture of this renowned ware. 
