DECEMBER, 1914.] THE ORCHID. REVIEW. 375: 
light brown spots round the yellow crest of the lip, and a little brown 
spotting at the base of the lateral sepals. 
. April 7th: CyMBipiumM MADIDUM.—Mr. Bennett-Pée showed an 
inflorescence of C. madidum (C. albuczeflorum), a species native in North 
Australia and rarely seen in cultivation. 
April 21st: ABNORMAL DENDROBIUM WaARDIANUM.—Mr. Chittenden 
showed an abnormal flower of D. Wardianum from Wisley, which Mr. 
Wordsdell examined and reported upon as follows: ‘‘ Dimerous flower ; 
two lateral sepals fused into one, which occupies place of labellum, causing 
the latter to disappear. Lateral sepals displaced into a position at right 
angles to the fore and aft sepals. Column normal.” 
November 17th :— 
DENDROBIUM ToFFTiI.—A Botanical Certificate was unanimously 
recommended to Dendrobium Tofftii, a native of Queensland, and allied to 
D. taurinum, shown by Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., V.M.H., referred to: 
this Committee from the Orchid Committee. Its flowers are borne at the 
apex of a leafy pseudobulb. 
CALANTHE BrANCHII.—This interesting hybrid between the ever-green 
Calanthe Textori and the deciduous C. x Bryan ‘Wm. Murray,” the 
first raised hybrid between these two sections, was shown by Mr. C. J. 
Lucas, Warnham Court. Its habit was that of C. Textori, while the 
inflorescence was like that of its other parent. It followed the latter also 
in the size of its flowers, which were somewhat less bright than those of 
“William Murray,” but coloured and much larger than those of C. Textori. 
A Certificate of Appreciation was recommended to Mr. Lucas for the work 
done in making this interesting cross, and a Botanical Certificate to the 
plant. [A Certificate of Appreciation was also awarded by the Orchid 
Committee (see p. 366). The remark that it is the first hybrid between the 
two sections is a mistake, for C. albata (veratrifolia x Cooksonii) appeared 
as long ago as 1896 (O.R., iv. p. 376), and C. Elwesii (veratrifolia X 
Regnieri) somewhat later.—ED. | 
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Mr. W. H. Wuite.—We have pleasure in announcing that Mr. W. H. 
White, who for so many years had charge of the rich collection of the late Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking, will contribute the Calendar of 
Operations to the Orchid Review for the coming year. The high standard 
of culture maintained at Burford is well known, and the experience gained 
in dealing with such a varied collection, both as species and hybrids, should 
render his advice specially valuable. An immense number of choice 
botanical rarities are grown, and many of them take up comparatively little 
space. It may be interesting to recall that Mr. White also contributed the 
Calendar to our first volume. 
