34 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JAN.-FEB., rg19. 
trouble that has been given to the new plant.” An account of Mr. Roeb- 
ling’s collection appeared in our pages as long ago as 1894 (ii. pp. 323- 
325), at which time a fine plant of Vanda Sanderiana bearing four spikes, 
with forty flowers and buds, was a prominent feature, and albino Cattleyas 
were among his particular favourites. Mr. Roebling’s name is commemo- 
rated in Lzliocattleya Roeblingii (C. Gaskelliana x L. purpurata). The 
future of the collection is at present uncertain. 
7 
ie ORCHID NOTES AND NEWS. Se 
HE dates of meetings of the R.H.S. Orchid Committee for the coming 
year are announced as follows :—February 11th and 25th, March 
ith and 25th, April 8th and 29th, May 13th and 27th, June 17th, July rst, 
15th and 2gth, August 12th and 26th, September oth and 23rd, October 
21st, November 4th and 18th, December 2nd, and January 13th and 27th, 
1920. After this list was printed, an official announcement was made that 
the prospects for the supply of tenting for the usual great meeting at 
Chelsea (suspended during 1917 and 1918), had -become much more 
promising, so that a meeting will probably be held at Chelsea on May 20, 21 
and 22. Growers—bota amateur and trade—have been approached, and 
have made a most favourable response, and in all cases they promise to send 
abundant specimens illustrative of all the latest advances made in 
horticulture. The Council proposes to hold this meeting in aid of the 
Society’s Wisley Gardens Endowment ‘Trust Fund and the important 
practical and scientific work it was set up to accomplish. A decided 
announcement will be made later on. The Committee meets at II.45 a.m. 
|THE R.H.S. Hatt.—In the Annual Report for 1918 it is remarked 
that Fellows can look forward to occupying their own Hall at Vincent 
Square within (it is hoped) a short space of time, as the advent of Peace 
will liberate it from the military purpose to which it has been devoted 
during the last two years. How long it will actually be before the ~ 
Fortnightly meetings can again be held in the Hall it is impossible to say, 
but the present inconveniences have been gladly borne in order that the 
“building might be used for the benefit of our Australian kinsmen who have 
fought so nobly in defence of the Empire all through the war. 
THE War RELIEF Funp has made satisfactory progress, and consulta- 
tions are being held with the Official Representatives in this country of 
France, Belgium, Serbia and Roumania, with a view to ascertaining. the 
most effective methods of dealing with the funds collected. A contribution 
by the Society of £1,000 to this Fund is included in the Balance Sheet: 
