42 THE ORCHID REVIEW. | May-June, 1919. 
colleagues, who were very much moved at the feelings you expressed 
concering the members in particular, and Belgian Orchids in general, wish 
me to express their thanks for such a spontaneous expression of sympathy. 
Although the collections of Orchids in our country have not made much 
progress during the period of the war, when everyone here was in great 
trouble and difficulty, I am confident that interest in Orchids will soon 
revive as a result of will and work. We hope that our cordial relations 
with English Orchidists will endure in the future.” 
Be ORCHIDS FROM FAIRLAWN, PUTNEY. Ba 
LOWERS of several beautiful Orchids are sent from the collection of 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney, by Mr. G.H. Day. Odonto- 
glossum Wiganianum is a finely shaped flower, regularly spotted with dark 
chestnut brown on a yellow ground, the spots being more or less confluent 
towards the apex of the segments. Being a hybrid from O. harvengtense 
and O. Rolfez, it combines the characters of the four popular species, O. 
crispum, triumphans, Pescatorei, and Harryanum, and owing to the yellow 
ground and dark brown blotches it contrasts very effectively with many others 
of this favourite group. O. Chieftain is a hybrid from O. Rolfe and O. 
Vuylstekei, and has dark red-brown sepals and petals, with a light yellow 
margin, and a few similar splashes, the lip being light yellow in front and 
blotched with claret in front of the deep yellow crest. Four others belong 
to the large and varied group known as blotched crispums. O. c. Blue 
Queen has a lilac ground colour, and a zone of very large claret blotches on 
the segments. Goodsoniz has a white ground, and the blotches rounded, 
partially confluent, and rather regularly diffused over the flower. The var. 
Mrs. Goodson has very large red-brown blotches, separated by broad white 
bands, and one called var. Captain has numerous rounded blotches of a 
cinnamon red shade. 
Five Odontiodas give a brilliant touch of colour. There are two forms: 
of O. Bradshawiz, one scarlet red with an obscure yellowish zone near the 
margin, the other with a yellow ground and numerous red blotches on the 
disc, and a margin of the same colour. O. Diana is a dark salmon red,, 
shading to orange at the tips and on the lobes of the lip, while Goodson’s 
var. is of a nearly uniform crimson. O. Cooksoniz Royal Scarlet may be 
described as crimson scarlet, with yellow markings on the lower part of 
the lip. ‘ 
The plants are evidently in thriving condition, though Mr. Day remarks 
that in some cases the flowers are not as large as usual, owing to the 
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