144 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (June, site 
brother, he joined the Norfolk Regiment, and in January, 1916, they sailed j 
for Egypt, and took part in the Palestine Campaign. After the first terrible 
battle of Gaza on April rgth, 1917, Sergt. Southgate was posted as wounded _ 
and missing, no further information being obtainable until seven months — q 
when news came that his body had been found and interred by one of our | 
burial parties. 
Wealso notice that ‘“‘ Somewhere in France” Staff-Sergeant C. P. Raffill, 
A.S.C., foreman of the Tropical Department (which includes the Orchids), 7 
has distinguished himself, and has received the congratulations of the q 
Commandant, G.H.Q., for Gallant Conduct. 
Writing from Auckland, New Zealand, we note that Mr. George Mills, | 
in the same issue, mentions Dendrobium speciosum as one of the plants 1 
that are perfectly hardy there. 1 
HREE interesting flowers are sent from the collection of F. S. Mumford, : 
Esq., Wrexham. A form of Cattleya Mendelii is remarkable for wile: . 
the petals variegated with broad stripes of rose and white. The cause is — 
not quite apparent, and whether the character is permanent remains tobe : 
seen, but Mr. Mumford says that the leaves are blotched with chocolate, s0 7 
that the two characters may be connected together. A second flower is 4 : 
light-coloured form of C. Schroederze, a species characterised by its pleasant 
heliotrope-like fragrance. The other is Odontoglossum citrosmum, one of 
the few Odontoglossums that succeed well suspended in the Cattleya house, 
and the drooping racemes of which are very effective. Mr. Mumford : 
remarks that the Cypripediums potted earlier in the year are doing well, and 
C. Harrisianum is coming into bloom again. 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
[Orchids are named and questions answered here as far as possible. Correspone a ys 
veane uested t ha the native country or par entage of plants sent. An ADDRESSED postcard / a 
tifa y post is desired. (abroad, reply — should be used). Subjects 0 
interest wil sé Ase with in the body of the work}. 
as 2 
flowers would probably serve to identify it, as also of the Rabin prt 33 1 sa 
Stelis leucopogon, Rchb. t., 34, Masdevalia demissa, Rchb. f. Please enclose flow ers in : 
any t anks. We will try what can be done. 
EWA noje on the subject Bier in the present issue. 
n enqui ry feapectiag an Orchid house will be found on p. 3 of the Wrappe™ 
