Nov-Dec. 198. THE ORCHID REVIEW. bot 
a OBITUARY. i 
WILLIAM PARKER BURKINSHAW.—We regret to announce that 
W. P. Burkinshaw, Esq., J.P., passed away at his residence, The West Hill, 
Hessle, E. Yorks., on Sunday, September 30th, in his 83rd year. Mr. 
Burkinshaw was a very old and enthusiastic Orchidist, his collection dating 
_ back to 1894, and during the whole of this time it has been under the charge 
of Mr. J. T. Barker, who is well known as the writer of our Calendar of 
Operations. Of a quiet and unassuming disposition, Mr. Burkinshaw had 
the reputation of being one of the best business men in the East Riding of 
Yorkshire, and his Orchid collection formed his chief relaxation. Albino 
Cattleyas and other white flowers were among his especial favourites, but 
the collection was quite representative. He was also a highly successful 
exhibitor at the York Galas, having been awarded gg prizes at these 
meetings, of which 53 were firsts. Plants have also occasionally been 
exhibited in London, among which we recall Cattleya Warscewiczii White 
Queen and C. granulosa Hessle var., which received Awards of Merit from 
the R.H.S. in August and September, 1902. Nine houses were devoted to 
Orchids, and the general character of the collection may be seen in an 
account that appeared at pp. 138-142 of our nineteenth volume. It was on 
account of Mr. Burkinshaw’s age and failing health that the collection was 
sold in June last, his illness dating from some weeks previous. Our corres- 
pondence with Mr. Burkinshaw dates from almost the commencement of 
the Orchid Review, in which he took the greatest interest, and we always 
found him the most loyal of friends. Never a year passed without some 
mmunication from him, though flowers were only sent on comparatively 
me occasions. Mr. Barker found him a generous and considerate 
“mployer, and he was highly respected and honoured by all who knew 
'm, and there was a large attendance at his funeral, which took place at 
Hessle Church on October 3rd. Mr. Burkinshaw leaves a son and two 
mattied daughters, a younger son having died a few years ago. 
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A Nove COMPETITION.—We have just dropped across a record of a 
ay novel competition that took place in 1867. The Gardeners’ 
tele at that time remarked (p. 488): ‘ We understand that there are 
- “ompetitors for the prize that Mr. Bateman offered to give for the most 
emplete list of Cultivated Orchids arranged according to Temperature. 
eg of the winner is to be declared at the next Tuesday meeting (May 
s South Kensington.” The result was thus reported: “‘ Mr. Bateman 
nounced that Mr. Anderson, of Meadow Bank, near Glasgow, was the 
