SEPTEMBER, 1917.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 205 
his own collecting. Dr. Schiffman’s gardener is now Mr. Henry +, 
Clinkaberry, another old friend of the Review, and in sending the news- 
paper cutting, which includes portraits of the Dr. and Mrs. Schiffman, 
' he remarks: ‘‘ Both are yet young, and the Doctor is the possessor of a 
very good Orchid collection, rich in Cattleyas, Lelias and their hybrids, 
not forgetting a good selection of Brassocattleyas and Brassolzlias hybrids, 
besides many home-raised seedlings. To-day (August rst) the Doctor 
personally selected the site for a further addition to his Orchid houses. 
Mr. Clinkaberry also sends a description of a fine Lzliocattleya raised in 
the collection :— 
LALIOCATTLEYA BRASSEUR-HYE VaR. GOLDEN WEDDING (Lc. 
Aphrodite var. Eudora X C. Warscewiczii). Sepals and petals warm 
rosy mauve, beautifully frilled. Lip rich crimson-purple, mottled with 
deep mauve, 24 inches across, wonderfully frilled, and the tube bright 
golden yellow, extending in fine lines well to the front, over which are 30 
to 40 deep maroon lines. Column pure white, which accentuates much 
the lovely throat of the lip, showing off the lines in the tube to a remark- 
able degree. The influence of each parent species is observable in this 
beautiful hybrid, and the fringe of the lip is unusually pronounced, more so 
than in any other with which I am acquainted, and rivalling the best type 
of C. Mendelii of many years ago, collected, I believe, by Millican. The 
flower measures seven inches in diameter, and has a very distinct and 
refined appearance. The hybrid fittingly commemorates the Golden 
Wedding of Dr. and Mrs. Schiffman, and also fifty years by the Doctor as 
a grower of Orchids. 
Str Harry and Lapy VEITcH celebrated their Golden Wedding on 
Monday August 6th, and Orchidists will join us in hearty congratulations, 
as Sir Harry’s services to Horticulture and Orchidology are universally 
known and appreciated. A card, containing the portraits of Sir Harry and 
Lady Veitch, was issued in commemoration of the event, and a cheque for 
£500 has been forwarded to the Gardener’s Benevolent Institution as a 
thank-offering, a similar amount having been given to the funds of the 
Institution in 1892, in commemoration of their Silver Wedding. 
Sir FRANK and Lapy Crisp, Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames, have just 
celebrated their Golden Wedding, and by way of commemorating the event 
they entertained at Friar Park all the inmates of the Poor-law Institution, 
and Lady Crisp presented to St. Mary’s Church, Henley, a silver-gilt 
chalice. Sir Frank Crisp is the genial President of the Horticultural Club, 
and his garden and unique rock-work at Friar Park are widely known. He 
is also the possessor of a good collection of Orchids, and on rare occasions 
has appeared as an exhibitor. We may also recall that the chaste Orchis 
maculata alba flgured at p. 200 of our last volumne was grown by him. 
