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large area coloured like the base of the dorsal sepal, the centre being 
yellowish. It may be remarked that C. Leeanum (insigne X Spicerianum) 
comes in through both parents, and the influence is obvious enough in 
shape, though rather obscured by the richer colour of the other parents. 
It is a plant of great promise, though Mr. Rickards remarks that the plant 
is small at present and not very robust. 
=| ORCHID NOTES AND NEWS. ie 
WO meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held at the 
Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, during 
January, 1916, on the 11th and 25th, when the Orchid Committee will 
meet at the usual hour, 12 o'clock noon. 
Meetings of the Manchester and North of England Orchid Society 
will be held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on January 6th and 2oth, 
1916. The Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are open to 
inspection of members and the public from 1 to 4p.m. The following 
meeting is fixed for February 3rd. 
Orcuips at Boston.—A report in Horticulture show that a few Orchids | 
were exhibited at the Annual Fall Exhibition of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society, held at Boston, U.S.A., early in November. There 
are two superb displays of Orchids, long groups of elegant specimen plants 
in many genera from Wheeler & Co., of Waban, and F. J. Dolansky of 
Lynn, both commercial growers for cut flower purposes. No private estate 
could excel them. There are also two Orchid specimen plants of rare 
merit. One is Cattleya Moira (Mantini X Fabia) with a spike of three 
great blooms, from A. W. Preston (gard. John L. Smith). The other a 
specimen Cattleya Triane from George W. Stewart. In the award list we 
note: Orchids—Plants and flowers: ist, F. J. Dolansky ; 2nd, Wheeler 
& Co.; six plants, 1st, F. J. Dolansky; specimen, 1st, F. J. Dolansky ; 
2nd, Miss Cornelia Warren. 
In the report of the Show of the Horticultural Society of New York, 
held at the American Museum of Natural History, from Nov. 4th and 7th, 
it is also remarked : Lager & Hurrell won all the commercial Orchid mt 
including the Silver Medal for Cattleya Olivia. The non-commercia 
Orchid exhibitors were George Schlegel and Clement Moore, and the 
Collections from these two famous establishments were superb, as usual. 
A specimen of Brassocattleya Maroniz superba by Clement Moore won the 
