64 THE ORCHID ;REVIEW. [ FEBRUARY, 1916, 
The ‘‘ PRELIMINARY RECOGNITION” is thus announced: ‘‘ The use of a 
card bearing these. words has been established for the purpose of recognising 
‘Young plants’ and ‘ Seedlings of promise,’ and having them systematically 
recorded to the credit of their original raisers, introducers, or owners, 
before they arrive at a stage when a definite Certificate or an Award of 
Merit could properly be bestowed.” 
** PRITZEL.—The revision of Pritzel’s ‘Iconum botanicarum Index’ has 
not been forgotten, but, under the strained conditions prevalent both in 
this country and abroad, it is felt that the present is not an opportune time — 
for commencing the work of revision; it has therefore been decided that 
during the continuance of the war further steps should be deferred, save 
the collecting of funds from every available source.” 
The Council, having been informed that most Nurserymen and Seeds- 
men value the award of the Society’s Medals as much as, if not more than, 
the Silver Cups usually awarded at the Chelsea, Holland House, and a few 
other meetings, have resolved to adopt the suggestion, and will accordingly 
confine the presentation of Cups in 1916 to Amateurs only, unless any 
specific schedule indicates otherwise. Gold and Silver Medals will be 
awarded to Nurserymen and Seedsmen as heretofore. 
The personnel of the Orchid Committee is little changed from that of 
the preceding year, the alteration being the retirement of Mr. W. P. 
Bound, and the election of Mr. Ernest R. Ashton, of Broadlands, Camden 
Park, Tunbridge Wells. Mr. Ashton is an enthusiastic amateur, and 2 
frequent exhibitor at the Society’s meetings. 
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[Orchids are named and questions answered here as far as possible. Correspondents are 
rete to give the ont ir i country or par ap of plants sent. An ADDRESSED postcard must be 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
G.H.S— aire some seiekae about the plants, but a note on the 
question is unavoidably poripens 
A.—T are: 1, Comparettia sige Popp. & Endl.; 2, Eriopsis rutido- 
bulbon, Hook., Bot. yong t 4437. We need not say how pleased we sho uld be to name 
others from such historical ground.. Many of ve me aint botanical species bac probably 
e med, but the types have been locked up in the Reichenbschian Herbarium, and are 
still inaccessible. But there are doubtless many novelties, and specimens dred in so thle way’ 
wit es are very useful. Those anak without cotton wool in contact _ the flowers are 
much the best 
Mrs. E.J Se —Eria elongata, Lindl., a rare Indians specie 
E.A.—Please send the flowers with the records for i incorporato 
Beta. —The varieties of Lelia anceps are very numero a eiweteed list of 34 of 
the principal ones will be fonndat pp. 50-53 of our fourth v 
Se Correspondents are answered in the frit paced and several notes are 
unavoidably postponed. 
Photographs received, with thanks.—A.J.K 
.M.—Many thanks. The matter has been duly attended to, and the flowers will 
be very acceptable. 
