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he spent about four years, afterwards going to Kew for two years to gain a 
wider experience of plant life. In July, 1895, he was then appointed sub- 
editor of The Gardener, and afterwards joined the staff of The Garden in the. 
‘game capacity, under the late Mr. E. T. Cook, becoming Editor about four 
years ago, when Mr. Cook went to America. Mr. Harvey was the author 
of several horticultural works. He was also a member of the Floral 
Committee of the R.H.S., of the Council of the National Rose and National 
Sweet Pea Societies, and of the Committee of the Kew Guild. He was 
interred at Romford, Essex, on September 4th, when a large number of 
horticultural friends were present to pay their last tribute of respect to a 
‘worthy colleague. Many beautiful wreaths were also sent. Mr. Harvey 
leaves a widow and one son to mourn his loss. For the excellent portrait 
-of Mr. Harvey we are indebted to the courtesy of The Garden. 
Epwin LonspALeE.—From an Obituary notice of this well-known 
American horticulturist, cited from the American Florist by the Gardeners’ 
-Chronicle, we learn that deceased was an old British horticulturist who 
settled in America in 1869, and in 1875 started a nursery at Germanstown, 
where, in addition to growing roses and other flowers for the Philadelphia 
market, he also devoted himself to the cultivation of Orchids, having a 
large stock of Cattleyas and Cypripediums. Cypripedium Sanderianum 
was found in a batch of C. Lawrenceanum, and was sold to Messrs. Sander 
& Sons, St. Albans. He also raised a number of Cypripedium seedlings. 
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RoyaL HorTICULTURAL. : 
T the fortnightly meeting held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent 
Square, Westminster, on September 14th, there was a moderate 
‘display of Orchids, and the awards consisted of four medals, one First-class 
Certificate, two Awards of Merit, and one Seedling Commendation, the 
latter being the name of the new certificate to be awarded to promising 
seedlings that are shown before their characters are fully developed. 
Orchid Committee present :—J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the Chait) 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Sir Harry J. Veitch, 
J. Wilson Potter, Stuart Low, F. Sander, F. J. Hanbury, R. A. Rolfe, 
T. Armstrong, W. Cobb, J. Charlesworth, W. H. Hatcher, W. P. Bound, 
A. Dye, W. H. White, S. W. Flory, W. Bolton, and Gurney Wilson. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Streatham (gr. Mr. Hannington); 
sent . plant of Cattleya O’Brienana alba and two good examples of the 
beautiful Cattleya Warscewiczii Frau Melanie Beyrodt, whose history was 
given at page 270. 
