THE ORCHID REVIEW. I 5 I 



Cypripedium X Francesii, a hybrid between C. Curtisii and C. callcsum. 

 A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingden, received an Award of Merit for 

 Odontoglossum crispum Backhousei. He also sent a beautiful example of 

 O X Wilckeanum Golden Queen, bearing a spike of twelve flowers-a 

 plant which had previously received a First-class Certificate-and cut 

 flowers of Dendrobium X Clio Vine House var. 



Mr S Allen, Sale, staged a good group, to which a Bronze Medal was 

 given. An Award of Merit was also given to a good form of Dendrobium 

 nobile. .. - 



Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, staged a small group of fine things, chiefly 

 Dendrobiums, to which a Bronze Medal was given. 



Mr. A. J. Keeling, Bingley, Yorks., also received a Bronze Medal for a 

 good group in which Dendrobium X Luna, and D. X Juno were 

 ■conspicuous. 



Mr. W. Holmes, Timperley, received Awards of Merit for Dendrobium 

 X Stafford! delicata and D. X S. Distinction. 



Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, received an Award of Merit for 

 Odontoglossum crispum Imperator, a large white form of good shape and 

 with broad segments. 



AT the meeting held on April 17th there was again a very fine display of 

 Orchids, and the list of awards which nas reached ns shows that seven 

 First-class Certificates and fifteen Awards of Merit were given but we 

 regret that owing to pressure on onr space the details must be held over 

 until next month. 



ONCIDIUM VARICOSUM VAR. INSIGNE. 



In the last number of the IJndcma 



Linden figu 



describes a plant, which appeared at Moortebeek, in 1899, under the name 

 of Onc^iun; var^osum var. moortebeekiense, which differs from t he ty^n 

 having a large red-brown blotch at the base of the lip. 1 his nan ^™< 

 form was described in these pages in 1898 (v.., p. 27) un< er ^e name ^ 



O. varicosum var. insigne, as a very striking form whu: 1 1.1c apjK.iru^ ^ 

 .several collections, differing from the type in having a very arge < eep ic 



brown blotch surrounding the crest. It appeared at Glasnevir , a lea V 



1889, and when other plants appeared having the same *»^* 

 -described as above, with the remark that 



variation. It has now appeared again, 



received an additional name. 



idently not a mere casual 

 unfortunate that it has 



