8 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
“THE ORCHID REVIEW.” 
By REGINALD YOUNG, Liverpool. 
THE completion of the fourth volume of the Orchid Review, and the advent 
of the Jubilee number (February, 1897), seems a not inappropriate time to 
call attention to what has already been accomplished in a work which 
every Orchidist should be interested in, and whose appearance is 
anticipated with pleasure month by month. One of the chief attractions of 
the Review to the writer is, that it is devoted exclusively to Orchidology, 
and makes up each year into such a handy volume, either for re-perusal or 
future reference, the latter being facilitated by an excellent Index, the 
preparation of which must entail a great amount of labour. 
'“The History of Orchid Hybridisation,” which began with the first 
number, and continued monthly throughout the first volume, was un- 
doubtedly the most important feature of the Review in 1893. It supplied a 
distinct want, and must have been a boon to the hybridist, not only at the 
time of publication, but to those who have since commenced the pursuit of 
such a delightful study. Other most interesting articles were those on 
‘* Hybrid Odontoglossums,” ‘‘ Hybrid Oncidiums,” ‘‘ Lelio-cattleya 
elegans and L.-c. X Schilleriana,” and ‘“‘ Notes on Orchids in the Jungle,” 
but it would take far too much space to enumerate even a small propor- 
tion of the good things provided for readers of the Review. Besides all 
this, there have been descriptions of new Orchids, species and hybrids, 
reports Of meetings and exhibitions, more particularly those of the Orchid 
Committee held at the Drill Hall, Westminster, and a monthly Calendar of 
Operations on the general culture of Orchids; altogether forming a record 
of what is being done in the culture of Orchids which will be increasingly 
valuable as time goes on. 
In the second volume, perhaps, ris “History of Orchid Cultivation ” 
(which I hope to see continued) and “Orchid Hybridisation’ were the 
papers most worthy of attention, though the monthly “ Dies Orchidiane ” 
was always looked forward to and eagerly welcomed by me. 
‘* Hybrid Selenipediums ”’ in the third volume is unique in construction, 
and very valuable for reference, while such articles as ‘‘ Cypripedium 
insigne and its varieties,” ‘‘ Mexican Hybrid Leelias,” “ Cattleya Triane 
and its varieties,” ‘‘ Notes on certain varieties of Dendrobium nobile,”’ 
“ Cattleya—What constitutes a Species?” ‘‘ Miltonia spectabilis and its 
varieties,’ and others, are all full of interest. 
There is no falling off in the contents of Volume IV., indeed “ The 
Cypripedium Group” is as important a paper as any that has preceded it, 
while again we have such useful information as is contained in the articles, 
‘* Lelia anceps and its varieties” and ‘Cattleya Hardyana and its varieties.” 
