$54 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
Lelia pumila varies considerably in size and colour. A large form with 
very brightly coloured sepals and petals, and the front lobe of the lip very 
dark crimson-purple, is sent from the collection of James Davidson, Esq., 
Summerville, Dumfries. It has been out for a month, and is said to have 
been darker when at its best. 
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The Dictionnaire Iconographique des Orchidées of Messrs. Cogniaux and 
Goosens, continues to make steady progress. The September number 
completes the first year of its existence, and with it is issued a list of the 
plates, showing that over 150 species and varieties have now been figured. 
In this part Cypripedium Elliottianum is figured as a distinct species, but 
it is now well known to be only a synonym of C. Rothschildianum, and a 
note under Cattleya Warneri shows that the history of that species, given 
at page 328 of our first volume, has been overlooked. 
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DIES ORCHIDIAN Z. 
THE establishment by the Royal Horticultural Society of the Victoria 
Medal of Honour for distinguished services to Horticulture, in commemora-— 
tion of Her Majesty’s long reign, has met with wide approval, and the 
presentation of the coveted honour to the sixty selected recipients marks a 
red letter day in the annals of the Society. The delicate task of selection 
was carried out with the intention that ‘‘ every department connected with 
the art and science of gardening should be represented,” and accordingly 
we find the names of nine gentlemen in the list whose work has been 
prominently connected with Orchids :—W. Boxall, W. Bull, Sir J. D- 
Hooker, F. W. Moore, J. O’Brien, Hon. W. Rothschild, F. Sander, Baron 
Sir H. Schréder, and J. Seden. Proceeding to analyse them, we find, one 
botanist, one collector, one hybridist, two nurserymen, two professionals, 
and two amateurs, and the names are as representative as could be expected 
under the circumstances. 
The institution of this medal seems to have recalled another which has 
been lost sight of during recent years, namely the Lindley Medal. This, 
the Gardeners’ Chronicle remarks, was instituted in commemoration of the 
invaluable services rendered to horticulture in general and the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society in particular, by the late Dr. Lindley, and was to be given 
preferentially for excellence in cultivation. It would appear that the medal 
has not been awarded for many years, and the question is asked, Can it be 
possible that no cultivators of rank have since come to the front? or has 
the Society forgotten its functions ?—G. C -. Nov. 6th, 1897, p. 329. 
