THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
VoL. XIX.]| JUNE, . tort. [No. 222. 
OUR NOTE BOOK. 
THE event of the month has been the great annual spring show of the Royal 
Horticultural Society in the Inner Temple Gardens, which, it has been 
suggested, may be the last of the series in these historic grounds. It is to 
be abandoned next year in favour of the great International Horticultural 
Exhibition to be held at Chelsea at about the same date, but whether it 
will be resumed in 1913 or transferred to some other locality must be left 
for the future to decide. The chief disadvantage of the present site is the 
limited space, which, while handicapping the exhibits, entails positive 
discomfort on the visitors, especially when the weather is as fine and genial 
as on the present occasion. It is to be hoped that the experience gained at 
Chelsea may point the way to some satisfactory way out of the sige 
But it is time we came to the exhibits. 
The display of Orchids was remarkable in every respect, quality and 
culture being excellent, and the number present certainly too great for the 
space at disposal, which led to positive crowding in a few instances. The 
Show reflected the enormous progress made by the hybridist during recent 
years, for never before were hybrid Odontoglossums, and their brilliant allies; 
the Odontiodas, shown in such numbers and of such excellence. They were 
a feature of almost every group, and there can be no question of their 
increasing popularity. The blotched Odontoglossums allied to O. crispum 
formed a remarkable series, and it was curious to notice that almost ali of 
them were hybrids of artificial origin—a point to which our attention was 
called by one of our leading amateurs of Odontoglossums, who is also a 
very successful raiser. It is a curious reflection that only a few years ago: 
we were lamenting the difficulty of raising Odontoglossums from seed. 
But much has happened since then, and events point to a further great 
advance. Indeed we are only now realising the enormous possibilities of 
the future. 
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We shall now look forward to the next great event at Olympia, where 
another grand display may be anticipated, though the coming International 
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