42 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [FEBRUARY, I912- 
Orchids, and in October, 1856, the firm startled Dr. Lindley with the flowers: 
of their first hybrid—Calanthe Dominii—which drew from the latter the 
remark, ‘‘ Why, you will drive the botanists mad”—a prophecy happily 
unfulfilled. From that early beginning the business of raising Orchids from 
seed has gradually grown into an immense industry, and it may be said that 
the subject of our notice has watched, and in part guided, its development 
from the outset. He has also been its historian, for at the Orchid 
Conference, held in May, 1885, he gave the firm’s experience—extending 
over a period of nearly thirty years—in a very interesting paper (fourn.. 
Roy. Hort. Soc., n. s. vil. pp. 22-48, t. 1-5). We need not dwell on the 
matter further, for the history of the question is given in detail in our first 
volume. Somewhat later he read an interesting paper before the Linnean 
Society, “‘ On the Fertilisation of Cattleya Mossize” (fourn. Linn. Soc., 
xxiv. pp. 395-406, figs. I-14). 
As an importer of Orchids Mr. Harry Veitch has a long experience, for 
the achievements in this department of Chesterton, Endres, Gustav Wallis, 
Kalbreyer, Burbidge, Curtis and Burke were made under his own manage- 
ment. Importations of varions kinds were constantly being received, of 
which only a few can be mentioned. Chesterton was the first to send home 
the beautiful Miltonia vexillaria alive, and he also was the introducer of 
Masdevallia Harryana and Chondrorhyncha Chestertonii. Endres sent the 
chaste Cattleya Skinneri alba. To Gustav Wallis we owe Epidendrum 
Wallisii, Masdevallia Wallisii, Cypripedium Haynaldianum and C. Argus 3: 
and to Davis, Masdevallia Davisii and M. Barleana. Burbidge sent home 
Cypripedium Lawrenceanum and Phalenopsis Maria, and Curtis Coelogyne: 
Dayana, Cypripedium Curtisii and tonsum, while Burke was the discoverer 
of Coelogyne Veitchii. The introduction of Cattleya Bowringiana also 
belongs to this period. The numbers of other plants are outside our 
province. We must also mention the excellent Manual of Orchidaceous: 
Plants produced under Mr. Veitch’s management. 
Space fails us to tell of Mr. Veitch’s numerous other activities. He has 
been a member of the Council of the R.H.S. since 1887, and took an active 
part in providing the Society with its fine Hall in Vincent Square. He is. 
a Vice-Chairman of the Orchid Committee, and as Chairman and Treasurer 
of the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution he has rendered invaluable- 
assistance to a very excellent cause. Mr. Veitch is the worthy upholder of 
an honoured name, and the esteem and affection in which he is held by the 
horticultural) world are widely known. The services that his firm have- 
rendered to horticulture for over half a century can hardly be estimated. 
It may be remarked that some eleven years ago Mr. Veitch relinquished. 
the active management in favour of his nephew, Mr. James Herbert 
Veitch, but before the latter’s death, over four years ago, he resumed his. 
