306 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [OcToBER, 1912. 
primeval forest west of Buea, in the Cameroons, at 4200 feet elevation. It 
was said to be one of the smallest species in the genus, much resembling 
Oncidium iridifolium in habit. In February, 1902, a plant flowered at Kew 
which had been received in the previous year from Buea, and was identified 
with L. forcipata (O.R., x. p. 72). This plant has frequently flowered since, 
and is here figured natural size, from a photograph by Mr. F. W. Rolfe. 
The plant bears about six fleshy equitant leaves, and two short racemes with 
about twelve and thirteen flowers. The latter are of a peculiar semipellucid 
white, right down to the base of the slender pedicels, with a green column. 
The spur is about half an inch long, suddenly clavate from the apex and 
then slightly bilobed or forcipate, in reference to which the specific name 
is given. A plant was exhibited at a meeting of the Scientific Committee 
of the R.H.S. in August, 1908, by the late Mr. James Douglas, and received 
a Botanical Certificate (O.R., xvi. p. 276). It is a very distinct and pretty 
little plant, and quite easily grown in a small pan, suspended from the roof 
of the Warm house, and carefully watered. R. A. R. 
SOCIETIES, 
RoyaL HorTIcUuLTURAL. 
At the fortnightly meeting held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent 
Square, Westminster, on September roth, there was a good display of 
Orchids, including the fine new Dendrobium Schuetzei, and the awards 
consisted of two First-class Certificates, two Awards of Merit, one Cultural 
Commendation, and one Medal. 
Orchid Committee present: J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the Chair), 
and Messrs. J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), R. Brooman White, W. Bolton, W. H. 
White, Arthur Dye, J. E. Shill, J. Cypher, W. H. Hatcher, W. P. Bound, 
W. Cobb, J. Charlesworth, A. McBean, F. J. Hanbury, W. Thompson, 
Stuart Low, Gurney Wilson, and Sir Harry J. Veitch. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, N. (gr. Mr. Thurgood), 
staged a fine group of Orchids with a ground-work of Adiantum, to which 
a Silver Flora Medal was awarded. It contained numerous good Cattleyas, 
noteworthy among them being forms of C. Gaskelliana, suavior, Source 
d’Or, Armstrongie, and Gertrude Pitt (Mossiz x Pittiz), Leeliocattleya 
Nysa, Hector, Henry Greenwood, and rubiginosa (L. Boothiana x C. 
Schilleriana), Cypripedium Wottonii, Masdevallia Doris, Brassocattleyas, 
some fine Odontioda Charlesworthii, Odontoglossum crispum King of 
Britain, a handsomely blotched variety, forms of O. Hyeanum, and others. 
E. H. Davidson, Esgq.,. Borlases, Twyford (gr. Mr. Cooper), sent a 
small _ choice group, including Odontoglossum Aurora (Rossii xX 
Lambeauianum), bearing an erect spike of nine large white flowers, tinged 
with lilac and spotted with dark purple on the sepals and petals, O. 
