376 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (DECEMBER, 1912. 
meetings at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on December 5th and roth. 
The Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are open to the inspection 
of members and the public from 1 to 4 p.m. The first meeting in the 
New Year is fixed for January 2nd. 
Under the title, Noted Orchid Growers, the Journal of Horticulture in 
its issue of November 7th last gives portraits of Messrs. T. W. Briscoe, 
J. M. Black, H. J. Chapman, J. Collier, J. Davis, G. E. Day, W. Page, and 
F. W. Thurgood, with an interesting account oftheir careers. A week later, 
under the heading Notable Orchidists, Mr. J. Gurney Wilson, FiL.&., and 
Mr. R. A. Rolfe, A.L.S., are also included. 
The first part of the Orchids of the Flora Capensis by Mr. R. A. Rolfe 
has appeared, dealing with the first thirty-two genera. There are forty-six 
in all. A detailed notice is deferred. 
An interesting report by the Directors of the Royal International 
Horticultural Exhibition, giving particulars of the disposal of the surplus 
funds, reached us just too late for inclusion in our present issue. 
ORCHID PORTRAITS. 
CATTLEYA Fapia.—Journ. Hort., IgI2, il. pp. 462, 463, with fig. 
CATTLEYA OBERON.—Gard. Mag., 1912, p. 880, with fig. 
CATTLEYA PEETERSII WESTONBIRT VAR.—Gard. Mag., 1912, pp. 853, 864, 
with fig. ; Journ. Hort., 1912, ii. p- 465, with fig. 
CyMBIDIUM Doris.—Gard. Mag., 1912, pp. 826, 838, with fig. 
Eriopsis HELEN&, Krinzl.—Bot. Mag., t. 8462. 
L#LIOCATTLEYA ORION VAR. OTHELLO.—Gard. Mag., Igi2, pp. 851, 
863, with fig. 
L&LIOCATTLEYA SALOME VAR. PavLova.—Fourn. Hort., IQI2, li. p. 439, 
with fig. 
MILTONIA VEXILLARIA MEMORIA BARON SCHR6DER.—Gard. Chron., 1912, 
ll. p. 352, with coloured plate. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM FRANZ MASEREEL.— Journ. Hort., 1912, ii. p. 
440, with fig. 
VANDA CGRULEA Lapy HoLForp.—Gard. Chron., 1912, ii. Pp- 356, 357, 
fig. 155. 
Orchids are named and questions answered here as ay as possible. Correspondents are 
fey ty wo ee pas ae country or parentage of plants sent. An ADDRESSED postcard must be 
cent if a reply by post is desired (abroad, reply postcards should he used), Subject tal gi t 
‘ll be dealt with in the body of the work. ) ee 
Le M.—Camaridium ochroleucum, Lindl. 
EC W.W.B., and several others.—Many thanks. Unavoidably deferred until next 
month. 
Photographs received, with thanks.—H.G.A., E.M., A:G, 
