THE ORCHID Rey 
MARCH, 1896. [No. 39. 
Vor. IV.] 
NOTES. 
Two meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held at the Drill 
Hall, James’ Street, Westminster, during March, on the roth and 24th 
respectively, when the Orchid Committee will meet at the usual hour of 
12 o'clock, noon. 
A view of an Orchid house at Eaton Hall, Chester, the residence of the 
Duke of Westminster, appears in the Gardeners’ Chronicle for January 18th 
last, asa supplementary plate, showing various autumn-flowering species in 
bloom 
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A figure of a fine group of the beautiful Di e: psi 
grown by Mr. James Cypher, of Cheltenham, is given in the Gardgpers 
Magazine for December 28th last (page 841). 
Three forms of the handsome Sel d x pulchell described’ at 
Page 166 of our first volume, have been received from the collection of Ww: 
Vanner, Esq., of Camden Wood, Chislehurst. The one considered typical 
has the flowers nearly white, with the front of the lip and tips of the petals 
Suffused with light rose. One called variety candidulum has the same parts 
very light blush, and the hairs at the base of the petals reddish oe 
The flower is also larger, and, altogether, is a very beautiful nearly white 
form. The variety rubrum has the front of the lip, and the margins and 
apical halves of the petals rosy red. All are re ene 1a = 
resemblance to S. x Sedeni var. | hod is 
that the parentage is different. 
A fine five-flowered raceme of Odontoglossum Cervantesii ee 
been sent from the collection of the Right Hon. Jo — ah enix 
the individual flowers measuring 24 inches in diameter—an  exce 
example of good culture. 
