158 ; THE ORCHID REVIEW. [May, 1906. 
Hortus Veitchii. By James H. Veitch—Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, 
Chelsea. 4to. pp. 542, with fifty illustrations and an Index. 
The purpose of this sumptuous volume, which is inscribed as “ For 
private circulation only,” is to give ‘‘ A History of the rise and progress of 
the Nurseries of Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, together with an account 
of the Botanical Collections and Hybridists employed by them, and a list 
of the most remarkable of their introductions.” It is a record of continuous 
work for over three-quarters of a century in the field of Horticulture by 
one family, of which the firm may justly be proud. With the Orchido- 
logical part of the work we are alone concerned here, and it is no 
inconsiderable item, for a sketch of the principal Orchid species introduced 
by the firm occupies nearly fifty pages, while sixty others are devoted to an 
account of the principal hybrids raised by them. These contain short 
descriptive notes, with references. The notes of collectors and hybridists 
employed are also most interesting. The photographic illustrations are 
excellent, and contain numerous Orchids. It is a book to be treasured by 
all those who are fortunate enough to possess it. 
Orchis. Monatschrift der Deutchen Gesellschaft fur Orchideenkunde. 
Herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Udo Dammer. 
Our German friends propose to issue a monthly work devoted to Orchids 
bearing the above title, and the first issue has just reached us. | It is about 
the size of the Reichenbachia, and is chiefly in German, with an article in 
French entitled ‘‘ Les Champignons des Orchidées, leur réle et leur utilisa- 
tion,” by M. Noel Bernard, and Latin diagnoses of three novelties by’ 
R. Schlechter. The Introduction, too, is accompanied by a French and 
English translation. Among other articles we note Des Orchideen des 
Kilimandscharo, by G. Volkens, and Seltenere Orchideen aus meinem 
Sammlung, by Max Freiherr von Furstenberg, a Calendar of Operations, 
and other cultural matters. There is a coloured plate of Cattleya labiata 
Trianze Backhouseana, and a figure of Coryanthes maculata. The price is 
20s. perannum. We wish our new contemporary success. 
NOTES. : 
Two meetings of the R. H. S. will be held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, during May, on the 1st and 15th, when the 
Orchid Committee will meet at the usual hour, 12 o’clock noon. The 
subjects of the special competitions for these dates are:—May Ist, 
Cypripedium bellatulum, concolor, niveum and Godefroy, with their 
hybrids, and Odontoglossum crispum, Pescatorei and luteo-purpureum, 
with their hybrids. May x5th, Lelia purpurata, Leelio-cattleya X 
ee? 
