290 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
cherishes a strong hope that one of these fine days the sun’s rays will draw 
forth the hidden flower.” 
A paper on “ Abnormal Cypripedium Flowers,” by Miss Ewart, appears 
in the last issue of the Fournal of the Linnean Society, with drawings ani 
analyses of a monstrous flower of Cypripedium Boxallii and one of Seleni- 
pedium x Sedeni. | 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., of Burford, Dorking, President ‘of the 
Royal Horticultural Society, has been elected one of the four “ Présidents 
d’Honneur ” of the Orchidéene, of Brussels. 
Two meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held during 
October at the Drill Hall, James Street, Westminster, on the roth and 
24th respectively, when the Orchid Committee will meet at the usual hour 
of 12 o’clock, noon. 
Cattleya Alexandre is now flowering in various collections, and although 
the plants are not yet established, the growths not being nearly equal t0 
imported ones, it is evidently a very promising addition to the genus, and 
when fully established we may expect to see the racemes with numerdls 
flowers, as in the wild specimens, where at least ten have been observed. I 
is very variable in colour, as some forms are rosy purple throughout, whi 
others have bronze or even dark purple-brown sepals and petals. 
A magnificent display of the old Cattleya labiata may be expected in out 
collections during the next few weeks, as the plants have made go0! 
growths, and numerous healthy sheaths. Already a few flowers have ¢& 
panded, and we shall soon have an opportunity of observing its range ® 
variation, which is certainly considerable, though white forms seem ™™ 
less common than we were led to expect. Its re-discovery is certainly 
of the most important events of recent years. 
OBITUARY. 
Ir is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of 
Mr. Hug 
e Clapt? 
member of the Orchid Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society: 
funeral took place on September 20th, at Abney Park Cemetery: 
