32 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JANUARY, 1909. 
NOTES, — 
Two meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held at the Royal 
Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, during January, on the 
tzth and 26th, when the Orchid Committee will meet at the usual hour, 12 
o’clock noon. 
The Manchester and North of England Orchid Society will hold 
meetings at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on January 7th, 2ist, 
and February 4th. The Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are 
open to inspection from I to 4 p.m. 
AN Earty OrcHIs.—It was interesting to see half-a-dozen plants of the 
rare Orchis saccata in flower in the Alpine house at Kew, before Christmas. 
It is a Mediterranean species, and has green sepals and petals, with some 
brown markings, and a whitish lip tinged with purple. The plants were 
grown in a cold frame. 
ORCHID PORTRAITS. 
Ca:LOGYNE CRISTATA LEMONIANA.—Journ. Hort., 1908, ii. p. 537, with 
fig. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X ARETHUSA.—Journ. Hort., 1908, il. p. 561, with fig. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X DREADNOUGHT.—Gard. Chron., 1908, ii. p. 389, fig: 
162. - 
CYPRIPEDIUM X SANACT#US ETONIENSE.—Gard. Chron., 1908, ii. p. 416, 
fig. 171. 
DENDROBIUM C@:LOGYNE VAR. STRIATUM.—Journ. Hort., 1908, ii. p. 585; 
with fig. 
EPIDENDRUM COSTATUM.—Gard. Chron., 1908, li. p. 425, fig. 173- 
ERIA HYACINTHOIDES, Lindl.—Bot. Mag., t. 8229. 
OncipIUM KRAMERIANUM.—-Gard. World, 1908, p. 779, with fig. 
SOPHRO-CATT-LELIA MEDEIA BICOLOR.—Journ. Hort., 1908, ii. p. 633 
with fig. 
SoPHROCATTLEYA Doris.—Garden, 1908, ii. p. 609, with fig. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
[Orchids are named and questions answered here as far as possible. Correspondents are 
requested to give the native country or parentage of plants sent. An ADDRESSED postcard must be 
sent if a reply by post is desired (abroad, reply postcards should be used), Subjects of special interest 
will be dealt with in the body of the work]. 
E.D. Cirrhopetalum pulchellum. 
C.R., L. & H., and several others. Unavoidably held over till next month. 
Photographs received, with thanks. H A., L. & H., W. B. & Sons. 
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