162 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JUNE, Ig09. 
who was unaware of the earlier transaction owing to the absence of the 
usual “ sold” peg. Hardly had Colonel Holford passed out of sight when 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, President of the Royal Horticultural Society, noticed 
the new hybrid, and a third sale was effected by the grower’s manager, who 
was, of course, ignorant of the previous sales. Who owns the only Leelio- 
cattleya Eurylochus in existence was subsequently the matter of consider- 
able discussion. 
Another short cutting sent to me explains that the most novel blooms 
at the show were two new Orchids, one of which obligingly opened its first 
flowers last week, and is known as the Odontioda crispum Minoru. 
I can scarcely improve on that, and I wonder what those three gentle- 
men think of the idea that the Eurylochus is an “ insignificant-locking 
flower,”’ not to mention the Orchid Committee who gave it the award ofa 
First-class Certificate. But there is no accounting for taste. 
A point that struck me about the Show was the Jarge number of hand- 
somely blotched Odontoglossums present in most of the groups, which 
shows not only the increasing popularity of these delightful cool-growing 
Orchids, but also the freedom with which they can now be raised from 
seed. The number of brilliant little Odontiodas was also remarkable, and 
I could not help reflecting on the fact that it was at the corresponding 
meeting five years ago that the first of them put in an appearance, and 
created such a sensation. Someone remarked in my hearing that there was 
nothing sensational this year. No! we are getting used to them, which 
makes all the difference, but the amount of progress is none the less striking, 
and the next few years may witness some further remarkable developments. 
It has been remarked that the limited space at the Temple affords little 
opportunity for artistic effect, and no doubt this is the case, but a marked 
improvement was noticed in the arrangement of several of the groups, which 
were diversified by mounds and dells in a very pleasing manner, forming 
a great improvement on the flat banks of flower of a few yearsago. Exhibitors, 
for the most part, made the best use of their opportunities, though there 
was a little overcrowding in places, which is, perhaps, unavoidable. 
The Society has a rule, which is printed in large type in the arrange- 
ments, that PLANTS MUST BE NAMED, but I think one or two of the exhibitors 
must have overlooked it. At all events it was not carried out in a few 
cases, and I heard complaints in consequence. It may not be practicable 
or necessary to label all well-known plants, but novelties or rarities should 
