THe er ritD REVIEW. 
VoL. XI.] . FEBRUARY, 1903. [No. 122. 
EDITORIAL. 
WE have to thanx our contemporaries, and a large number of readers, for 
kindly notices and congratulations on the completion of our tenth volume, 
together with suggestions for the future, which we shall endeavour to act 
upon so far as circumstances permit. As it is impossible to reply to our 
esteemed correspondents individually, we take this opportunity of com- 
menting upon the different points raised. The importance and value of 
the work have been universally recognized, and in this connection comes 
the question of compiling a select Index to the past ten volumes, to 
which several references have been made. 
A SELECT INDEX. 
The utility of compiling such a select Index has been urged from 
several quarters, as a guide to the many items of permanent value which 
have been recorded during the past epoch-making decade, and should 
the amount of support warrant such a course we will endeavour to make 
the necessary arrangements. 
AN AMATEUR’S SECTION. 
The suggestion of ‘‘ A.E.C.” to establish an Amateur’s section has 
brought a greater number of replies than we anticipated, and it is quite 
evident that such a department would be popular. There are numerous 
signs that these beautiful plants are becoming increasingly popular, and 
great progress has been made in their culture during the last few years. 
Some of the reasons for this increasing popularity are very well pointed 
out by an amateur enthusiast under the heading, “ How my collection 
originated,” on another page, and the need for information of an 
elementary kind is easily explained. It is not every beginner who can 
secure the services of an expert Orchid grower, and there are many who 
derive great pleasure from personally attending to their own collections. 
We are very pleased to find that many such have found the Review of 
great assistance, and we will bear in mind their suggestions, although it 
may not be practicable to make the classification suggested by the title. 
But it is the information rather than the name that is of importance. 
