144 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [May, 1903- 
ODONTOGLOSSUM PESCATOREI. 
In a very interesting note on Seedling Odontoglossums, given at page 42, 
Mr. W. Stevens alluded to a batch of seedling O. Pescatorei X cirrhosum, 
all of which had hitherto failed to show any trace of the pollen parent. 
Flowers of three of these seedlings have now been sent by Mr. Stevens. 
which fully confirm the remarks made. Two are very good forms of O. 
Pescatorei, one being pure white, with only a trace of the usual purple 
markings on the crest of the lip and base of the column; the other having 
the sepals strongly suffused with rose-purple, the petals less so, and the lip 
bearing three bright purple spots in front of the crest. The third is a small 
ordinary form, but we cannot find a trace of the influence of O. cirrhosum in 
any part of the flower. The cross should be repeated, as a different result 
would have been expected. 
ORCHIDS AT THE GHENT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. 
THE fifteenth quinquennial international exhibition of the Société Royal 
d’Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand was held in the Casino of that city 
from April 18th to 26th, and was again a great success, though the weather 
was unusually cold for the season. The Orchids were housed in a special 
building, which had been provided for their accommodation, fitted with two 
central stages, and a broad stage all round the building, with a mirror 
behind, in which the exhibits appeared to be duplicated. This building 
was completely filled, and had all the classes furnished exhibits it is diffi- 
cult to see where the plants could have been accommodated. 
Three sections of the Jury were devoted to Orchids, as follows (taking 
them in the order of the official list) :—Section 2, Mr. J. O’Brien, President, 
Dr. Kranzlin, Secretary, and Messrs. de Barri Crawshay, du Trieu de Ter- 
donck, and C. C. Hurst. Section 3, Mr. R. A. Rolfe, President, M- 
Duval, Secretary, and Messrs. J. Lambeau, A. Scalarandis, J. Heal, W- 
Stevens, A. Cogniaux, R. Martin Cahuzac, T. Pauwels, and D. Massange 
de Louvrex. Section 4, M. Linden, President, Dr. Pfitzer, Secretary, and 
Messrs. W. Thompson, G. Magne, and F. Lloyd. Curiously enough, the 
third section was just twice as numerous as the other two. Owing to the 
division of labour and the fact that there was little competition in some of 
the classes, the duties of the Jury were not very heavy. The following is a 
condensed report. Complete details would. require more space than can 
be spared, and might become tedious. 
The Gold Medal offered by His Majesty the King of the Belgians, for 
the best and most varied collection of Orchids, was won by M. Peeters, of 
Brussels, with a magnificent group of just over 200 plants, remarkable alike 
