oe THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Marcu, 1908, 
A very beautiful flower of Cattleya xX Octave Doin is sent from the 
collection of W. P. Marling, Esq., Stanley Park, Stroud, by Mr. Walton. 
It is a new seedling from C. Mendelii X C. Dowiana aurea, now flowering 
for the first time. The margins of the petals are broadly flushed with rose, 
and the flower fairly typical in other respects. 
A four-flowered inflorescence of the same Cattleya is sent by Messrs. 
Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, forming quite a picture, and there 
can be no doubt that thisis one of the most beautiful Cattleyas that has 
yet been raised. 
Some very interesting seedling Paphiopedilums are sent from the 
collection of O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury, by Mr. Rogers. 
P. X memoria-Moensii x Charlesworthii, is a well-shaped flower, of the 
Niobe type, having a broad white dorsal sepal prettily lined with purple- 
brown, and the petals strongly undulate. P. X Minos Youngii X insigne 
Harefield Hall var. is a large and well-shaped flower, fairly intermediate in 
character. P. villosum aureum X Beeckmanii is another very promising 
thing, of compact shape, and with broad, richly colouredsegments. A very 
pretty seedling from P. callosum xX hirsutissimum isa form of P. X 
Doncasterianum, and is much admired by Mr. Wrigley. The others are 
good forms of P. x Leeanum, and P. x Euryades New Hall Hey var., the 
latter having a very handsomely-blotched dorsal sepal, with broad well- 
coloured petals and lip. 
A good form of Lycaste Skinneri is sent from the collection of the Right 
Hon. J. Chamberlain, Highbury, Birmingham, by Mr. Mackay, having the 
usual blush-coloured sepals, and very richly-coloured petals and lip. 
NOTES. 
THREE meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society are arranged to be held 
at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent-square, Westminster, during 
March, on the 3rd, 14th, and 31st, 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 March 5th and 19th. The 
Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are open to inspection from 1 
to4p.m. The following meeting is fixed for April 2nd. 
The Editor of Horticulture, 11, Hamilton- place, Boston, Mass., U.S.A+ 
writes as follows:—‘“ At present I am interested in a movement now in 
progress to establish an Orchid Society in America under amateur auspices. 
I do not know thus far what the outcome will be, but the Orchid is steadily 
advancing i in popular estimation here, and we hope for sufficient support to 
