114 ' THE ORCHID REVIEW. (APRIL, 1908. 
removed, and both of them broke and are now fine plants, carrying many 
flowers this season. The main portion of the plant produced eight blooms — 
last year, and then broke double, producing two very fine pseudobulbs, | 
which this year have borne a number of flowers—the smaller twelve and q 
the larger nineteen very fine blooms, making a total of thirty-one, which I ‘ 
fancy is a record number of flowers produced by one single plant. I enclose ‘ 
a photograph of this plant, which-has-been taken by my daughter, and gives — 
a very good idea of its character.’ We have much pleasure in reproducing — 
the photograph of this beautiful specimen, and congratulate Mr. Wrigley and — 
his able gardener on such successful culture. ‘ 
The range of variation shown by this fine species is remarkable, and is — 
well illustrated by the series sent. A flower of the form figured, L. S. alba, 4 
is splendidly developed, and of the purest white, with the usual light yellow : 
crest. L. S. Rainbow has the petals prettily stained with light rosy-purple, 
except at the apex, which is white, also the lip, while the sepals are light — 
blush pink. A third has blush pink sepals and petals, the latter suffused and — 
lined to the apex with rose, and the lip white, while another has deep rose- | 
purple petals, a pure white lip, and blush sepals and petals, forming a very — 
striking contrast. In another variety it is the lip which is deep rose-purple, — 
while the petals are much lighter, and the sepals blush white. Two others — 
have the sepals nearly white, and the petals stained and the lip marbled — 
with a rather darker shade, while contrasting with these are two dark forms, — 
having blush-pink sepals, rosy petals, and the lip variously marked and — 
spotted with deep crimson. The others are more or less intermediate. : 
The flowers stand well in water, and their pure colours come out well under : 
artificial light. Sucha series shows what this fine old Orchid is capable of — 
when well: grown, and we can give no better example of this than the — 
plant figured. : 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. a 
A MEETING of the Royal Horticultural Society was held at the Royal 
Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, on March 3rd, when 
there was a remarkably fine display of Orchids, one of the best yet seen in 
the Hall, including two superb groups which gained the Society’s Gold a: 
Medal. Eight other medals were also awarded to groups, together with 
three First-class Certificates, seven Awards of Merit, and two Cultu 
Commendations. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, Reigate (gr. Mr. Bound), a 
staged a superb group, alike for quality and arrangement, to which a Gold a 
Medal was awarded. It contained a very fine series of Dendrobiums, many _ 
of them hybrids raised in the collection, and all splendidly grown and 
