xb THE ORCHID REVIEW. [APRIL, 1908, 
NOTES. 4 
Two meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held at the Royal — 
Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, during April, on the rath | 
and 28th, when the Orchid Committee will meet at the usual hour, IR 
o’clock noon. . g 
Tue Manchester and North of England Orchid Society will hold meetings 
at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, on April 2nd, 16th, and 3oth. The 
Committee meets at noon, and the exhibits are on view from I to 4 p.m. 
The Horticultural event of the month willbe the great International Horti- 
cultural Exhibition at Ghent, the sixteenth of the Quinquennial series, which — 
will celebrate the centenary of the Society’s existence. A very fine show of 
Orchids is anticipated, as something like seventy classes are set apart for 
them. A list of the jurors who have accepted invitations to officiate has’ 
been issued, containing representatives of almost every European country, 
as wellas of the United States and Brazil, and among them are the names — 
of many well known Orchidists, British and Continental. 
The Jury will assemble on Friday morning, April 24th, at 9 o'clock, in the 
reception hall at the Exhibition, and judging will commence shortly — 
afterwards. Luncheon will be served at 2 p.m.; at 5 p.m. a botanical — 
lecture will be given by Prof. Noel Bernard, and at 8 p.m. the Jury ate — 
invited to attend a performance at the Theatre Royal, which has beet 
arranged by the Society, ‘l’Avenir Horticole.” The Exhibition will be 
formally opened by His Majesty King Leopold on Saturday morning, April 
25th, at 11 o’clock, and at 8 p.m. there will ke a reception at the Town 
Hall. On Sunday, April 26th, at 11 o’clock a.m., the monument erected t0 _ 
the memory of the late Compte de Kerchove de Denterghem will ie 
unveiled ; at 1 p.m. the members of the Jury are invited to attend 4 
‘“‘ Raout,” and at 5 p.m. the usual grand banquet will take place at the 
Theatre Royal. A brilliant gathering is anticipated at this meeting: — 
During the following week there will be opportunities of visiting the 
numerous horticultural establishments in the neighbourhood. 
On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 27th, 28th, and 2gth, the : 
sale of the late Marquis de Wavrin’s fine collection of Orchids will take 
place, and will doubtless attract a large number of Orchidists. Particulars — 
of the sale will be found in our advertisement columns. 
A beautiful hybrid from Lelia tenebrosa x Cattleya Trianz alba is — 
by M. L. Cappe, Vesinet, France. The sepals and petals are nearly wht 
and the lip bright purple with a pale throat. It is a variety of Lelio 
cattleya Mabel. u 
