﻿94 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [March, 1904. 



A photograph of a remarkably well-flowered specimen of Cattleya 

 Mossise from the collection of Norman C. Cookson, Esq. (gr. Mr. H. 

 J. Chapman), is given in a recent issue of the Gardeners Chronicle (p. 107, 

 fig. 47). The number of racemes and flowers is not stated, but it is one of 

 the finest examples we have ever seen. It is said to have been grown in a 

 compost of leaf-mould, peat, and sphagnum moss, and promises to be even 



A fine example of Cymbidium eburneum from the collection of J. Miller 

 Mundy, Esq., Shipley Hall, Derby (gr. Mr. J. C. Tallack), is also illustrated 

 (page 99, fig. 44). The plant has been in the collection for some years, 

 and when photographed was bearing thirteen flowers, eight of which 

 were on twin-flowered spikes. 



A supplementary illustration to the issue for February 27th, shows the 

 interior of the Cattleya House of Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury, 

 Park (gardener Mr. G. Reynolds), taken in November, when the varieties 

 of Cattleya labiata were in bloom, and showing a number of well-grown 

 examples, also some flowers of Dendrobium Phal^enopsis. 



At a meeting of the Croydon Horticultural Improvement Society held 

 on February 2nd, a paper was read by Mr. W. P. Bound, Gatton Park 

 Gardens, Reigate, entitled " Present-Day Orchid Culture." The various 

 operations were detailed : potting, choice of materials, watering, tempera- 

 ture and ventilation. Feeding with artificial manures was deprecated, but 

 Mr. Bound considered that occasional syringing with soot water was 



We observe that one of the afternoon lectures of the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society for the current year will be devoted to Orchids, the 

 date being July 26th, and the subject " Orchid varieties and hybrids," by 

 Mr. John Bidgood. 



It is also interesting to note that after the end of June next the 

 meetings will be held in the new Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, 

 Westminster, consequently the lecture just mentioned will be held there 

 at the usual hour, 3 p.m. 



Cypripedium malformed. — At the meeting of the Scientific Com- 

 mittee of the R.H.S., held on February 23rd, Dr. Masters described an 

 unusual Cypripedium flower from the collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence. 

 It had four sepals, two petals, one column with two staminodes, but a 

 three-lobed stigma, and three parietal placentus. It was thus considered 

 as a case of increased number of parts, or an attempt at forming a 

 multifold flower. 



