August, 1914.] 



THE ORCHID WORLD. 



(grandiflora x Harrisoniana) was given an 

 Award of IMerit, December 5th, 1899; 

 Epi-Cattleya guatemalensis Wischuseniana 

 obtained an Award of Merit, April nth, 

 1893 ; and Dendrobium Phalaenopsis high- 

 buriense received an Award of Merit, 

 November 13th, 1894. With the exception 

 of the first-mentioned plant all the above 

 were exhibited by Mr. Chamberlain. 



Cypripedium Chamberlainiana, named in 

 his honour, and collected by Mr. Micholitz in 

 New Guinea when travelling for Messrs. 

 Sander, was introduced in 1892. Laelia anceps 

 Chamberlainiana, undoubtedly the finest 

 typical form of the species, will always 

 perpetuate the name of this popular Orchidist. 



Many exceedingly fine specimens have 

 been cultivated in this famous collection at 

 Highbury, Birmingham. Illustrations and full 

 details of Laslia albida will be found in the 

 Orchid World, Vol. II., p. 259; Laelia 

 anceps Sanderiana, Vol. II., p. 273 ; and 

 Cattleya Bowringiana, Vol. III., p. 155. 



AN AUTUMN ORCHID SHOW. 



AT the meeting of the R.H.S. Orchid 

 Committee, July 14th, 1914, Mr. J. 

 Gurney Fowler brought forward the 

 matter of holding an Orchid Show in the 

 autumn of 191 5, and invited the members to 

 duly consider the same and offer any 

 suggestions towards its successful completion. 

 Needless to say, these remarks were received 

 with much pleasure, the members being 

 unanimous in their approval of the proposition. 



The Holland House Show has long been 

 regarded as unnecessary, at least, so far as 

 Orchids are concerned, for it falls too soon 

 after the larger and more important Chelsea 

 event. The strenuous work entailed in 

 staging large groups renders a certain interval 

 of rest necessary before exhibitors again 

 acquire the requisite enthusiasm. The summer 

 months are never the best for obtaining large 

 supplies of Orchids in flower, while the 

 many other garden attractions tend to draw 

 attention in their respective directions. 



For these reasons the advisability of 



holding an autumn Orchid Show will be 

 readily seen. The autumn-flowering Orchids 

 are quite as attractive and interesting as those 

 opening in the spring time, and it appears 

 only right that both sections should have an 

 equal chance of making themselves popular 

 in the eyes of the general public. The spring 

 shows have acquired a world-wide reputation, 

 and if the autumn show can be made an 

 annual event it, too, will grow in importance 

 as time progresses. One thing is certain — 

 there is no lack of flowering Orchids in the 

 months of October and November ; all the 

 R.H.S. has to do is to give sufficient induce- 

 ment to its Fellows to exhibit their products, 

 and success will undoubtedly follow. 



There is a general desire to see amateurs 

 turn up in greater force than hitherto. Of 

 late, the majority of the plants have been 

 staged by the large trade growers, which 

 certainly adds much to the success of the 

 exhibition, but it does not encourage the 

 amateur, be he small or otherwise. But few 

 amateurs care to have their comparatively 

 small exhibit placed alongside that of an 

 important trade grower, and for this reason 

 it might be well if the R.H.S. could so arrange 

 matters that one portion of the Hall is 

 reserved for amateurs, where amongst them- 

 selves the\- might have a very interesting and 

 truly competitive time. The amateurs like 

 competition, perhaps even more so than 

 members of the trade. 



The first autumn show was held Nov. 5th 

 and 6th, 19 12, and proved a great success. 

 It was then intended to make the same an 

 annual event, but circumstances precluded it 

 from the following year, while for some 

 unexplnined reason no arrangements were 

 made for holding it during the coming 

 autumn. It is sincerely to be hoped that the 

 R.H.S. Council will not fail to bring the 

 proposed event of 191 5 to a successful 

 completion. 



" The Orchid Review." — The July issue 

 of this journal contains a full account of 

 Aganisia brachystalix, and a note on Vanda 

 striata. 



