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THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Pholo Av] [/r. Walc'ock. 



Lcelio-Callleya Bedouin, a specimen Orchid in Sir George Holford s group at the International Show. 



THE ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL 



EXHIBITION, 1912. 



CHELSEA, so eminently suitable for the 

 present Show, has long been famous 

 for its association with horticulture. 

 So long ago as 1670 the Society of Apothe- 

 caries founded the Chelsea Physic Garden, 

 Dr. Lindley, the great Orchiologist, holding 

 the position of Hortus Prefectus from 

 1836-186;. 



The great Show of igi2 was lormally 

 opened by the King and Queen, who were 

 accompanied by Princess Mary, Princess 

 Victoria, Princess Christian, and Princess 

 Louise of Schleswig-Holstein. 



The Royal Party was received by the Duke 

 of Portland and the Directors of the Exhi- 

 bition. Among those present were the 



French, Austrian, Japanese, Italian, Russian, 

 and LTnited States Ambassadors, and the 

 Netherlands, Chilian, Swedish, Belgian, and 

 other Ministers, the Duke and Duchess of 

 Somerset, and the Rt. Hon. Walter Runci- 

 man, President of the Board of Agriculture. 



The Duke and Duchess of Portland gave 

 an "At Home" at 3, Grosvenor .Square, to 

 welcome the representatives of foreign coun- 

 tries and the Colonies, May 21st. 



Mr. Leopold de Rothschild in\'ited the 

 foreig-n and other members of the Jury to 

 dinner at Gunnersbury Park, May 23rd. 



The Royal Horticultural Society gave a 

 banquet to the Foreign and certain members 

 of the Jury at the Society's Hall, May 24th. 



