THE EXHIBITION OF THE " ORCHIDÉENNE, ” OF BRUSSELS. 
The society “ L’Orchidéenne, ” of Brussels, organised, on May 17 th. last, 
on the occasion of its twenty-eighth Meeting, a spécial assemblage of Cattleyas 
and Odontoglossums, for amateurs only, together with an exhibition open to 
the public for three consecutive days. 
It was held, as usual, in the extensive conservatories and winter gardens of 
L’Horticulture Internationale, rue Wiertz, and with such notable success as 
to constitute an epoch in the annals of horticulture. 
Splendid collections were sent by numerous amateurs, particularly Mssrs 
G. Warocqué, Miteau, Martin-Cahuzac, J. de Lansberge, A. van Imschoot, 
Dr. van Cauwelaert, Baron de Bleichroder, etc. The magnificent specimens 
of Cattleya Mossiae, C. Mendeli , Laelia purpurata , Odontoglossum vexillarium , 
covered with flowers extremely varied in colour, O. crispum of numerous 
valuable and rare varieties, O. Pescatorei, etc., etc. 
The Royal Family of Belgium again showed their lively interest in horti¬ 
culture by coming to assist in one of its most brilliant festivals. The King and 
Queen paid a long visit to the Exhibition on the opening day. They were intro- 
duced to several members of L’Orchidéenne, also to M. G. Gordon, Editor of 
the Gardeners’ Magazine , who had consented to take part that morning in the 
work of the Jury. They looked through ail the houses, under the guidance 
of Mssrs J. Linden and Lucien Linden, deputy-administrator and director 
of L’Horticulture Internationale, and expressed, on retiring, their lively 
satisfaction. 
Their Royal Highnesses the Count and Countess of Flanders, accompanied 
by the two young princesses, their daughters, and the Princess of Hohenzollern, 
on the morning Tuesday, May 19 th., visited the establishment, which they 
inspected in detail, and expressed to Mssrs Linden their warm congratulations 
on the progress and magnificent results obtained under their direction. 
The success of this fine exhibition was so great that, at the request of a 
large number of amateurs, the committee of L’Orchidéenne hâve decided to 
organise, during May 1892, a grand international exhibition of Orchids* 
comprising a numerous assemblage of ail the généra, the programme to be 
arranged at the end of this year. This is, assuredly, a very interesting departure* 
and the more profitable, and favoured by its energetic stimulus we may foresee 
that horticulture, and particularly the cultivation of Orchids, will make giant 
strides in the path of progress. 
