This month brings us the second installment of Juraj Kojš's series on the forms of Cattleya violacea and Leon Glicenstein introduces us to his new hybrid in the genus Galeandra. Jim Cootes coninues his series on the genus Dendrobium with section Holochrysa and rounding out our features, Clare and Johan Hermans tell us about the Deutsche OrchideenGesellschaft's (D.O.G) recent show in Dresden, Germany; the rehearsal for D.O.G.'s hosting of the 24th World Orchid Conference in Dresden in March of 2026. You won't want to miss this WOC or the rich history of this part of Germany.

Rounding out the July 2025 issue

• Tom's Monthly Checklist by Thomas Mirenda
• My Favorite Orchid - Vanda garayi by Barb Schmidt
• Why Will It Not Bloom, Part 3 Cymbidium by Ron McHatton
• Collector's Item - Lepanthes guatemalensis by Judith Rapacz-Hasler
• For the Novice - Sunburn, or ... Something Else? by Sue Bottom
• Orchids Illustrated - Franz Paula von Shrank - Polymath by Wesley Higgins and Peggy Alrich
• Book Review - A History of Orchids in South America, Volume II, Part 1 by Roland Schettler