Se . "THE ORCHID REVIEW. (May-June, 1920. 
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RoyaL HORTICULTURAL. 
HE usual fortnightly meeting was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, on March gth, and brought together 
‘a great display of Orchids, for which awards were made as follows. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Harry J. Veitch (in the Chair), J. 
O’Brien (hon. sec.), W. Bolton, W. H. White, Arthur Dye, G. Wilson, 
R. A. Rolfe, J. Charlesworth, F. K. Sander, S. W. Flory, J. E. Shill, 
W. J. Kaye, E. R. Ashton, R. Brooman White, T. Armstrong, A. McBean, 
F. J. Hanbury, and C. J. Lucas. 
FirsT-CLass CERTIFICATES. 
CYPRIPEDIUM FLORENCE-SPENCER CHARDWAR VAR (memoria Jerning- 
thamie X Actzus langleyense).—A beautiful variety, the very broad white 
-dorsal sepal with a yellow base, and the petals and lip light yellow with 
‘some brown markings. From Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 
SOPHROCATLELIA MEUSE VAR. MAGNIFICA (Lec. callistoglossa x Scl. 
Marathon).—A large and brilliant variety, having bright rose sepals and 
‘petals, and a purple crimson lip with yellow disc. From Messrs. J. & A. 
McBean. 
PRELIMINARY COMMENDATION. 
“ OponrocLossum HyMEN (Lambardeanum xX Mars).—A_ promising 
hybrid, having broad reddish violet sepals and petals with white margins 
-and a zone of white on the petals. From Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 
CULTURAL COMMENDATION, 
CYMBIDIUM ALEXANDERI ASHSTEAD PARK VAR.—To Mr. Recnes, Orchid 
grower to Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashstead Park, for a finely-grown plant 
*bearing two spikes of rose-coloured flowers. 
SILVER FLora MEDALs, 
To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for an excellent 
group of Odontoglossums, Odontiodas and Leliocattleyas, with a few 
Dendrobiums and Cypripediums. Noteworthy exhibits were Oda. Collinge 
var. Virginity (Odm. crispum X Oda. Coronation), a charming round, white 
flower, with a cluster of purple spots on the sepals; O. Dauntless (Oda. 
Coronation X Odm. Armstrongii), violet-rose with the tips and margins of 
the segments white; Odm. W. E. Bisset var. majestica (crispum Mossie X 
Mars), dark mahogany red with white margin; and Cypripedium Peggy 
-Arthurianum x Thompsonianum), well spotted with brown on a age 
_ground. 
To Me Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, for a fine group, 
