154 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Sept.-Ocr., 1920- 
N.B.—The hybrid Dendrobium (primulinum xX Pierardii) exhibited by 
Capt. Horridge on April 15th, as D. venustum (see p. 92), has been renamed 
D. Primulardii, there being already a Siamese species named D. venustum. 
At the meeting held on Thursday July zgth, 1920, the members of 
Committee present were: R. Ashworth, Esq. (in the chair), Messrs. A. 
Coningsby, D. A. Cowan, J. C. Cowan, J. Evans, Dr. R. N. Hartley, J- 
Howes, A. Keeling, D. McLeod, E. W. Thompson, and H. Arthur 
(Secretary). 
First-cLass CERTIFICATES. 
Cattleya Snowdrop var. Hermione (O’Brieniana alba x intertexta alba), 
a pure white flower of good form, and Brassocattleya West Point, a beauti- 
ful flower of fine shape and substance, with creamy yellow sepals, white 
petals flushed with rose, anda large rose coloured lip with fine yellow 
throat ; from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
Cypripedium General Petain, a large and well-formed white-ground 
flower, beautifully lined and spotted with claret-coloured spots, one of the 
finest of the Psyche section yet seen; from Mrs. Slingsby. 
Oncidium macranthum var. nanum, a fine thing, with sepals brownish 
yellow, petals bright yellow, and side lobes of lip bluish purple; from P. 
Smith, Esq. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Cattleya Hesta alba (Suzanne Hye X Warscewiczii F. M. Beyrodt), 
and C. Albania (O’Brieniana alba x Harrisoniana alba), from Mrs. Gratrix. 
Cattleya Hesta magnifica, from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
CULTURAL CERTIFICATE. 
To Mr. J. Howes, for Odontioda Brewii var. Cardinal. 
A Silver Medalwas awarded to S. Gratrix, Esq., Whalley Range (gr. Mr. J- 
Howes), for a fine group of Cattleyas, Cypripediums, and a few others. 
Interesting exhibits were staged by Mrs. Gratrix, Whalley Range (gr. 
Mr. J. Howes); Mrs. Slingsby, Beverley, East Yorks: Captain W. 
Horridge, Bury (gr. Mr. A. Coningsby); and P. Smith, Esq., Ashton-on- 
Mersey (gr. Mr. E. W. Thompson). 
OrcHIDS FROM Usk Priory.—Two fine inflorescences are sent by R. 
Windsor Rickards, Esq., Usk Priory, Monmouthshire. Cattleya Adulaisa 
noble spike of seven large and well-developed flowers, with copper-red 
sepals and petals, and a bright purple lip. The peduncle is over seven 
inches long and very stout, and was evidently cut from a very strong plant. 
Lzliocattleya Soulange is a strong spike of four magnificant flowers, with 
bright mauve-purple sepals and petals, and a broad, rich purple lip, with 
much yellow in the throat. The parents of this fine hybrid are Lc. Lustre 
