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ES) SOCIETIES. Ea 
RoyaL HorTICULTURAL. 
The usual fortnightly meeting was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, on September 7th, when there was a fine 
display of Orchids. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the Chair), 
J. O’Brien (Hon. Sec.), Sir Harry J. Veitch, Arther Dye, Walter Cobb, 
kK. A. Rolfe, E.R. Ashton. J. BK. -Seill Fi. KevSander, 5S. W. Bory, &; 
Armstrong, A. Mc Bean, F. J. Hanbury, Stuart H. Low, and W. J. Kaye. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE. 
BRASSOCATTLEYA IRENE VAR. GRANDIS (Bc. Maroni#- X C. Dowiana 
aurea).—A very large and handsome form, light resy mauve in colour and 
with a yellow disc to the well-fringed lip. From Messrs. Stuart Low & Co. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
BRASsOCATTLEYA LISETTE (Bc. Marie X C. Dowianaaurea).—A very 
richly coloured hybrid of excellent shape, the segments being dark purple 
with some yellow in the throat of the lip. Exhibited by W. R. Fasey, Esq. 
BRASSOCATTLEYA MARONIRIS VAR. CANARY (Be. Maronie xX C. Iris).—A 
very beautiful variety, with broad, canary yellow sepals and petals, the 
lip rose-pink in front, and with a dark yellow disc. Exhibited by the Duke 
of Marlborough. 
CATTLEYA ABEKENIZ (Dowiana xX Rothschildiane —A charming 
hybrid, having light yellow sepals and petals of good shape, while the broad 
lip is light purple i in front, and the disc dark yellow. From W. R. Fasey Esq. 
CULTURAL COMMENDATION. 
CaTTLEyA IRIS MAJESTICA.—To Messrs. Armstrong and Brown for a 
splendidly grown plant, bearing spikes of six and seven fine flowers. 
SILVER-GILT FLorA MEDAL. 
Tothe Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, Woodstock (gr. Mr. J. T. Barker), 
for a brilliant group of hybrids raised in the collection, and including over a 
hundred well-grown plants. Noteworthy among them were examples of 
Lzliocattleya Soulange with five and six flowers on a spike, Lc. Mrs. T. 
Ward (Hiawatha x Lustre), various forms of Brassocattleya Maroniris, 
the var. splendens having large mauve flowers, and others of the Cattleya 
group too numerous to mention. 
SILVER Fiora MEDALS. 
To Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for a fine group of 
showy Cattleyas, Lzliocattleyas, Odontoglossums, etc., particularly inter- 
esting being the forms of Lc. Golden Wren (C. iridescens X Le. Thyone), 
