4&8 THE ORCHID REVIEW. ‘[Nov.-DEc., 1920. 
AWARDS OF APPRECIATION (FiRST-cLAss). 
Odontoglossum crispum vars. The Prince and Triumph, and O. amabile 
ceruleum ; from A. Hanmer, Esq. 
Odontoglossum crispum Diadem; from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
CULTURAL CERTIFICATES (FIRST-CLASS). 
To Mr. J. Howes, for Leliocattleya luminosa sulphurea and Brasso- 
¢attleya Oberon. To Mr. A. Burns, for Epidendrum vitellinum autumnale. 
A Gold Medal was awarded to S. Gratrix, Esq., West Point (gr. Mr. 1 
Howes), for a magnificent group, in which both Cypripediums and choice 
“fepresentatives of the Cattleya group were represented in great variety. 
A Large Silver Medal was awarded to A. Hanmer, Esq., Burbage, 
Buxton (gr. Mr.-G. Giles), for a very fine representative group. 
_ Silver Medals were awarded to Mrs. Biuce and Miss Wrigley, Bury 
(gr. Mr. A. Burns), and to Capt: Horridge, Bury (gr. Mr. A. Coningsby, 
for fine groups, the former including ‘the rare Catasetum Bungerothii, and 
the latter Dendrobium Goldiei, another plant now very rarely met with. 
Interesting exhibits were sent by Mrs. Gratrix, West Point (gr. Mr. J. 
Howes); Mrs. Slingsby, Beverley, East Yorks; A. Francois, Esq., Don- 
caster (gr. Mr. D. Pitts) ; ‘and:to- Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons, Bradford. 
ERIODES BARBATA, Rolfe,—Five years ago (O.R., xxiii. p. 327) we gave 
the history of an Orchid that Lindley had called both Tainia barbata and 
Eria barbata, and showed that it did not belong to either genus. It was 
afterwards discovered that a few months earlier it had been separated 
under the name ‘of Tainiopsis barbata, Schlechter (Orchis, ix. p. 10, fig. 1). 
‘The generic name Tainiopsis, however, had already been used by Hayata 
for a Formosum plant (Ic. Pl. Formos. iv. p. 63), originally described and 
figured as Tainia unguiculata (i. c., p. 61, fig. 28), but which has more of 
the general character of Acanthophippium, and which must, therefore, 
bear the name of Tainiopsis unguiculata. Eriodes barbata may be 
regarded as most closely allied to Spathoglottis, with a marked difference 
in floral structure. The plant is a native of the Khasia Hills, Shillong, 
Upper Burma and the Chengmai district of Siam.—R.A.R. 
“ HYBRIDS IN NaTurE.—Our gardens abound with hybrid plants. 
Although the gardener’s skill originates them, there seems little reason why 
they should not occur in nature. . - +. Why should we refer to 
hybridity to account for individual changes, especially as the warmest 
advocates of natural hybridity rarely get beyond supposition in any case.— 
‘T. Meehan.” 
The conclusion seems to be that hybrids ought to occur in Nature, 
-but that those who think they do so, know very little about it! !—R.A.R. 
