THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
[October, 1921, 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
August 23 rd, 1921. 
|T%EMBERS of the Committee present: Sir Harry J. Veith (in the chair), 
■ 1 C Prince Tadashige Shimadzu, Messrs. Jas. O’Brien (hon. sec), Fred. 
K. Sander, Pantia Ralli, J. E. Shill, S. W. Flory, A. McBean, and Gurney 
Wilson. 
Awards of Merit. 
Cattleya Prince Shimadzu (Hardyana X Tityus), from Messrs. Flory & 
Black.—A bold flower of rich purple coloration, the broad petals carrying 
forward the qualities of C. Mossise derived through the latter parent, the 
extensive labellum dark crimson and with gold veining in the throat. 
Laeliocattleya Sargon (Lc. Lustre X C. Hardyana), from Pantia Ralli, 
Esq., Ashtead Park, Epsom.—A large flower of deep rose-purple colour, 
the wide labellum tinged with crimson and with bright yellow areas on the 
side lobes. 
Laeliocattleya Canary (C. Fabia alba X Lc. Thyone), from Pantia 
Ralli, Esq.-—A pleasing flower of medium size, of golden yellow colour, the 
labellum tawny. 
Laeliocattleya Allamanda (Lc. Helium X C. aurea), from Messrs. J. & A' 
McBean.—This pretty hybrid carried a medium-sized flower with bright 
yellow sepals and petals, the lip having the front lobe rich crimson. 
Groups. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, was awarded a Silver . Flora 
Medal for a very interesting group containing the fine Cattleya Hardyana 
var. Countess of Derby, Lselia monophylla, with numerous flowers, 
Cypripedium glaucophyllum, C. barbatum, the elegant Zygopetalum 
Blackii, Z. citrinum, a good form of Brassocattleya Sofrano, and several 
Masdevallias and other botanical attractions. 
Messrs. Hassell & Co., received a Silver Banksian Medal for an exhibit 
of specially fine varieties of Cattleya Hardyana, most of them having from 
4-5 flowers on a spike, the sepals and petals pure white, the labellum rich 
purple-crimson. Also some choice forms of Blc. Muriel, a delightfully 
coloured hybrid with large rose-pink flowers, Cattleya Adula, as well as fine 
varieties of C. Sybil (iridescens X aurea), in which the golden-yellow tints- 
are seen to perfection. 
Messrs. J. & A. McBean, were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a 
group in which were fine varieties of Cattleya Lord Rothschild, the pretty 
Oncidioda Cora and O. Felicity, also Cypripedium Maudiae magnificum 
and Cattleya Hardyana alba. An interesting plant was a cross between 
Cattleya Dowiana, and C. aurea, quite intermediate in growth and form of 
