May, 1922.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 155 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
March 28th, 1922. 
EMBERS of the Committee present :—Fred. J. Hanbury, Esq. (in 
the chair), Prince Tadashige Shimadzu, Messrs. Jas. O’Brien, 
Stuart Low, J. Wilson Potter, A. McBean, T. Armstrong, Fred. K. Sander, 
R. G. Thwaites, A. Dye, Gurney Wilson, C. J. Lucas, S. W. Flory, 
R. Brooman White, E. R. Ashton, C. H. Curtis, W. J. Kaye, and 
J. Barker. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Sophrolzliocattleya King George (Slc. bletchleyfora xX C. King 
George) ; from Messrs. Flory & Black. For a hybrid showing the influence 
of Sophronitis, this flower is unusually large, the sepals and petals rosy- 
mauve on a yellowish ground, the trumpet-shaped labellum solid ruby- 
purple. A fine addition to this section. 
Odontoglossum Garnet (Amethyst X crispum); from Messrs. J. & A. 
McBean. A richly coloured flower inheriting the fine blotching of the 
crispum parent. The broad segments rose-tinted and almost covered with 
crimson-purple colouring, which shows through on the back of the flower. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Cymbidium Alexanderi var. Prince Imperial; from Messrs. J. & A. 
McBean. The spike carried seven large flowers of bright rose-pink colour, 
the lip whitish at the base and effectively marked with crimson-rose on the 
front lobe. 
Dendrobium Perfection var. gloriosa; from Messrs. Sanders. An 
elegant plant with many bulbs bearing numerous flowers of bright rosy- 
mauve colour. 
PRELIMINARY COMMENDATION. 
Odontoglossum ‘Llewellyn (amabile x Georgius Rex); from H. T. 
Pitt, Esq. This comparative y young plant carried a single flower of large 
size, and with the broad petals heavily blotched with purple on a rose- 
tinted ground. The central area of the labellum reddish-purple and having 
a varnished appearance. 
GROUPS. 
Messrs. Sanders were awarded a Gold Medal for an extensive and well 
arranged exhibit, containing fine examples of Cymbidium Redstart, C. 
Titania, C. Corncrake, and C. Landrail, as well as several specimen Den- 
drobiums with an abundance of flowers. Among the Cattleyas were Zephyr 
(Dowiana x Schréderze) and the albino Suzanne Hye; Brassavola hybrids 
included Ble. Pink Pearl, a large and brightly-coloured flower, and Bc. 
Springtide. The species were represented by a fine plant of Coelogyne 
Lawrenceana, Lycaste Skinneri alba, and the curious Bulbophyllum 
