58 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [FEBRUARY, 1923- 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
January 16th, 1923. 
EMBERS of the Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, 
Bart. (in the chair), Messrs. Jas. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Gurney Wilson, 
Pantia Ralli, J. Wilson Potter, A. McBean, W. J. Kaye, J. E. Shill, 
F. K. Sander, A. Dye, E.R. Ashton, C. H. Curtis, R. Brooman White, 
C. J. Lucas, Stuart Low, Frederick J. Hanbury, A. Dye, and H. G. 
Alexander. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Brassocattleya British Queen (Bc. Digbyano-Mendelii x C. Lord 
Rothschild); from Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Surrey (gr. Mr. S. 
Farnes). A very large and showy hybrid ofa uniform rose-pink colour in 
the sepals and petals, the immense labellum prettily fringed, of deep rose 
tints and with an orange throat. 
Sophronitis Lowii ; from Pantia Ralli, Esq. An interesting,and pretty 
plant carrying ten yellow flowers, probably a colour variation of S. 
grandiflora. S. Lowii was previously exhibited by Messrs. Low & Co. on 
March 3rd, 1908. 
Cymbidium Curlew var. Feather (Butterfly > Alexanderi); from 
Lieut.-Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H 
Alexander). An attractive variety of this new hybrid. The arching spike 
carried eleven large flowers, cream coloured with rose tinge, the labellum 
having a garnet coloured blotch on the front lobe and markings of similar 
colour on the side lobes. 
Cymbidium Doreen (Pauwelsii x Doris); from Messrs. J. & A- 
McBean. An elegant result, in which the spike carried seven flowers of 
exceptional size, of buff colour, tinged with gold on the margins of the 
segments, the: inner area stained with reddish-brown, and marked with 
dark spots and lines. 
GROUPS. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an 
attractive exhibit, containing several specimen plants of Cattleya Enid, the 
variety alba having white sepals and petals and a bright purple lip; 
Cattleya Madame Leten, a pure-white flower resulting from the crossing of 
albino varieties of intertexta and labiata; and Slc. Ibabella of rose-pink 
colour. The Odontoglossums included fine forms of Lilian, carrying no less 
than 27 fully-developed flowers, and O. amabile, with a spike of 10 large 
blooms. A pretty Odontioda was seen in Charlesworthii cuprea, with 
flowers of copper colour, and another in Oda. Madeline. Lycaste Mary 
Gratrix, with a_ richly-coloured flower, and some showy plants of 
Phalzenopsis Rimestadiana were in prominent places. Along the back 
were to be seen robust plants of Oncidium splendidum and _ various 
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