154 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [May, 1923- 
In the class for twenty five Cypripediums the 1st Prize was awarded to 
Mons. A. Maes-Braeckman, the finest being Cypripedium villosum with 
thirteen fully developed flowers. Others were Neptune, very distinct, 
Maudie, Beechense and Leoniz. 
Dr. G. Ballion received the 1st Prize for the best collection of fifty 
Cypripediums and a similar award for the best twelve Odontiodas. For 
the best Dendrobium, Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., was placed first with a 
hybrid of the Cybele type, and Mons. René Behiels second with a fine 
specimen of D. Wardianum. 
For the best Lzliocittleya, Mons. Firmin Lambeau secured the Ist 
Prize with Lc. Isabel Sander, with white sepals and petals, the lip broadly 
developed, bright purple and margined with white. Sir Jeremiah Colman, 
Bart., came second with Lc. J. F. Birbeck, a grand flower, of which two 
other specimens were included in his group. 
For the most beautiful Cattleya hybrid Mons. Firmin Lambeau secured 
the Ist Prize with C. Vishnu var. Jacques Lenten, carrying three snow- 
white flowers. For the best lot of Lycaste, Sir Jeremiah ‘Colman came 
first, and he also received the 1st Prize for the best variety, this being L. 
Skinneri Mrs. Hamilton Smith. Mons. J. Van de Putte obtained the 2nd 
Prize in the class for Lycastes and a similar award for L. Skinneri alba. 
M. Jean Van de Putte was awarded the 1st Prize for the best lot of 
Oncidiums, they included many excellent specimens of O. Cavendishianum. 
For the best Coelogyne, Sir Jeremiah Colman came first with a grand 
example of C. Lawrenceana, he also obtained the 2nd Prize in the class for 
the best Odontoglossum hybrid, this being a pleasing variety of O. Prince 
Edward, and was again successful in receiving the 2nd Prize in the class 
for twelve Odontiodas. 
Mons. Firmin Lambeau was awarded the tst Prize for the best 
Cypripedium hybrid by staging C. memoria Sam Wienez, a handsome 
flower having the broad dorsal sepal suffused with crimson-purple. Sir 
Jeremiah Colman obtained the 1st in the class for an Orchid novelty by 
exhibiting Brassolzliocattleya Caligula var. memoria Comte: Oswald de 
Kerchove, a fine result obtained by crossing Bc. Cliftoni magnifica with Le. 
callistoglossa. 
For the most varied collection of Odontoglossums, Count Joseph de 
Hemptinne was placed first. In the class for the best Masdevallias Sir 
Jeremiah Colman had an interesting selection and received the rst Prize; 
he also obtained a 2nd Prize in the class for an Orchid hybrid. 
CYPRIPEDIUM NITENS.—This hybrid between villosum and insigne was 
raised by Seden for Messrs. Veitch. The flower has the lustrous surface of 
C. villosum, which suggested the name nitens, “ shining.” 
