188 FHE. ORCHID: REVIEW. [JUNE, 1923. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
April 24th, 1923. 
EMBERS of the Orchid Committee present :—Sir Jeremiah Colman, 
Bart. (in the chair), Messrs. Jas. O’Brien (hon. sec.), C. J. Lucas, 
‘W. H. White, S. W. Flory, H. G. Alexander, Richd. G. Thwaites, H. H. 
‘Smith, Fred. K. Sander, H. T. Pitt, E. R. Ashton, Gurney Wilson, J. 
Wilson Potter, Fred. J. Hanbury, Chas. H. Curtis, A. Dye, the Hon. 
Henry D. McLaren and Sir Frederick Moore. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Odontoglossum Fabia var. Biddy (eximium xX Aglaon), from C. J. Lucas, 
Esq., Warnham Court, Horsham. An excellent result, in which the robust 
plant carried a spike of eight» large flowers, the sepals and petals particu- 
larly well developed, white, effectively marked with reddish-purple. 
Brassocattleya Apollo var. Majestica (Bc. Digbyano-Mossie x C. 
Mendelii), from Messrs. Cowan & Co. An immense flower of very pleasing 
qualities, in colour blush-rose, the wide prettily fringed labellum having the 
disc yellow and the front area purplish. 
CULTURAL COMMENDATION. 
To Mr. James Penton, gardener to General Sir Arthur Paget, Warren 
House, Coombe Wood, Kingston Hill, fora noble plant of Cyrtopodium 
punctatum, over four feet in height, and with a tall spike carrying numerous 
bright yellow flowers, spotted with red on the lip. 
GROUPS. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq., Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Thurgood), was awarded a 
Silver Flora Medal for an attractive exhibit containing several finely culti- 
vated examples of Miltonia hybrids, among them being M. Venus vat. 
Dulcis, M. Lyoth, M. vexillaria, and the scarce M. Roezlii. In the centre 
was a fine specimen of Nanodes Meduse, and in front Lycaste Lawrenceana 
and Epidendrum Endresii. Another interesting plant was Odontoglossum 
crispum Oakfield Sunrise, with streaks of colour on the petals, and richly 
blotched Odonts. were seen in Aireworth and Aglaon. Cirrhopetalums 
included Collettii, and Bulbophyllums were represented by the curious 
tremulum. 
Messrs. Sanders received a Silver Banksian Medal for a group containing 
Miltonia Hyeana var. Wedding Bells, with dark blotching on the labellum, 
M. Butterfly var. Radiant, a very pleasing hybrid, M. Bleuana var. Brownie, 
also good, and M. Westminster (Baron Schréder x vexillaria G. D. Owen), 
with a crimson mask on the lip. The rare Dendrobium arachnites and 
Odontoglossum cirrhosum Pitt’s var., were also in excellent condition. A 
fine centre piece was Brassocattleya Cavite var. Colossa, being a grand 
flower, and near it Cattleya Tityus var. Splendid. An interesting hybrid 
