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‘Drapsiana, with brightly coloured flowers, while along the back were 
numerous Odontioas, pleasing Odontoglossum hybrids, and nice forms of 
‘Od. crispum. | 
Messrs. Mansell & Hatcher received a Silver Banksian Medal fora 
‘small group, in which were varieties of Miltonia Bleuana and M. vexillaria. 
‘Cattleya Mantinii nobilior was in fine form, and Cypripediums were seen in 
-eboraicum and the pretty Maisie. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
November 13th, 1923. 
EMBERS of the Orchid Committee present :—Sir Jeremiah Colman, 
Bart. (in the chair), Sir Fred. W. Moore, Jas. O’Brien (hon. sec.), 
Messrs. C. J. Lucas, Fred. K. Sander, H. G. Alexander, C. H. Curtis, 
H. T. Pitt, W. J. Kaye, Richard G. Thwaites, Stuart H. Low, Gurney 
Wilson, oe H. Smith, J. Wilson Potter, and A. aan 
First-cLass CERTIFICATE. 
Odontoglossum Ithone (Aglaon xX Dusky Monarch), from Messrs. 
Charlesworth & Co. A very remarkable result and by far the best of its 
kind yet seen. The spike carried eleven flowers, the segments being nearly 
covered with crimson-brown blotching, but the central area of the blotches 
1s so diminished in colour as to give a stained-glass window effect. 
A Silver-gilt Lindley Medal was awarded to Odontoglossum Purple 
Emperor exhibited by H. T. Pitt, Esq. This noble variety has already 
received a First-class Certificate. . On the present occasion three large 
flowers were produced from the basal part of the spike made last spring. 
3 GROUPS. 
Messrs. Stuart Low & Co. were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for an 
attractive exhibit containing fine examples of the new Brassocattleya Ruby 
Glow (C. Leda X Bc. Mrs. J. Leeman), a fine selection of Dendrobium 
Phalaenopsis, the typical Lc. luminosa, with flowers of reddish-bronze 
colour, the pretty Lc. Golden Oriole with flowers of bright orange yellow, 
Cattleya Moira, with richly-coloured blooms, C. Annettee, with a spike of 
four white flowers, the lip purple, C. Fabia alba, C. Bellona, and C. labiata 
var. reedleyensis, in fine form with three pure-white flowers. One of the 
finest of Sophronitis hybrids was seen in Sc. Sir Mervyn Buller, of soft 
reddish-terra-cotta colour. Odontoglossum Phoebe and Cypripedium 
Maudiz were both well flowered. 
Messrs. Cowan & Co. were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a well- 
arranged group containing several elegant Brassavola hybrids, the best 
being Bc. British Queen and Blc. Muriel. Cattleyas comprised the elegant 
Cecelia, pure-white with lemon-yellow in the throat, and Portia, Appleton’s 
