220 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (Jury, 1914 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Odontoglossum Hereward and O. Leander (Harryano-crispum x 
mirum), both from John Leeman, Esq. 
Odontoglossum amandum magnificum (Wilckeanum X_ Pescatorei), 
and Odontioda Schroederi, both from Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons. 
Odontoglossum Edward Thompson, from Wm. Thompson, Esq. 
FIRST-CLASS BOTANICAL CERTIFICATE. 
Nanodes Meduse, from Messrs. A. J. Keeling & Sons. 
The following Competitions have been arranged for the coming session: 
The President’s Cup and Prize to Gardener, for Cattleyas, Leelias, &. 
J. J. Bolton’s Gold and Silver-gilt Medals, with Prizes to Gardener, for 
Cypripediums. 
Evans’ Silver Trophy and Prize to Gardener, for Odontoglossums and 
their hybrids. 
Royal Botanic Society of Manchester’s Gold Medal, for Odontiodas, 
Miltonias, &c. 
A. Hanmer’s Silver Cup and Prize to Gardener, for most points during 
the session. 
P. Smith’s Gold Medal and Prize to Gardener, for most points during 
the session. 
The Sander Prizes to Gardeners, for groups. 
Cypher’s Gold Medal and Prize to Gardener, for Arrangement. 
Charlesworth’s Objet d’Art, for New Awards. 
The Society’s Medals will also be awarded as before. 
The Secretary regrets to record the death of R. le Doux, Esq., of West 
Derby, Liverpool, an old member and exhibitor at the Society’s meetings: 
VANDA STRIATA.—An interesting species of the V. cristata group, which 
appears to be very imperfectly known, has been sent to Kew for 
determination from the collection of Robert R. D. Troup, Esq: The 
Grove, Wembdon, Bridgwater. It was collected on the way from the 
Pindari Glacier to Naini Tal, in the North-west Himalaya. The species 
was originally described in 1867 by Reichenbach (Xen. Orch., ii. p. 137) & 
150), as an interesting plant collected by Falconer in the North-west 
Himalaya, differing from V. cristata in its smaller flowers and the more 
obtuse spur of the lip. There is a coloured drawing from Falconer at Kew, 
but no dried specimen has been found, although from the record ar 
Kew distribution, where it stands as n. 1069 of the collection, eigh 
specimens were distributed. There is however, a garden specimen, es 
in 1874, which is authenticated by Reichenbach, also specimens eae 
at 3000 feet elevation in Sikkim by the late C. B. Clarke and by ™ 
