54 THE ORCHID REVIEW. — [Marcu Apri, 1919. 
ea aucre Pres. eS 
RoyaL HorTICULTURAL. 
MEETING was held at the London Scottish Drill Hall, Buckingham 
Gate, Westminster, on January 28th, and was distinguished by a fine 
“Gold Medal group from Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, one other medal group 
and one Award of Merit completing the awards. | 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the Chair), 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), W. Bolton, F. J. Hanbury, R. G. Thwaites, Sir 
Harry J. Veitch, Pantia Ralli, C. H. Curtis, S. W. Flory, W. J. Kaye, 
‘C. J. Lucas, R. Brooman White, J. E. Shill, and R. A. Rolfe. 
AWARD OF MERIT. ° 
ODONTOGLOSSUM ARMAINVILLIERENSE VAR. REINE BLANCHE (crispum 
xanthotes X Pescatorei album).—A large and beautiful white variety, with 
a few light yellow spots on the lip. Exhibited by Dr. Craven Moore, 
Victoria Park, Manchestér (gr. Mr. T. Arran). 
GENERAL EXHIBITS. 
Mrs. Norman Cookson, Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne (gr. Mr. Chapman), 
_sent Cypripedium Oakwood Giant (Beeckmanii x Harold), an exceptionally 
large flower, having a broad, white dorsal sepal, lined with purple dots, and 
green at the base, and the broad petals flushed with purple above, and green 
below with brown dots. o 
F. J. Hanbury, Esq., Brockhurst, East Grinstead, showed Cypripedium 
‘Gasmirum (Gaston Bultel x mirum), with a green and white, well spotted 
dorsal sepal, and C. Major Hanbury Carlile (Troilus var. Amy Moore X Lady 
Carlisle), a very fine flower, well blotched with purple on the white dorsal 
sepal, and the broad petals yellow, spotted with brown below. 
Dr.. Miguel Lacroze, Bryndir, Roehampton (gr. Miss Robertson), showed . 
Cypripedium Isonzo' var. Bryndir (Alcibiades x Mrs. Wm. Mostyn), heavily 
blotched with red-purple on the white dorsal sepal, and the petals yellow 
tinged and spotted with brown. 
Baron Bruno Schréder, The Dell, Englefield Green (gr. Mr. Shill), 
showed Cypripedium Eurybiades var. Helmuth, a very large and hand- 
somely spotted flower, and Leliocattleya Schroeder, a beautiful white 
flower, with purple lip. 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, received a Gold Medal 
for a large and handsome group of Odontoglossums, Odontiodas, and 
‘Cymbidiums, some well-grown Calanthe William Murray, C. Florence, and 
other Orchids, noteworthy among them being Cymbidium Moira var. 
elatior, bearing a spike of thirteen flowers, Odontoglossum Victory var. 
Marvel, clear white with claret red blotches, O. promerens var. Model, 
