182 THE. ORCHID REVIEW. [Nov.-DEc., 1919: 
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RoyaL HORTICULTURAL. 
HE usual fortnightly meeting was held at the London Scottish Drill 
Hall, Buckingham Gate, Westminster, on September gth, and brought 
together an interesting display of Orchids, which gained three medals, one 
Award of Merit, and one Preliminary Commendation. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the Chair), 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Sir Harry J. Veitch, W. Bolton, Arthur aye, FT, 
Hanbury, Walter Cobb, A. McBean, F. K. Sander, Stuart H. Low, and 
J. Charlesworth. 
AWARD OF MERIT. 
L2LIOCATTLEYA MIRANDA EXQUISITA (Dominiana X St. Gothard).—A 
very handsome hybrid, with large, very richly coloured flowers, the sepals 
and petals deep purple mauve, and the broad, ruby-purple lip with deep 
yellow veining at the base. Exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. 
PRELIMINARY COMMENDATION. 
L#LIOCATTLEYA Canary (Lc. T hyone X C. Fabia alba).—A promising 
seedling, bearing its first flower, which was clear yellow with some red 
markings at the base of the lip, and of good shape and substance. 
GENERAL Exursits. 
C. J. Lucas, Esq., Warnham Court, Horsham (gr. Mr. Duncan), sent 
Cattleya Jules Gerard (Harrisiz x Hardyana), a pretty light flower with 
pink veining on the lip. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Thurgood), showed 
two pretty hybrids, Cypripedium Felicity and C. Mary Beatrice. 
Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park (gr. Mr. Farnes), sent a good form ot 
Brassocattleya Olympus (Bc. Maroniz x C. Hardyana). 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, received a Silver Flora 
Medal for a choice group, consisting largely of Odontoglossums, Cattleyas, 
and Lzeeliocattleyas, noteworthy among them being some well-bloomed 
examples of O. grande, and Lc. Maudiz (C. Dowiana aurea X Le. Neleus), 
yellow with purple-crimson lip. There were also the dark-purple Miltonia 
spectabilis Moreliana, Brassocatlelia Lilian (C. Iris X Bcl. Cooksonii), 
most like the former in shape, and having light orange yellow sepals and 
petals, a cherry red lip with lighter margin, and a white column, also- other 
good things. 
' Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Jarvisbrook, received a Silver Flora Medal 
for a fine group, including good examples of Lelia xanthina and crispa, the 
yellow Cyrtopodium Andersonii, various Oncidiums, white and coloured. 
