Feeruary, 1918.) THE ORCHID REVIEW. 4t 
habit, and has slender terete leaves, while the flowers are white, and all the 
segments extended as long acuminate tails, the lip alone being dilated at 
the base into a cordate, fringed limb, which gives the flower a very striking 
appearance. The ovary and the lower part of the pedicel are not included 
in the picture, but the mature capsule is equally remarkable, being short, 
and crowned with a beak some five inches long, several times as long as 
itself. It is a remarkable species, but not likely to be of any service for 
hybridisation purposes. The species succeeds well if grown on a block, 
with a little compost attached, and suspended from the roof of the Cattleya 
house. It should be watered liberally during the growing season.—R.A.R. 
1& | SOCIETIES. é| 
RoyAL HORTICULTURAL. 
HE opening meeting of the year was held at the London Scottish Drill 
Hall, Buckingham Gate, Westminster, on January 15th, and brought 
together a good display of Orchids, including five medal groups, while two 
Awards of Merit and two Preliminary Commendations were given. Other 
Classes of exhibits were few in number. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the chair), 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), W. Bolton, Arthur Dye, Walter Cobb, J. E. Shill, 
J. Cypher, F. J. Hanbury, J. Charlesworth, A. McBean, C. H. Curtis, T. 
Armstrong, F. K. Sander, Pantia Ralli, R. G. Thwaites, J. Wilson Potter, 
C. J. Lucas, and R. A. Rolfe. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
CYPRIPEDIUM MATTHEWSIANUM USK Priory vaAR. (Thalia & Mrs. 
Francis Wellesley x Hera Euryades).—A large and handsome form, 
approaching the former parent in shape, and having a broad white dorsal 
sepal with emerald green base, and lines of more or less confluent purple 
spots, and the broad petals and lip chestnut-red, with pale yellow margin. 
Exhibited by R. Windsor Rickards, Esq. ~ 
LA&LIOCATTLEYA CENIUS BRYNDIR VAR. (Lc. Coronis X C. Enid).—An 
exceptionally handsome variety, having broad, recurved sepals and petals, 
apricot yellow in colour shaded with rose, and a purple-crimson, undulate 
lip, with some yellow lines at the base. Exhibited by Dr. Miguel Lacroze. 
PRELIMINARY COMMENDATIONS. 
OpoNnTOGLossuM APOLLO (Armstrongie *X Queen Mary).—A very 
promising seedling, having a nearly circular shape, and the sepals and 
petals heavily blotched and marked with reddish-purple on a white ground. 
Exhibited by Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 
OpoNTOGLOSsUM PEERLESS ORCHIDHURST VAR. (Ossulstonii X 
eximium).—Another fine seedling, bearing its first flower, which is of 
