juwv-AvcUst, 1918] THE ORCHID REVIEW. re 
At the meeting held on July 16th three particularly fine medal groups 
were staged, with a few other exhibits, one of which secured an Award of 
Merit and another a Preliminary Commendation. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the Chair), 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Sir Harry J. Veitch, J. Wilson Potter, Walter Cobb, 
W. H. White, Arthur Dye, R. Brooman White, W. Bolton, R. A. Rolfe, 
W. H. Hatcher, J. Charlesworth, J. F. Shill, C. H. Curtis, T. Armstrong, 
F. K. Sander, Pantia Ralli, F. J. Hanbury and C. J. Lucas. 
AWARD OF MERIT. 
ODONTOGLOssUM QUEEN ALEXANDRA VAR. DE Barri (Harryanum xX 
triumphans Lionel Crawshay).—A brilliant variety, bearing an inflorescence 
of twelve large and finely-shaped flowers, the sepals and petals heavily 
blotched with chestnut brown on a yellow ground, and the nearly circular 
lip white in front and with a broad ruby-crimson blotch in front of the 
yellow crest. Exhibited by De Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks. 
PRELIMINARY COMMENDATION. 
OpoNTIODA CHERIBON (Oda. Vuylstekez X Odm. Mars).—A very 
promising hybrid, the flower being large and of good shape and substance, 
the sepals and petals almost cherry red, with a few whitish splashes, and 
the broad lip blotched with dark red, with some rosy freckles on the white 
apex. Exhibited by Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 
GENERAL EXHIBITS. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Thurgood), sent 
Odontoglossum Prince John, with well-blotched flowers, and two finely- , 
grown examples of Dendrochilum filiforme, bearing numerous graceful 
Facemes of yellow flowers. 
Walter Cobb, Esq., Normanhurst, Rusper (gr. Mr. Salter), sent a very 
fine flower of Anguloa Cliftonii and an inflorescence of a good form of the 
brilliant Cochlioda Neetzliana. 
William Bolton, Esq., Wilderspool, Warrington, sent a flower of 
Anguloa brevilabris. 
Mr. J. E. Shill, The Dell Gardens, Englefield Green, sent a cut spike 
of a good form of Cattleya Dupreana (Warneri X Warscewiczil). 
Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Jarvisbrook, staged a particularly brilliant 
sfoup, to which a Silver-gilt Flora Medal was awarded. It included a 
Plant of the rare Cattleya Rex and some well-bloomed C. Warscewiczil, 
C. Mossize Wageneri, Dendrobium Victoria-Regina, thyriflorum, densi- 
forum and pulchellum, good examples of Renanthera Imschootiana, the 
fate Aérides crassifolium, Bulbophyllum barbigerum, Oncidium macran- 
thum, Lelia tenebrosa, and numerous brilliant Lzliocattleyas, Odontiodas 
and Odontoglossums, the plants being well grown and very effectively staged. 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, received a Silver Flora 
