214 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Sept.-Oct., 1918, 
Before commencing the business, the Chairman referred with sorrow to the 
death of Mr. Eric K. Davidson, a member of the Orchid Committee, who 
was killed in action in France on August 24th, and moved a Vote of 
Condolence with the family on their bereavement. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the Chair), 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), F. J. Hanbury, R. A. Rolfe, J. W. Potter, Arthur 
Dye, W. J. Kaye, C. J. Lucas, Walter Cobb, S. W. Flory, W. H. Hatcher, 
J. Charlesworth, F. K. Sander, H. G. Alexander, E. R. Ashton, Pantia 
Ralli, J. Cypher, and J. E. Shill. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
CaTTLEYA KING-VicToR (Rhoda X Octave-Doiu).—A handsome hybrid, 
the flowers being excellent in shape, and the sepals and petals rosy mauve, 
freckled with cream, while the undulate lip is rich claret-crimson, with 
orange lines on the disc. It should develop into a fine thing. Exhibited 
by Messrs. Flory & Black, Slough. 
L&LIOCATTLEYA IVANHOE (C. Dowiana aurea X Lc. eximia).—A large 
and handsome hybrid, with bright rose-coloured sepals and petals, and a 
broad, undulate lip, deep ruby crimson in front and paler behind, with 
vellow veining on the disc. Exhibited by Mr. J. E. Shill, The Dell 
Gardens, Englefield Green. 
GENERAL EXHIBITS. 
W. J. Kaye, Esq., Caraccas, Ditton Hill, Surbiton, showed a good form 
of Leliocattleya Bola (Le. callistoglossa x C. labiata), with rose-coloured 
sepals and petals, and a dark purple-crimson lip with some yellow in the 
throat. 
Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Jarvisbrook, received a Silver-gilt Flora 
Medal for a large and handsome group, including some fine white an 
coloured Cattleya Hardyana raised in the establishment, C. Baron Delbeke 
(Pittiana X Dowiana aurea), C. Dowiana aurea, Minucia, and Goosensiana, 
some well-bloomed C. Warscewiczii and C. Loddigesii, one of the latter 
bearing a fine spike with twelve flowers, the handsome Lowiara insign's, 
some good Leliocattleya Dominiana, Brassocattleya Ilene and Leemani@ 
several well-bloomed Oncidium varicosum and incurvum, Vanda coerulea, 
Odontogiossum grande, Cypripedium Rothschildianum, C. insigne Sanderé, 
and some well-bloomed examples of the Orchis-like Stenoglottis longifolia 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, were awarded 4 Silver 
Flora Medal for a fine group, including several good forms of Cattleya 
Venus, C. Adula, Lzliocattleya Carmencita var. gloriosa, bright yellow with 
dark maroon-crimson lip, Le. St. George (Lc. St. Gothard X C. Fabia), 
with rose-purple flowers, Lc. Colmaniana, some good examples of ed 
Appam, Brassocattleya Sofrano (Bc. Leemanie x C. iridescens); with 
yellow sepals and petals and a darker throat to the lip, Brassocatlelia 
