94 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [APRIL, 1917. 
Pendleton; Mr. J. Howes, gardener to the late Wm. Thompson, Esq.; 
Messrs. Hassall & Co., Southgate; Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, 
Tunbridge Wells; Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans; Messrs. Charles- 
worth & Co., Haywards Heath, and Mr. W. Shackleton, Bradford, several 
of which are included in the above list of awards. 
At the meeting held on March 15th, the members of Committee 
present were: The Rev. J. Crombleholme (in the chair), Messrs. R. 
Ashworth, D. A. Cowan, J. C. Cowan, J. Cypher, A. G. Ellwood, J. Evans, 
P. Foster, A. R. Handley, A. Hanmer, D. McLeod, W. Shackleton, S. Swift, 
H. Thorp, and H. Arthur (Secretary). 
FIRST-CLAss CERTIFICATES. 
Odontonia Magali-Sander xanthotes Ashworth’s var., flowers with white 
ground, beautifully marked, with lemon yellow, and Leliocattleya Beatrice — 
var. Ashworthiz (C. Schroeder x Lc. callistoglossa), a large flower, of 
even colour, with round intense crimson lip; from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
Cattleya Cowaniz alba var. Princess (C. Mossize Wageneri X intertexta — 
Juliette), a well-shaped white flower, with orange yellow markings in the 
throat of the lip; Cattleya Enid alba var. Fairy Queen (Mossiz 
Reineckeana X Warscewiczii Frau Melanie Beyrodt), a very fine flower, 
over seven inches across, the petals three inches wide, and the lip broad, 
with lemon yellow throat and heliotrope lines at the base; from P. Smith, — 
Esq. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
Odontioda Red Cross var. Scarlet Pimpernel, Oda. keighleyensis vat 
magnifica, and QOdontoglossum Louis var. splendens (Ossulstonii X 
Pescatorei Charlesworthii); from P. Smith, Esq. 
Dendrobium Cybele West Point var., and Dendrobium Atherton 
(Rubens grandiflorum x Cybele) ; from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
Cypripedium Perseus (Lady Dillon x Alcibiades illustre) ; from W. R. 
Lee, Esq. 
AWARDS OF APPRECIATION. 
Odontoglossum Bagdad (Emperor of India x Jasper), rst class, and O. 
eximium var. rotundiflorum, 2nd class; from R. Ashworth, Esq. 
Odontoglossum General Maude, tst class ; from S. Gratrix, Esq. 
A Large Silver Medal was awarded to R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch 
(gr. Mr. Davenport), for a very fine group, in which Odontoglossums and 
Odontiodas were conspicuous, with other good things. 
Messrs. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, were awarded a Silver Medal for 
a fine group, including some profusely-flowered Dendrobiums, with 4 
number of good Brassocattleyas, Leliocattleyas, Cymbidiums, and others. 
Interesting exhibits were staged by Philip Smith, Esq., Ashton-on- 
