ss THE ORCHID REVIEW. [May, r91p 
Circe (Alcippe X Hypatia), having chrome yellow sepals and petals, and 
the front of the lip purple-crimson, Lc? Colombia (Jeanette xX Wellsiana), “| 
a well-shaped light purple flower, with a rich crimson-purple lip, also q 
examples of Lc. Meuse, Cattleya Tityus and Robert de Wavrin, Odonto- q 
glossum eximium, Odontioda Brewii, Ruby Gem, and Lambeauiana. : . 
Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Jarvisbrook, sent Lzliocattleya Calabria, : 4 
Le. CEnius (C. Enid X Le. Coronis), having fawn-coloured sepals and 3 
petals and a reddish purple lip, Cattleya Schroedere Purity, with three . 
white flowers, and cut spikes of Vanda tricolor, suavis, Bensonia, V. 4 
Parishii Marriottiana, Aérides Vandarum, and Saccolabium bellinum. 4 
Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, staged an interesting group, 
including Odontioda Leda (C. Neetzliana X Odm. Rio Tinto), 0. ¢ 
Devosiana, Eria flava, Leliocattleya Boylei var. Kerchovee, Goldcrest, and a 
Joy Sander, a few good white Cattleyas, and others. q 
At the meeting held on April 25th the Orchids were rather more 4 
numerous, and the awards consisted of two medals, one Award of Merit, q 
and two Preliminary Commendations. : 
Orchid Committee present : Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the Chair),’ 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), W. Bolton, W. H. White, Walter Cobb, J-— 
Charlesworth, T. Armstrong, C. J. Lucas, Pantia Ralli, R. G. Thwaites, — 
F. J. Hanbury, R. A. Rolfe, R. Brooman White, and Sir Harry J. Veitch. 
AWARD OF MERIT. 4 
L&LIOCATTLEYA SERBIA VAR. PERFECTA (Lc. St. Gothard X C. Enid). 
—A very large and handsome variety, the flowers being of excellent shape — 
the broad sepals and petals rose, and the lip purple, with a lilac-coloured 
margin, and some purple lines on the yellow disc. Exhibited by Messts- 
Charlesworth & Co. 
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PRELIMINARY COMMENDATIONS. - 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM DREADNoUGHT.—A very fine form, having — 
broad sepals and petals, the latter well fringed, and reddish claret in colour 
with white margins, and the lip white with a few large brown blotches 1? 
front of the yellow crest. Exhibited by Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, 
ODONTOGLOSSUM Rex (crispum xX hybrid unrecorded).—A very 
promising hybrid, densely blotched with mauve purple on a white 
ground, and the lip broad and handsomely blotched. Exhibited by 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 
GENERAL EXHIBITS. 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells, staged a choice and 
interesting group, in which seedling Odontoglossums were well represented, 
including forms of ardentillus, crispum xanthotes, Dreadnought, nzvross 
Conqueror, Thisbe, Thompsonianum, Mars, and Fabia purpurea, with 
