Juiy, 1917.) THE ORCHID REVIEW. 161 
Cockroaches ; to see the very case which ought to have been richly stored 
with Orchidacea prove, upon opening, to contain nothing more than 
‘Lucifugis congesta cubilia d/atzi's / /’ 
VIRGIL. 
curramus precipites, et 
mee nae in ripa, calcemus Czesaris hostem.’ 
JUVENAL.” 
| SOCIETIES. \& 
RoyaL HORTICULTURAL. 
HE usual fortnightly meeting of the Society was held at the London 
Scottish Drill Hall, on June 5th, when there was a moderate display 
of Orchids, the awards consisting of three Medals, two Awards of Merit, 
and one Cultural Commendation. 
Orchid Committee present :—Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the 
Chair), J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Sir Harry J. Veitch, F. J. Hanbury, Pantia 
Ralli, C. H. Curtis, Walter Cobb, J. Charlesworth, T. Armstrong, R. 
Brooman White, W. Bolton, C. J. Lucas, R. G. Thwaites, and R. A. 
Rolfe. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
CYPRIPEDIUM NIVEUM THE GRANGE VAR.—A particularly fine variety, 
having very broad petals and lip, with numerous minute purple dots on the 
lower part of the segments. An exceedingly well-grown plant, exhibited 
by Phillip Smith, Esq., Manor House, Ashton-on-Mersey (gr. Mr. E. W. 
Thompson). 
MILTONIA VEXILLARIA VAR. SIR MERVYN BULLER (vy. memoria G. D. 
Owen X v. Leopoldii).—A very large and handsome form, the flowers 
being bright rose, and the very broad lip bearing a solid claret-purple mask 
at the base, with short rays in front, and on the basal angles, and broad 
lines of the same colour at the base of the lateral sepals. Exhibited by 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 
CULTURAL COMMENDATION. 
DENDROBIUM ACUMINATUM.—To Mr. J. Collier, gardener to Sir 
Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, for a splendidly-grown specimen, 
bearing six long pendulous spikes of rose-coloured flowers, with the segments 
darker at the base, and producing a fine effect. 
GENERAL EXHIBITS. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, Surrey (gr. Mr. J. Collier), 
sent a plant of the pretty little Saccolabium ampullaceum, with erect 
spikes of deep rose-purple flowers ; also forms of Thunia, and one or two 
other interesting things. 
