262 THE ORCHID REVIEW. |Nov.-DEc., 1917. 
ke SOCI les: | 
RoyAL HORTICULTURAL. 
MEETING of the Society was held at the London Scottish Drill 
Hall, Buckingham Gate, Westminster. on October 23rd, and brought 
together a fine display of Orchids, the awards consisting of one First-class 
Certificate, three Awards of Merit, three Preliminary Commendations, and 
six Medals. (The meeting held on October gth was a special Show of 
Fruits, and no other exhibits were admitted). 
Orchid Committee present : Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the Chair), 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Sir Harry J. Veitch, Sir Frederick W. Moore, W. 
Bolton, W. H. White, Arthur Dye, J. Cypher, J. Charlesworth, C. H. 
Curtis, F. J. Hanbury, F. K. Sander, Pantia Ralli, R. A. Rolfe, Stuart H. 
Low, and T. Armstrong. 
Before commencing the ordinary business the Chairman referred to the 
great loss the Committee had sustained in the death of Mr. Elijah 
Ashworth, Harefield Hall, Wilmslow, who had been a member for many 
years. He also alluded in suitable terms to the death of Mr. Oswald O. 
Wrigley, Bridge Hall, Bury, one of the oldest Orchid amateurs in the 
country, and moved that a message of condolence be sent to the members 
of both families on their bereavement. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE. 
OODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM THE PREMIER.—A remarkably fine, home- 
raised seedling, of perfect shape, the sepals and petals being very broad and 
pure white, while the well-fringed lip bore a large red-brown blotch in 
front of the yellow crest, with a few smaller spots at the sides. Exhibited 
by Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
L@LIOCATTLEYA ST. GEORGE BryNDIR vaR. (Lc. St. Gothard x C. 
Fabia).—A handsome form, most like the Cattleya parent, and having 
bright rosy-mauve sepals and petals, and a purple-crimson lip, margined 
with lilac, and the disc bright golden yellow. Exhibited by Dr. Miguel 
Lacroze. 
L&LIOCATTLEYA ZENO (Lc. St. Gothard x C. Luege).—Another fine 
thing, with the Cattleya shape, the broad sepals and petals being bright 
rose in colour, and the front of the lip deep ruby-crimson. Exhibited by 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co. 
SOPHROCATLELIA ROEHAMPTON (parentage unrecorded).—A striking 
hybrid, having flowers of an almost uniform deep claret-purple, with a few 
pale lines in the throat of the lip. Exhibited by Dr. Miguel Lacroze. 
