JANUARY, 1916.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 23 
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RoyaL HORTICULTURAL. 
HE last meeting of the year was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, on December 7th, and produced a 
good display of Orchids, the awards consisting of four medals, three Awards 
of Merit, and one Seedling Commendation. 
Orchid Committee present: J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the Chair),. 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Sir Harry J. Veitch, 
J. Wilson Potter, R. A. Rolfe, F. J. Hanbury, Pantia Ralli, T. Armstrong, 
W. Cobb, J. Charlesworth, C. H. Curtis, W. P. Bound, J. E. Shill, A. Dye, 
S. W. Flory, W. Bolton, R. Brooman White, and Gurney Wilson. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, Reigate (gr. Mr. J. Collier), 
sent Leliocattleya epicasta Gatton Glory, a very fine form, having two- 
large purple flowers, the lip being deep purple with a yellow throat. 
Sir Herbert Leon, Bletchley Park (gr. Mr. J. Cooper), sent Leelio- 
cattleya Leoniz (parentage unrecorded), a large-flowered hybrid allied to. 
Le. bletchleyensis, having primrose yellow sepals and petals tinged with 
purple and the lip deep purple. 
F. J. Hanbury, Esq., Brockhurst, E. Grinstead, showed a flower of 
Lzliocattleya Adolphaurea (Lc. Adolphus x C. Dowiana aurea), a promising 
hybrid, with reddish orange sepals and petals, and the lip ruby crimson 
with a deep yellow throat. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, staged a large and showy 
group, the feature of which was a fine lot of autumn-blooming Lzeelias, 
including a lot of L. Gouldiana in the centre, with coloured forms of L. 
anceps at one end and L. autumnalis at the other. We also noted a fine 
plant of L. autumnalis alba, several splendidly-grown Odontoglossums with 
great panicles of flowers, Cypripedium Marica, (aureum Surprise X insigne 
Sanderz), a beautiful yellow flower with the upper half of the dorsal sepal 
white, C. Fairrieanum, some good Lzlio“attleyas, and others (Silver Flora. 
Medal). 
Messrs. Hassall & Co., Southgate, staged a good group, including 
Leliocattleya rubens, Lc. Joan (Lc. Coronis X C. Fabia), Cattleya 
Williamsiz alba (Gaskelliana alba x Harrisoniana alba), a pretty white 
variety, C. Hassallii, Brassocattleya heatonensis, Odontoglossum 
harvengtense, Cypripedium Thalia, and others (Siver Banksian Medal). 
Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Jarvisbrook, staged a pretty little group, 
including examples of Vanda coerulea and Oncidium varicosum Rogersii, 
Oncidium Cooksoniz, Brassocattleya Brunette (C. Pittiana X Be. Fourniere, 
Cattleya Enid, and Lzliocattleya luminosa (Silver Banksian Medal). 
