Marcu, 1916.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 81 
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RoyAL HORTICULTURAL. 
MEETING was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, 
Westminster, on February 8th, and brought together a fine display 
of Orchids, in which hybrid Cymbidiums were particularly well represented. 
The awards consisted of eight Medals, three Awards of Merit, and one 
Cultural Commendation. 
Orchid Committee present: J. Gurney Fowler, Esg. (in the Chair), 
James O’Brien (hon. sec.), Sir Harry J. Veitch, Sir Jeremiah Colman, 
Bart., R. A. Rolfe, F. J. Hanbury, R. G. Thwaites, Pantia Ralli, E. R. 
_Ashton, T. Armstrong, W. Cobb, J. Charlesworth, J. Cypher, W. H. 
Hatcher, J. E. Shill, C. H. Curtis, A. Dye, W. H. White, S. W. Flory, 
os Wilson, R. Brooman White, Clive Cookson, and W. Bolton.. 
LisT OF ORCHID AWARDS, 1859-I9Q1I5. ° 
The Chairman, J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., presented a copy of the list of 
Orchid awards from 1859 to 1915, recording the plants certificated, the 
_ parentage of hybrids, exhibitor, and date. It has grown considerably since 
the last list was issued, and now consists of 81 pages, interleaved. for 
additions. He remarked that the list was obtainable at: the office of the 
R.H.S. On the proposition of Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., a Vote of 
Thanks was passed to the Chairman for the vast amount of work he had 
undertaken. in this complete and useful publication. 
Elizabeth, Lady Lawrence, Burford (Orchid grower Mr. Swinden) sent 
a fine spike of the handsome Euloptnalla- Peetersiana, with twelve rosy 
Mauve flowers and numerous buds. 
Messrs. Armstrong &. Brown,’ Tiinbtidge Wells, staged a fine group, 
including Cattleya Clotho Miss Louisa Fowler, a fine form with rosy lilac 
flowers and the front of the lip claret-purple, C. Trianz alba, Leliocattleya 
Myra and Gwennie, two attractive yellow hybrids, Lelia flava, good 
examples of Miltonia St.-Andre, two fine specimens of Masdevallia 
Schreederiana, Dendrobium nobile virginale, several fine Odontiodas and 
Odontoglossums, Cypripedium Fairrieanum X Mrs. William Mostyn, a 
richly-coloured hybrid, C. Thalia, and various others (Silver Flora Medal), 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, staged a group of 
finely-grown specimens, including the rare Warrea tricolor, two fine 
Odontonia Langowoyi, O. Lairessew with a fine panicle of flowers, fine 
examples of Odontioda Joan, Madeline and Lambeauiana, the latter with 
. two panicles of some three feet high, Angraecum sesquipedale, Oncidioda 
Cooksoniz, Odontoglossum Thwaitesii (Rossii x Harryanum), a beautiful 
