250 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [OcToBER, 1916 
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RoyaL HorTICULTURAL. 
T the usual fortnightly meeting, held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, 
Vincent Square, Westminster, on September 12th, there was a fine 
display of Orchids, consisting largely of the Cattleya group, and the awards 
consisted of four medals, two Awards of Merit, and one Cultural Com- 
mendation. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in the 
Chair), J. O’Brien (hon. sec.), Gurney Wilson, W. Bolton, W. H. White, 
S. W. Flory, Arthur Dye, C. H. Curtis, J. Charlesworth, E. R. Ashton, 
Walter Cobb, Pantia Ralli, T. Armstrong, R. G. Thwaites, Stuart H. Low, 
R. A. Rolfe, F. J. Hanbury, Sir Harry J. Veitch, A. McBean, and W. H. 
Hatcher. 
AWARDS OF Me_nrIT. 
CATTLEYA VENUS VAR. GOLDEN QUEEN (Iris X Dowiana aurea).—A 
brilliant form, most like a fine C. Iris in shape, and having the sepals and 
petals bright cowslip yellow, and the very broad lip violet-rose, with a 
reddish base and some yellow veining on the disc. Exhibited by Messrs. 
Charlesworth & Co. 
CaTTLEYA VENUS var. VICTRIX (Iris X Dowiana aurea).—A very fine 
form, most like C. Iris in shape, and having the sepals and petals bronzy 
yellow, and the lip ruby red in front and yellow behind, with some yellow 
veining on the disc. Exhibited by Pantia Ralli, Esq. 
CULTURAL COMMENDATION. 
DENDROBIUM SANDER#&.—To Messrs. J. & A. McBean & Co., for an 
exceptionally well-grown plant, about three feet high, with two flowering 
growths, and bearing fifty-six finely-developed flowers. 
GENERAL Exuisits, 
The Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, Woodstock (Orchid grower Mr. 
J. Smith), staged a very interesting group of hybrids, to which a Silver 
Banksian Medal was awarded. It contained five very diverse forms of 
Cattleya Weedonaurea, one having a very richly-coloured lip with two 
large yellow areas in the throat, others being lighter and having a more 
variegated lip, C. General Pulteney (Octave Doin x Trianz), with salmon- 
rose sepals and petals, and a purple lip with yellow lines in the throat, two 
Lzliocattleya Soulange (Lc. Lustre x C. Dowiana aurea), having rose- 
purple flowers without any yellow on the lip, a good example of Brasso- 
cattleya Leemaniz, and Bc. Enid-Hye (C. Enid x Bc. Hyez), a very light 
form with a yellow disc to the lip. 
