252 THE QRCHID REVIEW. [Ocr1oBerR, 1916. 
At the meeting held on September 26th Orchids were less numerous, 
but choice in quality, one gaining a First-class Certificate and three others 
Awards of Merit, while a Silver Flora Medal was given to a fine group. 
Orchid Committee present: Sir Harry J. Veitch (in the Chair), J. 
O’Brien (hon. sec.), J. Wilson Potter, F. J. Hanbury, R. A. Rolfe, T. 
Armstrong, Walter Cobb, J. Charlesworth, H. G. Alexander, C. H. Curtis, 
J. E. Shill, Arthur Dye, W. H. White, S. W. Flory, W. Bolton, Gurney 
Wilson, and C. J. Lucas. 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
SOPHROCATTLEYA SIR MERVYN BULLER (Sc. Wellesleyze X C. Empress- 
Frederick).—A brilliant hybrid, the flower being large and most like the 
Cattleya hybrid in shape, with apricot-yellow sepals and petals, somewhat 
veined and dotted with rose, giving it a glowing tint, and the lip copper-red 
in front, and yellow in the throat, with some red veining on the disc. This 
brilliant acquisition, one of the finest Sophrocattleyas, was exhibited by 
Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 
AWARDS OF MERIT. 
BRASSOCATTLEYA OBERON VAR. Mayjgstic (Be. Veitchii Xx C. 
Schroederaz).—A magnificent form, bearing very large flowers of excel- 
lent shape, and the colour warm rose-pink, with a large yellow disc to the 
broad and well-fringed lip. Exhibited by Messrs. Sander & Sons. 
CaTTLeya Ruopa LaNGLey var. (Iris X Hardyana).—A brilliant form, 
most like tne second parent in shape, and having the sepals and petals 
ruby crimson with a flush of yellow and the lip intense crimson, with some 
yellow lines at the base. Exhibited by Messrs. Flory & Black. 
L2LIOcATTLEYA Lapy MANNINGHAM BULLER (Lc. Thyone X luminosa). 
—A very finely-shaped flower, with canary yellow sepals and petals, and 
the lip maroon purple, with a paler much crisped margin, and some yellow 
lines in the throat. Exhibited by Messrs. Armstrong & Brown. 
GENERAL EXHIBITS. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Streatham (gr. Mr. Hannington), 
sent five seedling forms of Cattleya Venus, showing much variation, the 
sepals and petals being of various shades of bronze, and the lip crimson, 
with yellow veining on the disc. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, staged a very fine 
group, in which three beautiful examples of Odontoglossum crispum 
xanthotes were a feature, other Odontoglossums including some good O. 
grande, a fine O. Rolfez, and several other blotched forms. There were 
also good forms of Cattleya Iris, Antiope, the richly-coloured C. Rhoda 
spectabilis, and C. Hesta, Miltonia spectabilis Moreliana, and M. Bleuana, 
Brassocattleya Maroniz, Leliocattleya Barbarossa, Sophrolelia F elicia var- 
Juminata, with very broad rosy mauve sepals and petals, and a claret-purple 
