THE ORCHID REVIEW. 255 
ORCHIDS AT THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
AT the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society held at the Drill Hall, 
James’ Street, Westminster, on July 13th, Orchids weie not numerously 
represented, though three Awards of Merit were given. 
E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Holbrook), sent 
the beautiful albino Cattleya superba alba, C. Eldorado Wallisii, several 
good forms of C. Warscewiczii, cut examples of Lelio-cattleya X Mardelii, 
and a flower of Dendrobium Victoria-Reginz. 
Frau Ida Brandt, Brunnenhof, Riesbach, Zurich (gr. Mr. Schlecht), 
sent cut spikes of Cattleya W iczii, Phaius Humblotii, Phalanopsis 
violacea, Odontoglossum X Wilckeanum, O. nebulosum, Epidendrum 
Brassavole, E. radiatum, and E. nemorale, the latter a fine form to which 
an Award of Merit was given. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, showed 
two plants of the handsome Disa Xx Veitchii, Lelio-cattleya x Zephyra, 
L.-c. X Eunomia, and L.-c. X Canhmiana albida, the latter a fine form 
with a flush of pale pink in the sepals and petals, and a richly-coloured lip, 
to which an Award of Merit was given. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, sent Cypripedium xX orphanum, 
C. X Euryale, C. x Svend Brunn, C. X mulus, and the handsome Phaius 
x Ashworthianus, the latter receiving an Award of Merit. 
At the meeting held on July 27th, the exhibits were rather more 
numerous, and included a most interesting and handsome hybrid from 
Messrs. Veitch, between Lalia purpurata and Epidendrum radicans, to 
which a First-class Certificate was given. 
E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow, sent a splendid collection 
of cut Orchids, to which a Silver Flora Medal was given. It included 
Lelio-cattleya x Schilleriana, the beautiful Cattleya Rex, Cattleya 
Mendelii, C.M. delicata, a pretty nearly white form, sixteen fine forms of 
C. Warscewiczii, mostly dark, but one beautiful light form, called Mrs. 
E. Ashworth, had blush-white flowers, with a tinge of yellow on the disc of 
the lip and a small lilac mark in front, and received an Award of Merit. 
J. F. Ebner, Esq., Woodlands, Beckenham (gr. Mr. Waite) showed a 
plant of the handsome Cypripedium xX Chapmanii. 
Major Joicey, Sunningdale Park (gr. Mr. Thorne) exhibited Odonto- 
glossyum aspidorhinum with three spikes, O. Schlieperianum with a similar 
number, and O. §S. citrinum. 
J. H. Kitson, Esq., Elmet Hall, Leeds (gr. Mr. Bonsall) sent the 
handsome Cypripedium Godefroy leucochilum. 
Frau Ida Brandt, Riesbach, Zurich (gr. Mr. Schlecht) sent cut examples 
