2 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [JANUARY, IgII. 
by M. Ch. Vuylsteke, from his original O. Vuylstekee, namely O. King 
George V., which received a First-class Certificate at the Temple Show, 
and O. Rosy Gem, which gained an Award of Merit. O. St. Fuscien, from 
M. Henri Graire, also received a First-class Certificate, while O. Ceciliz, 
from R. G. Thwaites, Esq., gained an Award of Merit. Twelve other new 
Odontiodas have made their appearance, namely O. beechensis, Corneyana, 
Craveniana, and Diana, from J. H. Craven, Esq., O. Seymourii and Wilsoni 
from R. G. Thwaites, Esq., O. Leeana from W. R. Lee, Esq., O. nevense 
from W. Thompson, Esq., O. Stewartii from M. Ch. Vuylsteke, and O. 
Seuenacca from de Barri Crawshay, Esq. Odontioda alone might be taken 
as evidence of the rapid progress that is being made. Other striking things 
are Odontonia Lambeauiana, raised by Messrs. Peeters, O. Vuylstekei by 
M. Ch. Vuylsteke, Lzeliocattleya Oberon, by Lt.-Col. Sir George L. 
Holford, Sophrocattleya -Roupelliana, by R. G. Thwaites, Esy., with 
numerous showy Cattleyas, Cypripediums, blotched Odontoglossums, &c., 
from various collections. The list includes many secondary hybrids and 
varieties of older hybrids, a considerable number of which received 
Certificates of various kinds. 
CERTIFICATED ORCHIDS. 
First-class Certificates were awarded by the R.H.S. to thirty-six 
Orchids, of which over two-thirds were hybrids. These included nine 
Cattleyas, six Cypripediums, four each of Odontioda and Odontoglossum, 
three Miltonias, two varieties of Vanda ccerulea and two of Lycaste 
Skinneri, with one each of Anguloa, Leliocattleya, Phaiocalanthe, 
Phalznopsis, Sobralia and Sophrocattleva. The Awards of Merit total 
eighty-four, and include Cattleya and Odontoglossum eighteen each, Cypri- 
pedium twelve, Lzliocattleya nine, Odontioda five, and Miltonia three, 
while Calanthe, Dendrobium, Oncidium, and Sophrocattleya each have 
two, the remaining eleven belonging to as many different genera. Twenty- 
three Botanical Certificates were also given and nineteen Cultural Commen- 
dations, the latter to plants showing a high standard of cultivation. A 
large number of Certificates were given by the Manchester Orchid Society, 
but these we have not analysed. 
LOSSES DURING THE YEAR. 
During the year several well-known Orchidists-have passed away, the 
list including Baron Sir Henry Schréder, the possessor of one of the finest 
collections ever brought together, and which is happily still intact ; Sir 
Charles Strickland; D. O. Drewett, the raiser of a good many hybrid 
Cypripediums ; E. Rogerson; Georges Mantin, the raiser of Cattleya 
Mantinii, Stanhopea bellaerensis, and many others; W. Boxall, one of the 
most successful Orchid collectors; W. Denning, who formerly had charge 
of Lord Londesborough’s collection; James McBean and H. A. Tracy, two 
