146 THE ORCHID REVIEW. — (May, Igit. 
SOCIETIES. 
: RoyaAL HORTICULTURAL. 
A MEETING was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, 
Westminster, on April 11th, when there was a very fine display of Orchids, 
no fewer than eleven medal groups being staged, other awards being two 
First-class Certificates, and one Award of Merit. 
Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park (gr. Mr. J. Collier), staged a 
fine group, to which a Silver Flora Medal was given. It contained a fine 
series of well-grown Phaius Norman, the handsome Odontioda Charles- 
worthii superba, O. Vuylstekeze, Odontoglossum Queen of Gatton, O. Lady 
Roxburgh, Cattleya Mendelit Quorn House var., a fine Dendrobium 
Brymerianum, Maxillaria prestans, Chysis langleyensis, and an interesting 
Eulophia from Uganda. 
De Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks (gr- Mr. Stables), 
received a Silver Banksian Medal for a beautiful group of Odontiodas and 
Odontoglossums, the latter including O. illustre, the handsome O. Leonidas, 
O. Vulcan, and O. crispum Princess, a beautiful white form. A handsome 
Odontioda is mentioned under Awards. 
S. Larkin, Esq., The Ridgeways, Haslemere (gr. Mr. Hale), received a 
Silver Banksian Medal for a small group, including some: good Phalenopsis 
Schilleriana and the rare P. Aphrodite Kinlesideana, a fine Vanda tricolor, 
a series of Dendrobiums, Miltonias and Cypripediums, Cattleya Trianz, 
Saccolabium violaceum Harrisonianum, and Lycaste tricolor. 
H. F. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. Mr. G. H. Day), sent 
Odontoglossum crispum Prince Albert, very regularly spotted with purple. 
Lt.-Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G.° 
Alexander), sent a fine plant of Cattleya Schroedere The Baron, bearing 
four handsome flowers, the lip having a pale rose band round the orange disc. 
W. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone (gr. Mr. W. Stevens), sent 
a very finely-grown example>. Odontioda Charlesworthii superba. 
R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Streatham (gr. Mr. J. M. Black), 
sent plants of Odontoglossum Thompsonianum, O. Groganiz, O. armain- 
villierense album, and some brightly- coloured Odontiodas. 
M. Firmin Lambeau, Brussels, sent a fine Miltonia (see Awards). 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, received a Silver-gilt 
Flora Medal for a remarkably fine group, containing numerous beautiful 
Odontiodas, noteworthy among them being examples of Bohnhoffe, 
Bradshawiz, Charlesworthii and Cassiop2, a very fine series of Odonto- 
glossums, one of which gained a First-class Certificate, the remarkable 
Bulbophyllum virescens, Brassia brachiata, some Oncidium sarcodes, a fine 
series of Brassocattleyas, the see! little Capanemia uliginosa, Uropedium 
Lindeni, Cattleya Schroedere, drobi , Cypripediums }yianiarress, &c. 
