THE ORCHID REVIEW. 87 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
OrcHIDs were fairly well represented at the Society’s meeting at the Drill 
Hall, Buckingham Gate, Westminister, on February 12th, and several 
awards were made. The members of the Orchid Committee present were:— 
H. J. Veitch, Esq., in the chair, and Messrs. H. Ballantine, T. W. Bond, 
H. J. Chapman, W. Cobb, J. Douglas, E. Hill, C. J. Lucas, J. W. Odell, 
J. W. Potter, F. A. Rehder, F. J. Thorne, H. A. Tracy, W. H. Young, and 
J. O’Brien (hon. sec.). 
G. Singer, Esq., Coundon Court, Coventry (gr. Mr. Collier), exhibited 
_asmall group of very well grown Orchids, containing a very fine Phalaenopsis 
Sanderiana, the beautiful Cypripedium x Muriel Hollington, C. x aureum 
var. Surprise (x Sallieri Hyeanum X Spicerianum), a dark-coloured C. X 
Godseffianum, C. xX Prewettii, and C. X Swinburnei magnificum. Awards 
of Merit were given to C. x T. W. Bond, Coundon Court var. (x 
Swanianum x hirsutissimum), a very fine form, and Odontoglossum X 
loochristiense coundonense, a noble specimen beating seventeen fine flowers 
and buds. It is noted on page 93- 
‘Sir F. Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. Young), exhibited 
a fine rose-purple form of Phalaenopsis Sanderiana, and a hybrid Dendro- 
bium, derived from D. Hildebrandii @ and D. nobile ¢.- It was called 
D.’X Wiganianum and received an Award of Merit, but, being the reverse 
cross of D. x Ellisii, described at page 37 Of our last issue, we should 
Consider it a variety of that hybrid. 
_jJ- Colman, Esq., Gatton Park (gr. Mr. Bound), showed Zygopetalum 
Mackayi, a fine specimen with four spikes, and Angrecum hyaloides, a 
small Madagascar species, which was awarded a Botanical Certificate. 
H.T.Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. Mr. Thurgood), -_ two 
Plants of Cypripedium X Pitcherianum Williams’ var., showing some 
vatiation between the different flowers, and Eulophia pulchra, a Madagascar 
Species, which received a Botanical Certificate. 
_W. Cobb, Esq., Dulcote, Tunbridge Wells (gr. Mr. Howes), staged 
Cypripedium x Schlesingerianum var. “ Bassano,” a grand form. : 
De B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks, sent a handsome dar 
5 of Odontoglossum Rosii, having the petals and lip tinged with rosy 
G. F. Moore, Esq., Chardwar, Bourton-on-the- Water, (gr. Mr. Morris), 
showed a grand form of Cattleya Percivaliana, with richly-coloured flowers ; 
also flowers of the fine Cypripedium x Beekemanni. 
Sir W. D. Pearson, Bart., M.P., Crawley (gr- Mr. Wadds), sent a good 
form of Cattleya Trianz. . 
