THE ORCHID REVIEW. 252 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
THE first meeting of the month was held on July 2nd at the Drill Hall, 
Buckingham Gate, Westminster, when few Orchids were exhibited. There 
were present of the Orchid Committee :—H. J. Veitch, Esq., in the chair, 
and Messrs. E. Ashworth, H. Ballaatine, W. A. Bilney, T. W. Bond, H. j- 
Chapman, J. Douglas, J. G. Fowler, H. T. Pitt, H. M. Pollett, J. W- 
Potter, F. A. Rehder, H. A. Tracy, W. H. Young, W. H. White, and 
J. O’Brien (Hon. Sec.) 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford Bridge (gr. Mr. White), exhibited 
the rich ruby-crimson Renanthera Imschootiana superba, Cypripedium X 
Wiertzianum Burford variety, Sobralia macrantha superba, and the curious 
Aéranthes dentiens, light green in colour, the latter receiving a Botanical 
Certificate. There was alsoa plant of the very interesting Schomburg- 
kia Thomsoniana, which gained an Award of Merit. This plant first 
made its appearance in the collection of W. J. Thompson, Esq., Ghyllbank, 
St. Helens, and was exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Show 
at Liverpool in 1886, when it was described by the late Professor Reichen- 
bach. Its habitat was unknown, but since then some specimens sent from 
the Great Cayman Islands, in the West Indies, have been identified with it 
by Mr. Rolfe. The plant has the general habit of S. tibicinis, but the 
flowers are smaller, the sepals and petals yellow and very undulate, and the 
front lobe of the lip purple. 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East Sheen (gr. Mr. Young), 
showed a splendid plant of Cattleya Gaskelliana alba with nine flowers, to 
which a Cultural Commendation was given, and C. Mendelii albescens, a 
beautiful white form with a very slight blush tint on the sepals and lip. 
J. A. Timmis, Esq., Stone Hall, Oxted, showed examples of Cattleya 
Mossiz and C. Warneri. 
Mr. E. Kromer, Roraima Nursery, Bandon Hill, Croydon, showed a 
good plant of Promenza xanthina (citrina) with eleven bright yellow flowers. 
THE meeting on July 16th was held at the Society’s Gardens at Chiswick, in 
connection with the Conference on Lilies. The weather was brilliant, and 
the big Vinery was a little too hot to be pleasant. The Orchid exhibits 
were not numerous, but included several very interesting things, and among 
them another hybrid Odontoglossum from the collection of De Barri 
Crawshay, Esq. The Orchid Committee was represented by:—H. J- 
Veitch, Esq., in the chair, and Messrs. T- W. Bond, H. J. Chapman, De 
B. Crawshay, E. Hill, A. Hislop, H. T. Pitt, W. Thompson, W. H. Young, 
and J. O’Brien (Hon. Sec.) 
