January, 1912] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 5 
received two additions, O. Penelope and O. Cybele. A hybrid Trichopilia 
has now appeared, in T. Gouldii, raised from T. suavis and T. fragrans by 
Messrs. Charlesworth, which received an Award of Merit ; while Coelogyne 
burfordiensis, raised in the collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., from 
C. pandurata and C. aspersa, gained a similar award. Odontoglossum 
produced two striking hybrids from O. maculatum and O. Wiganianum in 
O. Harwoodii, and the still showier Shrubbery variety, both of which were 
distinguished by the award of First-class Certificates, while O. Jeanette, 
another of Messrs. Charlesworth’s hybrids, derived from O. Rossii rubescens 
and O. amabile, obtained a similar award. These are additional com- 
binations between the Mexican and Colombian Odontoglossums, and 
remarkably handsome. Accessions to the ranks of secondary hybrids have 
been both numerous and beautiful, and in several cases the parentage has 
‘been lost or unrecorded. In fact, the progress in this genus has been so 
great that hybrid Odontoglossums are rapidly becoming florists’ flowers. 
Similar remarks might be applied to several other popular genera in which 
rapid progress is being made. In fact, hybridisation and selection are 
changing the nature of our collections in a way scarcely dreamed of a 
generation ago. 
CERTIFICATED ORCHIDS. 
First-class Certificates were awarded by the R.H.S. to thirty-eight 
‘Orchids, and these were mostly hybrids, the exceptions being Dendrobium 
Victoria-Regina and Oncidium Muelleri. An analysis of the list shows 
‘eleven Odontoglossums, Odontioda and Leliocattleya six each, Cypripedium 
five, Cattleya and Brassocattleya two, with single examples of Calanthe, 
Dendrobium, Miltonia, Oncidium, Sophrocattleya and Sophrocatleelia. 
Those which received Awards of Merit number sixty, and here again Odonto- 
glossum heads the list, with thirteen, followed by Cypripedium with ten, 
- Cattleya and Leliocattleya six each, Odontioda five, Cymbidium four, 
Brassocattleya, Miltonia and Trichopilia two each, while Catasetum, Ccelo- 
gyne, Diacattleya, Epidendrum, Gongora, Houlletia, Oncidioda, Onci- 
dium, Sophrocatlelia and Vanda, each contributed a single example, 
‘Several of these plants have been figured in our pages. Sixteen Cultural 
‘Commendations were given to plants showing a high standard of culture, 
and a Certificate of Appreciation was given to the interesting Odontocidium 
Fowleri. Eight Botanical Certificates were also given early in the year, 
but this award was afterwards transferred to the Scientific Committee. A 
Jarge number of awards were given by the Manchester Orchid Society, but 
we have not attempted an analysis. 
NOMENCLATURE. 
The question of Nomenclature has received great attention during the 
year, owing to the issue of the Report of the R.H.S. Committee appointed 
